We seek motivated, hard-working students (grades K–8) who are ready for rigorous academics and want to make a strong contribution to their school and community.
If this sounds like a match for your family, we encourage you to start your application today.
How to Apply
Harlem Academy offers a private school education with full-need scholarships for all students.
If you have any questions about the admissions process contact us at admissions@harlemacademy.orgor call (212) 348-2600 for more information.
Khaliah Adams-Joseph Assistant Head of School & Enrollment Director
Vinya Agbor, P'21 & P'23 Dean of Student and Family Life
Liz Aponte, P'22 Enrollment Coordinator
No family is ever turned away because of financial reasons.
We strongly believe that a family's financial commitment should be in proportion to its financial resources. Tuition for each student is based on a sliding scale and is determined after a family is accepted to Harlem Academy.
Eighth grader Rabi ’25 was on his way to school when he found out that he’d been accepted to Deerfield Academy. He immediately called his mother to tell her the good news.
In recent weeks, we welcomed two inspiring leaders to Harlem Academy as part of our Literary Speaker Series: Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer and bestselling author Leslie Odom Jr. and National Book Award-winning author and historian Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.
Earlier this year, we held an event to help guide young alumni on their career paths. On Monday, we had the pleasure of turning the tables and welcoming a panel of alumni to share their wisdom with current students and their families.
Last spring, Harlem Academy Trustee Carol Kenney established the Jerome P. Kenney Scholarship Fund in honor of her late husband. “I wanted to carry Jerry’s legacy forward in a way that would have been meaningful to him,” she says.
Last week, I was thrilled that Harlem Academy trustee and author Liz McHenry visited with our elementary and middle school students for a fascinating conversation.
At their recent Celebrations of Learning, our sixth and eighth graders took center stage to perform creative, inspiring, and sometimes vulnerable original poetry for an audience of family and friends – a culmination of weeks spent deeply engaged in an exploration of the craft.
Our alumni venture all over the country for college. They head north to Dartmouth, south to Morehouse and Spelman, and west to Northwestern and even Stanford. However, no one has set their sights so far east that they crossed the Atlantic until Lisa Lushtak '20 enrolled at University College London (UCL) this past fall.
We are proud to share Harlem Academy’s 2023-2024 Annual Report, which highlights our students’ outstanding achievements and the school’s impact over the past year. Thank you for your support.
MisaLove Smith ’17, a senior at Purchase College who is pursuing a bachelor of fine arts in acting, discovered her love of the craft at Harlem Academy – and it all started with Shakespeare and a love of reading. “I would read three books at a time,” she recalls. Teachers pushed MisaLove and her classmates to delve into texts, dissect authors' choices, interpret meanings, and back up their analyses. A class discussion of A Midsummer Night's Dream in sixth grade lit a spark. “It made me want to master Shakespeare.”
Check out our 2024 Annual Results to see our students’ outstanding achievements, the top secondary schools and colleges they go on to attend, and the expanded opportunities we are providing.
The school added 20 seats this year with our expanding middle division, so we were able to welcome 185 students for a wonderful opening day yesterday. The experience was quintessential Harlem Academy – joyful community-building games balanced with opportunities to dive right into our rigorous and engaging curriculum.
Harlem Academy is an independent school (grades K-8) that 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.