Boys Club (ALC)

This profile doesn't include ELA, math, or science proficiency figures, so academic standing is hard to pin down from the data alone. District 1 averages around 52% ELA proficiency and 47% math proficiency — useful context for what peers are doing, even if we can't compare directly to this school. Class size at 21.2 matches the district norm, meaning students aren't getting unusually small or large cohorts.

No attendance, parent satisfaction, teacher-instruction, or safety survey data is included in this snapshot, so the day-to-day feel has to be inferred from other signals. A class size right at the district average suggests a middle-of-the-road environment rather than unusually tight-knit or loose. The ALC designation in the school's name points to a non-traditional setting, which typically shapes the social environment in ways standard survey data wouldn't fully capture.

The surrounding East Village is a young, urban, professional-skewing neighborhood — median household income around $87,728, just 6.6% of households with kids, and a 59.5% rate of bachelor's-or-higher education. The 24.7% poverty rate layered on top of that income figure shows real economic contrast within a few blocks. School-level demographic data isn't included here, so we can't say with certainty who attends, but the neighborhood itself skews heavily toward single adults and roommates rather than families with school-age children.

The East Village mixes longtime residents, public housing tenants, NYU students, and young professionals under one set of zip codes — a real socioeconomic blend that shows up in the census figures. Median home values over $1 million paired with a 13.9% homeownership rate confirm what you'd guess walking around: most families here rent, and many of those renters don't have kids. For parents, that means a neighborhood rich in coffee shops, restaurants, and street life but lighter on kid-centric amenities than more family-dense parts of the city.

Three subway stops serve the area: the L at 1 Av (about a 5-minute walk) and at 3 Av (about an 8-minute walk), plus the F at 2 Av (about an 11-minute walk) — making this one of the easier city schools to reach without a car.