Harlem Academy

See schedule ocommitment to low-income children. Harlem Academy provides a full-need scholarship to every attending student. The school is committed to a meritocracy where hard work drives the opportunity to realize potential and where no family is turned away for an inability to pay. Expanded impact. Since 2020, Harlem Academy has moved into a permanent campus and increased enrollment, including the addition of a kindergarten class in 2022-23. The school served 130 students this year and will be adding 70 new students over the next three years toward the goal of doubling the size of the graduating class by 2026. Transformational growth. Harlem Academy admits promising children and supports them in cultivating their talents. Students gain a tremendous 14 points during their time at Harlem Academy, entering with baseline scores at the 74th percentile and graduating at the 88th percentile. Nationally, a promising, low-income student starting first grade at the 72nd percentile (a similar profile to our students) will lose 13 points by eighth grade, dropping to the 59th percentile. Secondary school success. 100% of Harlem Academy eighth graders matriculated at college-prep secondary schools. More than 90% moved on to independent day and boarding schools with full-need scholarships, including dalton, fieldston, greenwich country day, horace mann, and kent. College success. Over the past four years, 98% of Harlem Academy graduates enrolled in four-year colleges, compared to the national average of 51%. Our graduates from the class of 2019 matriculated at top colleges and universities, including boston university, george Washington, holy cross, howard, new york university, oberlin, and stanford. Providing a model education. Harlem Academy is dedicated to sharing successful strategies to extend its impact beyond its walls. The school has published 10 articles in leading education journals and other national outlets, reaching hundreds of thousands of educators and school leaders as well as policymakers. Top rating from guidestar and charity navigator. Harlem Academy received a four-star rating from charity navigator for financial management, accountability, and transparency, as well as guidestar's platinum seal of transparency, highlighting the school's continued commitment to use gifts effectively toward advancing the mission.