Academy of Exploratory Arts

Grades: PK–5

468 EAST 140 STREET
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Academics

42.1% of students met state standards in reading — below the middle of NYC schools.

ELA proficient
42.1%
30th percentile citywide
below the middle
citywide median 53%
2024-25

The share of students in grades 3-8 who scored Level 3 or 4 on the New York State English Language Arts test. New York calls Level 3 proficient and Level 4 above proficient, so together they mean a student met or exceeded grade-level expectations.

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Where this number comes from
Math proficient
37.3%
24th percentile citywide
below the middle
citywide median 53.3%
2024-25

The share of students in grades 3-8 who scored Level 3 or 4 on the New York State mathematics test. New York calls Level 3 proficient and Level 4 above proficient, so together they mean a student met or exceeded grade-level expectations.

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Where this number comes from
All data & history
Metric2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-222020-21
ELA proficient42.1%32.2%29.7%
Math proficient37.3%36.8%21.6%

Climate

Attendance
89.4%
37th percentile citywide
below the middle
citywide median 90.3%
2023-24

The average share of school days that enrolled students actually attended across the year.

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Attended >90% of days
65.1%
49th percentile citywide
around the middle
citywide median 65%
2023-24

The share of students who attended more than 90% of their school days. The DOE publishes this as the positive counterpart to chronic absence, so a higher number is better.

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Families: my child is safe
95%
Half of NYC schools score 95%–99%.
2024-25

The share of parents and guardians who responded positively to "At this school my child is safe" on the NYC School Survey. This reflects what families reported, not students or staff.

We don't rank schools on this one. Almost every family answers it positively, so NYC schools are bunched within a few points of each other and a ranking would turn that gap into a verdict it can't support. The range above is where the middle half of schools land.

Where this number comes from
Families: staff keep in touch
92%
Half of NYC schools score 89%–96%.
2024-25

The share of parents and guardians who responded positively to "School staff regularly communicate with me" on the NYC School Survey. This reflects what families reported, not students or staff.

We don't rank schools on this one. Almost every family answers it positively, so NYC schools are bunched within a few points of each other and a ranking would turn that gap into a verdict it can't support. The range above is where the middle half of schools land.

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Families trust the principal
93%
Half of NYC schools score 94%–98%.
2024-25

The share of parents and guardians who responded positively to "I trust the principal/school leader at their word" on the NYC School Survey. It asks about the school leader specifically, not about teachers.

We don't rank schools on this one. Almost every family answers it positively, so NYC schools are bunched within a few points of each other and a ranking would turn that gap into a verdict it can't support. The range above is where the middle half of schools land.

Where this number comes from
All data & history
Metric2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-222020-21
Attendance89.4%
Attended >90% of days65.1%
Families: my child is safe95%
Families: staff keep in touch92%
Families trust the principal93%

Programs & offerings

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Students & school

Enrollment
212
14th percentile citywide
lower than most
citywide median 422
2024-25

The total number of students enrolled at this school that year.

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Economic need index
93.4%
90th percentile citywide
higher than most
citywide median 83.8%
2024-25

The DOE's estimate of how much economic hardship a school's students face. A student counts fully if their family receives public assistance, they lived in temporary housing in the past four years, or they are a recent-immigrant high schooler whose home language is not English. Otherwise they count by the poverty rate of their census tract. The school's figure is the average across its students, which is why it usually runs higher than the poverty measure.

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English learners
21.7%
71st percentile citywide
above the middle
citywide median 14.2%
2024-25

The share of students who are English Language Learners and receive services to build their English proficiency.

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Students with disabilities
34%
90th percentile citywide
higher than most
citywide median 21.8%
2024-25

The share of students with disabilities — those who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

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Poverty
90.6%
77th percentile citywide
above the middle
citywide median 84.5%
2024-25

The share of students the DOE counts as living in poverty. Because every NYC school serves free meals, the DOE identifies these students by matching against income-based assistance programs rather than by lunch-form applications.

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Avg class size
15.00
9th percentile citywide
lower than most
citywide median 19.80
2025-26

The school's students-per-class ratio: total students in reported classes divided by the number of classes. It covers every class the school reports, so a school spanning elementary and middle grades includes both.

The scale shows where this school sits among all NYC schools that year. The shaded middle is where half of them fall.

Where this number comes from
All data & history
Metric2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-222020-21
Enrollment212208224234281
Economic need index93.4%Above 95%Above 95%93.3%92.2%
English learners21.7%17.8%17%16.2%17.4%
Students with disabilities34%31.3%29.5%21.8%25.3%
Poverty90.6%Above 95%93.3%92.7%92.5%
Avg class size15.00