Enrollment
152
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM·NCES 360006104438
SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM
71-111 CONVENT AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10027 · (212) 663-8216 · New York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
129 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
44%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM
SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM this school | 152 | 84.9% | 60.8% |
| PS 262 EL HAJJ MALIK EL SHABAZZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 155 | 85.8% | 59.0% |
| PS 156 LAURELTON SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 172 | 84.3% | 47.3% |
| PS 91 ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 148 | 90.5% | 44.5% |
| PS 397 FOSTER-LAURIE BROOKLYN | 180 | 83.9% | 64.9% |
| PS 191 PAUL ROBESON BROOKLYN | 163 | 92.0% | 35.3% |
Matched among New York elementary 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 SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #722 of 2,335 | #63 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #913 of 2,342 ▼ 267 | #67 of 151 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #504 of 2,343 ▲ 308 | #57 of 151 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #2,490 of 2,585 | #150 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #615 of 2,534 | #72 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #266 of 1,757 | #42 of 114 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
152
-47 (-24%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 152 | 12 | 12.7:1 | 85% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 7 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 17 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 21 | 10.5:1 | 89% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 11 | 24.4:1 | 78% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM.
About SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM
As a small elementary school, SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM serves students in NEW YORK, New York. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 152 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Black students make up a majority at SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM, at 71%. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic and 3% Native American. In New York County overall, about 14% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM counts 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.7 students for each one. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in New York County report 70%.
The allk12 Grade for SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM is A-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.8%; the prediction is 43.8%.
SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM is located in New York County, where the median household income is $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM is one of 358 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY, less than a tenth of a mile away. SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 60.8% versus a 37.6% average.
For locale, NCES codes SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM as City: Large. SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Over 4 years, SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM's enrollment dropped 24%, to 152.
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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 SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEMWhat is the total enrollment at SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM?
SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM enrolls approximately 152 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM serve?
SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM is approximately 12.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM?
At SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM, the student body is approximately 1% White, 22% Hispanic, 71% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM public or private?
SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM.
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