NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS operates as an intimate intermediate school in NEW YORK, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. Current enrollment sits at 230 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS sits inside NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS reports that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 32% Black, 20% White, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (New York County) logs that median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 72.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site. NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS has rose 35%, going from 171 students in 2018 to 230 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 13% to 20%. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

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