Global Community Charter School, New York NY

Original Research by School Decision on Global Community Charter School

Global Community Charter School serves pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in upper Manhattan, drawing its student body largely from the surrounding neighborhood. The school has expanded significantly in recent years, adding a middle school wing that opened in a dedicated facility in the fall of 2021, allowing families to keep their children enrolled from kindergarten through eighth grade rather than transferring after elementary school. The charter was renewed by the state in 2022, confirming the school's authorization to continue operating.

The school serves a student population that is economically disadvantaged and predominantly Latino and Black. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Enrollment spans the full pre-K to eighth-grade range, with kindergarten through fourth grade representing the largest segments.

On state assessments, the school shows mixed performance across subjects and grades. In English language arts, results vary considerably by grade level: third and fifth grades perform stronger, while fourth and sixth grades show lower proficiency. Seventh and eighth grades return to stronger performance. Math proficiency is generally lower than ELA across grades, with third grade showing the highest performance and fourth through sixth grades clustering around the lower end of the range. Eighth grade math proficiency recovers somewhat. Science testing, available only for fifth and eighth grades, shows fifth grade as a notable soft spot, with proficiency well below the school's ELA and math ranges in that grade; eighth grade science is considerably stronger. Participation rates are high, suggesting that attendance and test-taking are not primary concerns, though a parent may want to ask the school directly about its approach to bringing students up to proficiency, particularly in math and fifth-grade science.

Compared to other districts in New York County, Global Community Charter School sits above the midpoint on overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. State testing data for graduation rates and chronic absenteeism were not available, as the school does not serve high school grades and the school did not report this metric.

The school's location in upper Manhattan places it within New York City's dense, mixed-use urban environment. Housing values in the surrounding area are substantial but below the state benchmark, with rents modest by city standards. The neighborhood is walkable and heavily transit-served, with the subway providing access across the city. The area is experiencing ongoing residential growth as part of the city's sustained housing production, particularly with recent zoning changes expanding possibilities for infill and conversion projects in neighborhoods beyond Manhattan's traditional development corridors.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

1 course 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
Social Studies	14	71.0%

Math

Grade 354%

School 54% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · district not reported

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 541%

School 41% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 642%

School 42% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 746%

School 46% · district not reported

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 853%

School 53% · district not reported

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 53 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 361%

School 61% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 570%

School 70% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 644%

School 44% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 770%

School 70% · district not reported

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 861%

School 61% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Science

Grade 537%

School 37% · district not reported

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 858%

School 58% · district not reported

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 50 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income67%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income88%21 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income50%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income61%Higher-income60%1 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income33%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income75%40 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income67%30 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income48%Higher-income80%32 pp gap