Cloisters (ALC)

Without school-specific proficiency numbers in this snapshot, ALC - Cloisters can't be benchmarked directly against the District 6 averages of roughly 47% ELA and 52% math proficiency. The school's grade span of 6–12 means any reported outcomes would reflect a wider age range than a typical middle or high school, which complicates year-over-year comparisons. Families who want hard numbers should ask the school directly for current state test results and graduation rates.

No school-specific attendance, satisfaction, or discipline figures were provided, so the day-to-day feel is hard to characterize from the numbers alone. With grades 6 through 12 sharing one building, the climate likely depends on how the school structures interaction between younger and older students — mentorship can be a strength when it works, and a tension point when it doesn't. The district as a whole reports around 91% attendance and a sub-1% suspension rate, but those are averages, not this school's story.

Student-body specifics aren't included in this snapshot, so it's hard to say who exactly walks through the doors. The surrounding Washington Heights neighborhood is renter-majority (homeownership sits around 17.5%) and shows a 41.8% bachelor's-degree rate among adults and a 14% poverty rate — a mix that often produces economically diverse school populations. The 13% share of households with children is on the lower end for the city, reflecting the area's blend of long-time families and newer adult-only households.

Upper Washington Heights is a renter-majority neighborhood where the median household income is around $76,900 and the typical home is valued near $575,000. About 41.8% of adult residents hold a bachelor's degree, and the area's mix of long-time Dominican households, recent arrivals, and young professionals priced out of lower Manhattan gives it a layered feel. About 13% of households include children, modest by city standards.

Three subway options sit within an eight-minute walk: the 181 St stop on the 1 train (about 2 minutes), the 181 St stop on the A train (about 6 minutes), and the 191 St stop on the 1 train (about 8 minutes).