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Manhattan Charter School
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Manhattan Charter School

Grades K-5 · 100 ATTORNEY STREET · Manhattan

Genie DePolo, Principal · 212-533-2743

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About

Manhattan Charter School is a K-5 elementary charter school located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, serving a small student body of 182. The school has a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students and students with disabilities. Academically, the school's ELA proficiency (49%) and Math proficiency (42%) are below the citywide median, falling closer to the 25th percentile, and some reports indicate a decline in state rankings over recent years. Despite academic challenges, parent sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with 100% positive responses on recent surveys. Parents praise the dedicated and friendly teachers, noting a strong sense of community where staff know students by name. The school offers distinctive programs, including daily music instruction and French lessons, with opportunities for 5th graders to join a brass band. It operates with a longer school year and day, including in-classroom breakfast. A notable concern is the school's 12% suspension rate, which is high for an elementary school.

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Academics

State test proficiency rates and acceleration.

ELA proficiency

49%

Math proficiency

42%

Proficiency rates are from the Grade 3–8 NYS state test (school-level).

Attendance rate

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Avg class size (general ed)

—

Avg class size (ICT)

—

Community & climate

Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.

Quality signals

FacultyExcellentAI-estimated

Parent survey · overall positive

89%10% response rate

Survey topics

Family outreach92%city 94%
  • School staff regularly communicate with me about how I can help my child learn.90%
  • Teachers work closely with me to meet my child's needs.90%
  • My child's school communicates with me in a language that I can understand.90%
  • I am greeted warmly when I contact or visit the school.90%
  • My child's school will make me aware if there are any concerns about my child’s social or emotional well-being.100%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (92%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.

Parent–teacher trust93%city 95%
  • I feel respected by my child's teachers.90%
  • Staff at this school work hard to build trusting relationships with parents/guardians like me.90%
  • My child's teachers treat me as a partner in educating my child.100%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (93%) is their average, vs 95% citywide.

Show all survey topics

Effective School Leadership

Inclusive Leadership100%city 95%
  • The principal/school leader at this school…puts decisions made with families into action.100%
  • The principal/school leader at this school…works to create a sense of community in the school.100%
  • The principal/school leader at this school…ensures families are comfortable communicating with the school.100%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (100%) is their average, vs 95% citywide.

Strong Family-Community Ties

Parent Involvement in School78%city 63%
  • Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…communicated with your child's teachers about your child's performance?.100%
  • Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…seen your child’s projects, artwork, homework, tests, or quizzes?.100%
  • I know how to contact the Parent Coordinator at my child’s school.33%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (78%) is their average, vs 63% citywide.

Trust

Parent-Principal Trust90%city 94%
  • I feel respected by my child's principal/school leader.90%
  • I trust the principal/school leader at their word (to do what they say that they will do).90%
  • The principal/school leader is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.90%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (90%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.

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

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Chronic absenteeism

82%

Suspension rate

12%

Teachers[7]

Teachers with 4+ years' experience

39%

Students per teacher

10:1

Teaching out of certification

89%

Teacher experience and certification from the NYSED School Report Card (2024–25); students per teacher = enrollment ÷ reported teachers. Fewer than 4 years counts as inexperienced.

Student body

Race / ethnicity[4]

  • Asian 2%
  • Black 30%
  • Hispanic 64%
  • Multiracial 3%

School-level totals; may not sum to 100% due to rounding and small subgroup suppression.

Gender[4]

  • Female 52%
  • Male 48%

Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.

Enrollment

182

Economic Need Index

92%

Free / reduced lunch

87%

English learners

10%

Students with IEPs

29%

Location & commute

Where the school is and how to get there.

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Data sources

  1. 3.NYC DOE School Survey: Parent, teacher, and student survey results.
  2. 4.NYC DOE Demographic Snapshot: Enrollment and demographic breakdowns.
  3. 7.NYSED School Report Card: Teacher experience, certification, and pupil-teacher ratio.