Harlem Academy admits promising children and supports them in cultivating their talents. During their time at Harlem Academy, students experience tremendous growth, emerging as avid readers, strong writers, and critical thinkers. We measure our success and our students’ success with the same metric: the extent to which each child is meeting his or her potential within an advanced academic environment. To learn more about our results, please download our 2019 progress report.
Harlem Academy is reversing the downward trajectory that often defines the opportunities available to low-income children. Students enter with median scores in the 74th percentile and graduate at the 90th percentile.
Among our first eight classes of graduates, 95% of students have matriculated to selective schools. Nearly two-thirds have moved on to independent schools, with annual scholarships averaging $46,200.
Harlem Academy has closed the gap between its students and high-achieving, wealthier students, with 90% of graduates in our first four classes enrolled in four-year colleges.
GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT
Alumnus Malik Figaro ’16 recently shared terrific news: he’s heading to Yale! “I was speechless,” he says. “I wasn't sure I'd get in, so I was shocked when I found out – and really happy...
ALUMNUS JAVIN MICHAEL IS MAKING HIS MARK
When he was a student at Riverdale, Javin Michael ’15 took on many different roles. He was captain of the ultimate Frisbee team in his senior year...
ALUMNA SPOTLIGHT: TARA EAGAN '12
Tara Eagan ‘12 found her voice at Harlem Academy and she’s using it to make a positive difference at her new home, the University of Rochester...
When Ariana Phillips ’17 has a goal, nothing will stop her from achieving it. Whether it’s starting a new club at school, learning Russian, or overcoming a challenge...