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 2020 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 four classes of graduates,100% of students have enrolled in selective schools. More than 70% have moved on to independent schools, with annual scholarships averaging over $50,000.
Harlem Academy has closed the gap between its students and high-achieving, wealthier students, with 90% of graduates in our first five classes enrolled in four-year colleges.
GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT
REFLECTIONS FROM A HARLEM ACADEMY GRADUATE
Thursday, June 25, 2020
I came to Harlem Academy as a shy first grader, and being able to spend all eight years there has made a big difference in my life. My teachers always encouraged me to challenge myself...
Thursday, April 23, 2020
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
Friday, January 24, 2020
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. He was a member of the marine conservation club...