East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II
Grades K-5 · 1573 MADISON AVENUE · Manhattan
Steve Corbett, Principal · 212-348-2518
About
East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II serves students in grades K-5, operating as part of a larger charter network. The school's mission emphasizes fostering academic skills, strength of character, and emotional well-being in a challenging, nurturing, and inspiring environment. Academic proficiency in both ELA (47%) and Math (48%) is around the citywide median for elementary schools, with ELA slightly below the median (55%) and Math also slightly below the median (55%). The student body is diverse, with a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds (94% ENI, 92% FRPL), English Language Learners (17%), and students with IEPs (27%). Parent feedback is varied; some families commend the supportive teachers and positive social-emotional climate, while others have raised concerns about bullying, staff responsiveness, and the academic curriculum. The school employs a multi-faceted assessment program to track student performance and strives for strong academic outcomes. As a charter school, it offers an alternative educational model with a lottery-based admissions process.
Academics
State test proficiency rates and acceleration.
ELA proficiency
47%
Math proficiency
48%
Proficiency rates are from the Grade 3–8 NYS state test (school-level).
Attendance rate
Community & climate
Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.
Quality signals
Overall positive % is averaged across every Pos/Neg survey question per respondent group (school year 2023-2024). Survey topics are the DOE’s framework measures (each the average favorable response across its questions; expand a topic to see them and the citywide average); the dimension scores themselves are no longer in the public data file.[3]
Operational health
Attendance
95%
Financials
[8]What this school has to spend, and what it spends it on. Spending is not a measure of quality. Schools serving more students with higher needs receive more money.
Charter schools manage their own budgets rather than receiving a school allocation from the DOE, so the staffing and supplies breakdown the DOE publishes for district schools is not published for this school.
Spending
Total spend
$9.0MStudents: 346
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.