Enrollment
388
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360010905641
OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
240 W 113TH ST-4TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10026 · (212) 866-6137 · New York County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of New York public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
366 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
34.4%
NY avg 58.3% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
16.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 14.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 388 | 94.3% | 22.3% |
| FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HS BROOKLYN | 417 | 90.9% | 24.3% |
| PERFORMING ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 406 | 90.4% | 52.5% |
| EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN BRONX | 426 | 88.5% | 46.5% |
| INNOVATION CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 412 | 91.0% | 32.2% |
| EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF STATEN ISLAND (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 280 | 92.5% | 40.1% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #1,120 of 1,135 | #124 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #1,045 of 1,109 ▲ 14 | #103 of 112 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,102 of 1,135 ▼ 11 | #122 of 125 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #744 of 1,216 | #72 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #612 of 1,058 | #49 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #410 of 1,070 | #72 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #97 of 1,167 | #15 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #583 of 743 | #64 of 79 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
388
-60 (-13%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 388 | 33.9 | 11.5:1 | 94% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 40.7 | 9.3:1 | 95% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 36 | 10.5:1 | 92% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 45 | 10.0:1 | 85% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 41 | 10.0:1 | 88% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 41 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 43 | 9.8:1 | 59% (246) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, located in NEW YORK, New York, is a small high school. Federal data show 388 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 42% below average.
OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
At OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, 51% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 45% Hispanic and 3% Native American. Census figures show New York County is about 14% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL scores 54%.
There are about 11.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, which has 33.9. It is about the same as the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 94%. That is 24 points above the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of New York public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.3% at OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.3%.
New York County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL shares New York County with 357 other public schools.
STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN is less than a tenth of a mile from OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 13%, from 448 to 388. By 2024-25, the school had 11.5 students per teacher, compared with 10.0 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
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Frequently asked questions
About OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 11.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
At OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 45% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.
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