PS 138
NEW YORK · NY · NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75 · Public · K-12 combined
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The Kings Academy Of The True Church Of God → URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) → CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL → HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL → HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL → HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL → URBAN DOVE TEAM CHARTER SCHOOL IV → DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL MOTT HAVEN →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How PS 138 compares for families
What families should know about PS 138.
- ▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The Kings Academy Of The True Church Of God, URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE), CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 670 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kings Academy Of The True Church Of God New York |
Private | 0.1 | 23 | — |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) NEW YORK |
Public | 0.2 | 157 | -12.8% |
| CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK |
Public · charter | 0.2 | 136 | -56.7% |
| HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK |
Public | 0.3 | 165 | +6.5% |
| HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK |
Public · charter | 0.3 | 212 | -5.8% |
| HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK |
Public · charter | 0.3 | 402 | +4.1% |
| URBAN DOVE TEAM CHARTER SCHOOL IV NEW YORK |
Public · charter | 0.3 | 182 | -6.7% |
| DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL MOTT HAVEN BRONX |
Public · charter | 0.4 | 505 | +105.3% |