Albany (ALC)

With an average class size of 22, ALC - Albany matches the District 17 average of roughly 22 students per class, putting classroom scale squarely on par with peers. As an alternative learning center, this school serves students who haven't thrived in traditional settings, so outcomes are typically measured against different benchmarks than the district's zoned middle and high schools — making direct academic comparisons less meaningful.

Class sizes at the district average point to a setting that is neither intimate nor sprawling. Alternative learning centers generally operate at smaller enrollments than zoned schools and often prioritize flexibility and individualized pacing over a conventional bell schedule. Survey-based measures of trust, safety, and instruction quality were not part of the data provided for this school.

ALC - Albany draws from Crown Heights (North), where about 11% of households include children, reflecting a neighborhood with both family and adult-only homes. Median household income sits at roughly $74,000 and a 42% rate of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher signals an educated resident base. About 20% of neighbors live below the poverty line, and homeownership runs low at 16% — a renter-heavy area.

Crown Heights (North) is a Brooklyn neighborhood where the median household earns about $74,000, just over 20% of residents live in poverty, and only 16% own their homes — a renter-heavy market with a median home value above $1 million. About 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and 11% of households include children, painting a picture of a community in demographic transition with both rooted longtime residents and newer arrivals.

Families have plenty of options. Kingston Av on the 3 train is about a 4-minute walk, Crown Hts-Utica Av on the 3 and 4 trains is about a 7-minute walk, and Kingston-Throop Avs on the C is about a 13-minute walk.