Manhattan Village Academy, New York NY

Original Research by School Decision on Manhattan Village Academy

Manhattan Village Academy is a small public high school enrolling students in grades nine through twelve in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, a densely built area of mixed-use buildings, retail street life, and excellent transit access. The school is located on West Twenty-Second Street, in the heart of New York City's economic and cultural core.

The school serves a student population that is substantially Hispanic, with a significant Asian enrollment and smaller shares of Black and White students. Roughly two-thirds of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in an economically diverse or lower-income serving position within its neighborhood context. The student body is concentrated across a relatively narrow enrollment range by grade, with more students in grades eleven and twelve than in grades nine and ten.

State assessment data for this school was not available, and no graduation rate was reported. Without these figures, it is not possible to characterize academic proficiency or college-and-career readiness outcomes relative to other schools in the district or county. A parent may want to reach out to the school directly to understand its recent testing results, graduation outcomes, and college placement record.

The school sits within New York City Geographic District 2, which serves lower Manhattan and parts of nearby areas. The broader economic context in which families live is tight and expensive. Housing values in the Ten Ten zip code are well above the state median, and monthly rents are high; this reflects Chelsea's position as a desirable, transit-rich neighborhood with proximity to major employers in finance, technology, professional services, and tourism. The neighborhood is mixed-use and pedestrian-oriented, with ground-floor retail and restaurants, residential units above, and constant street activity. The city's extensive subway network makes travel to other neighborhoods, jobs, and educational options accessible without a car.

New York City's housing market is in a growth phase, though affordability pressures remain acute. The city completed a high number of new residential units in recent years. Incoming mayoral administrations have signaled interest in further expanding housing production and eligibility in low-income programs, though the actual pace and mix of new housing units remain uncertain.

For families considering this school, the key questions concern its academic pathway and support structures. Since state testing and graduation data are absent from the available information, confirming the school's performance record, curricular strengths, and college-going rate directly with school staff or district contacts would be essential before making an enrollment decision. The school's small size and location in a dense urban neighborhood with high housing costs mean it likely draws students whose families either live very close by or prioritize this particular school's offerings over others in the area.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 106 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

11 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Computer Science Principles

22 tested · Grade 10

31.8%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

55 tested · Grade 10

41.8%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

35 tested · Grade 10

37.1%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

25 tested

68.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Human Geography

2 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Macroeconomics

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

57 tested · Grade 10

50.9%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Chinese Language and Culture

2 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

12 tested · Grade 10

66.7%

scored 3 or higher

Other

World History

65 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

46.2%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Ela	96	86.0%
Social Studies	93	92.0%
Math	83	67.0%
Science	36	72.0%

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.