Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Summary:

Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, with 367 students. The school is part of the Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School District, which is ranked 740 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's high spending per student and relatively low student-teacher ratio, Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math for grades 6-8. The school's performance on Regents exams is also concerning, with proficiency rates well below the state average in subjects like Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and U.S. History and Government. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 56.7% to 85.1%, which is generally lower than the state average, and the school's dropout rate has been high, ranging from 4.2% to 18.9% in recent years.

While many of the nearby schools, such as Opportunity Charter School, Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts, and Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School, also struggle with academic performance, graduation rates, and high rates of chronic absenteeism, some nearby schools, like Central Park East High School and Park East High School, have significantly higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School.


Detail:

Public, Charter 6-12

 2041 Madison Ave
       New York, NY  10035


(212) 328-9370

District: Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

SchoolDigger Rank:
1159th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,972 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.5 Help
Number of students:  242

Racial breakdown:

African American:
71.1%
Hispanic:
26.0%
American Indian:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.1% Help


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Compare Details Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School ranks worse than 52.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.09. (See more...)
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Compare Details Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School ranks worse than 93.3% of high schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.98. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (71.1%), Hispanic (26%), American Indian (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School is 10.5. (See more...)
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Compare Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School employs 22.9 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School is $20,972.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School:

SchoolDigger ranks Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School 786th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School 1159th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School in the ranking list.)

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Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School:

SchoolDigger ranks Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School 740th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.43 1179th 1439 18.1%
2021 54.29 501st 1242 59.7%
2022 22.11 1225th 1479 17.2%
2023 52.35 667th 1500 55.5%
2024 46.09 786th 1504 47.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.07 250th 1170 78.6%
2019 44.89 507th 1139 55.5%
2022 42.86 635th 1283 50.5%
2023 77.82 149th 1307 88.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.95 652nd 1245 47.6%
2019 33.43 837th 1241 32.6%
2022 30.94 961st 1306 26.4%
2023 69.62 274th 1288 78.7%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.39 270th 457 40.9%
2022 38.76 298th 487 38.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.40 650th 1353 52.0%
2019 22.89 1131st 1370 17.4%
2021 63.77 315th 1066 70.5%
2022 27.09 1126th 1454 22.6%
2023 63.41 480th 1463 67.2%
2024 33.90 1019th 1465 30.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.98 1004th 1352 25.7%
2019 27.17 1020th 1366 25.3%
2021 21.86 902nd 1071 15.8%
2022 20.54 1244th 1455 14.5%
2023 47.89 734th 1464 49.9%
2024 60.27 506th 1464 65.4%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.38 251st 663 62.1%
2019 34.72 415th 653 36.4%
2022 38.05 436th 706 38.2%
2023 70.83 154th 696 77.9%
2024 70.76 155th 705 78.0%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

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Rank History for all high school students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 5.70 499th 519 3.9%
2022 20.36 916th 1190 23.0%
2023 19.79 947th 1228 22.9%
2024 8.98 1159th 1242 6.7%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.34 122nd 137 10.9%
2022 53.63 389th 1038 62.5%
2023 42.06 594th 1130 47.4%
2024 30.37 815th 1144 28.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.96 845th 1179 28.3%
2022 21.11 881st 1101 20.0%
2023 21.67 901st 1155 22.0%
2024 13.86 1036th 1170 11.5%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 11.92 269th 290 7.2%
2022 18.02 934th 1155 19.1%
2023 24.64 890th 1197 25.6%
2024 8.67 1154th 1219 5.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 2.61 351st 354 0.8%
2022 23.51 855th 1154 25.9%
2023 21.41 920th 1191 22.8%
2024 11.04 1105th 1211 8.8%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.22 35th 42 16.7%
2022 39.02 343rd 593 42.2%
2023 36.10 412th 671 38.6%
2024 19.84 594th 690 13.9%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 26.42 643rd 865 25.7%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2017 0 118 1 41 3 2 1 0 166
2018 0 163 1 61 3 0 1 0 229
2019 1 253 0 79 2 0 3 0 338
2020 3 367 1 115 7 0 8 0 501
2021 7 308 1 102 4 0 5 0 427
2022 3 334 0 124 14 1 2 0 478
2023 2 266 1 86 6 2 4 0 367
2024 2 172 0 63 4 1 0 0 242

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2017 166 10.0 16.6 56
2018 229 15.0 15.2 61.1
2019 338 10.0 33.8 61.2
2020 501 19.0 26.3 n/a
2021 427 14.0 30.5 96.7
2022 478 n/a n/a 85.1
2023 367 n/a n/a 79.3
2024 242 22.9 10.5 83.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2017 166 10.0 16.6 56
2018 229 15.0 15.2 61.1
2019 338 10.0 33.8 61.2
2020 501 19.0 26.3 n/a
2021 427 14.0 30.5 96.7
2022 478 n/a n/a 85.1
2023 367 n/a n/a 79.3
2024 242 22.9 10.5 83.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $751 (4.1%) $17,654 (95.9%) $18,405
2020 $519 (4.0%) $12,499 (96.0%) $13,017
2021 $2,823 (14.8%) $16,245 (85.2%) $19,067
2022 $2,281 (13.3%) $14,889 (86.7%) $17,170
2023 $5,987 (28.5%) $14,985 (71.5%) $20,972

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1179th of 1439 Middle schoolsRanks 667th of 1500 Middle schools
 37.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School)3240
 8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4745.8
 1.2%
6th Grade Math (Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School)179.1
 7.9%
   6th Grade Math (New York)4748.1
 1.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School)2252
 30%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4048
 8%
7th Grade Math (Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School)1336
 23%
   7th Grade Math (New York)4451.9
 7.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School)4078.4
 38.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4855.2
 7.2%
8th Grade Math (Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School)1043.2
 33.2%
   8th Grade Math (New York)3340.7
 7.7%
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School)63.255.6
 7.6%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School)10061.8
 38.2%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Living Environment (Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School)6852
 16%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students338367
 8.6%
African American253266
 5.1%
American Indian26
 200%
Asian01
Hispanic7986
 8.9%
Pacific Islander02
White12
 100%
Two or More Races34
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.2%79.3%
 18%


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Students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School are 71% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of New York high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 242 students attended Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School.


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