Harlem Academy drives equity of opportunity for promising students, guiding them to thrive at the highest academic levels and one day make a mark on the world.
Transformational Growth
A key measure of our impact is students’ growth from when they enter Harlem Academy to eighth grade. For the class of 2024, students started with untapped potential and gained 17 percentile points on standardized tests, graduating with average scores at the 85th percentile. The chart below shows a 26-point difference between this class’s performance and an analogous sample of students from a national study.
26-point difference
Shared Best Practices
Harlem Academy shares its innovative programs and successful strategies with the broader education community, extending the school’s impact beyond its walls. The school has published 10 articles in national education journals on topics ranging from preparing students for the transition to high school to effective strategies for family partnership.
Annual Results
Secondary School Matriculation 2020-24
Independent Day
Brearley
Chapin
Columbia Grammar & Prep (2)
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Dalton (2)
Fieldston (2)
Friends Seminary (2)
Grace Church (3)
Horace Mann (3)
Riverdale (3)
Rudolf Steiner
Spence (3)
Trevor Day (2)
Trinity (3)
Independent Boarding
Church Farm (9)
Frederick Gunn (2)
Kent (2)
Lawrenceville
Miss Hall’s (3)
Rabun Gap (2)
Stoneleigh-Burnham
Westover (3)
Public & Catholic
Cardinal Spellman (3)
Cristo Rey
Dominican
Fordham Prep
Mount St. Ursula
Parkland
St. Raymond
Bold indicates 2024 matriculation. (#) indicates number enrolled.
College Matriculation 2020-24
American (2)
Berry
B.U. (4)
Bowie State
Carnegie Mellon
Case Western
CUNY Baruch
DePauw
G.W. (3)
Georgetown
Georgia State
Hamilton
Haverford
Hobart and William Smith
Holy Cross
Howard (2)
Ithaca
Jackson State
Morehouse
Morgan State
N.Y.U. (2)
Northeastern
Northwestern
Oberlin
Pace
Penn State
Princeton
Quinnipiac
R.P.I. (2)
Saint Anselm
St. John’s
Spelman
Stanford
Suffolk
97% of alumni enrolled in a four-year college over the past five years
The Future of Harlem Academy
Continued Growth
In our new campus, we can admit twice as many students as we could just five years ago, almost all at New York City’s two natural entry points (kindergarten and sixth grade).
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Purchase (2)
Syracuse (3)
Tufts (2)
Union
University College London
University of Albany
University of Buffalo
University of Miami
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Rochester (2)
Wesleyan
Yale (2)
Bold indicates 2024 matriculation. (#) indicates number enrolled.
94% of students who entered college over the past five years persisted toward graduation
Expanded Opportunities
• Pilot interscholastic sports with track and cross-country teams
• Launch a Spanish program
• Add enrichment in STEM and arts
• Expand networking
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Inaugural Endowment
• Fund scholarships
• Secure a permanent pathway to success for future generations
• Share educational resources as a community hub
• Ensure financial stability
