Gotham Professional Arts Academy

This school's own ELA, math, and science proficiency numbers were not in the data set, so there's no honest way to judge Gotham's academic outcomes against the district averages of roughly 60% ELA proficiency and 57% math proficiency. A 32% IEP rate and an economic need index of 82 signal that a large share of students arrive with real academic support needs, which makes the absence of public outcome data more conspicuous. Families should ask the school directly for internal benchmarks or state assessment results before committing.

The defining discipline fact here is zero suspensions against a district average suspension rate of roughly 0.55% — a near-unheard-of result. Parents feel heard, with 92% satisfaction and 86% trust in the principal, but teachers tell a different story: just 62% trust the principal, only 43% report strong colleague trust, and instruction quality is rated at 80% versus a district average near 89%. The teacher survey drew only 13 respondents and the family survey 23, so these numbers are a snapshot rather than a deep read — but the pattern of low staff trust warrants a direct conversation.

Of the 207 students, about 64% are Black and roughly 28% Hispanic, with smaller shares of Asian, white, multiracial, and Native American students — a body that closely tracks the surrounding Crown Heights North census. An economic need index of 82 and a 32% IEP rate mean this school serves a population carrying significant academic support needs. Spanish and American Sign Language are offered alongside dedicated ELL support, giving multilingual families and ASL users a natural on-ramp.

Crown Heights North is a working- and middle-class mix, with a median household income around $74,000 and a 20% poverty rate — a neighborhood where many families are scraping by, but more than 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. Just 16% of households own their homes and the median home value is over a million dollars, so most of the families in this zone are renters in a tightening market. With only about 11% of households containing children under 18, the school serves a kid population that punches above its demographic weight.

Three subway options sit within about a seven-minute walk — Park Place on the S, and Franklin Avenue on both the C and S — giving families real flexibility on the commute.