Washington Heights Academy

Washington Heights Academy rated 89/100 in Manhattan, District 6. ELA proficiency: 75%. Math proficiency: 83%. 481 students enrolled in grades K-8. View ratings, test scores, parent reviews, and commute times.

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What the school community says

2026 NYC School Survey · Separate from academic ratings and neighborhood safety

K–12 survey · 2026

Family experience

Washington Heights Academy

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses367

Response rate84%

Published topics12 / 12

A starting point for your school visit

Strong Relationships is among the highest published topics (100/100). Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate sits lower (76/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Family Satisfaction with Child's Education
93 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 94 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Outreach to Parents
95 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 95 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Parent-Teacher Trust
95 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 97 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 12 topics and source details
Washington Heights Academy · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate7670–89 · Middle band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher9790–100 · Higher end
Conflict Resolution9190–100 · Higher end
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education9390–100 · Higher end
IEP Service Satisfaction9590–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Leadership9590–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents9590–100 · Higher end
Parent Involvement in School9390–100 · Higher end
Parent-Principal Trust9390–100 · Higher end
Parent-Teacher Trust9590–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services9290–100 · Higher end
Strong Relationships10090–100 · Higher end

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 06M366

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: a53cfece9c20be0123c592679e8a5b3985b4e5ec10f03575d1911bf528b37885

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Student experience

Washington Heights Academy

New 2026 baseline: the student questionnaire changed substantially. Do not compare these scores with previous years.

Responses157

Response rate96%

Published topics11 / 11

A starting point for your school visit

Safety is among the highest published topics (88/100). Social-Emotional sits lower (57/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Safety
88 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 82 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Student-Teacher Trust
78 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 73 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Personal Attention and Support
72 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 61 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 11 topics and source details
Washington Heights Academy · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press640–69 · Lower end
Course Clarity7370–89 · Middle band
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction660–69 · Lower end
Guidance7670–89 · Middle band
Inclusive Learning Environment7570–89 · Middle band
Personal Attention and Support7270–89 · Middle band
Preventing Bullying7670–89 · Middle band
Safety8870–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services7270–89 · Middle band
Social-Emotional570–69 · Lower end
Student-Teacher Trust7870–89 · Middle band

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 06M366

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 3185e1e7e4ba9c0de4fd7b7c9e91b7c11f15f6f8ecaac14cd199a582efdadf8e

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Teaching & leadership

Washington Heights Academy

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses30

Response rate83%

Published topics22 / 27

A starting point for your school visit

Outreach to Parents is among the highest published topics (98/100). Teacher Influence sits lower (33/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Instructional Leadership
70 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 92 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Peer Collaboration
78 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 90 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Academic Press
93 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 89 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 27 topics and source details
Washington Heights Academy · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press9390–100 · Higher end
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary AdvocateNot reportedNot reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary TeacherNot reportedNot reported
Classroom Behavior7270–89 · Middle band
Conflict Resolution8170–89 · Middle band
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction8770–89 · Middle band
Early Childhood InstructionNot reportedNot reported
Guidance9390–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Learning Environment9590–100 · Higher end
Innovation and Collective Responsibility8870–89 · Middle band
Instructional Leadership7070–89 · Middle band
Outreach to Parents9890–100 · Higher end
Peer Collaboration7870–89 · Middle band
Preventing Bullying530–69 · Lower end
Program Coherence7970–89 · Middle band
Quality of Professional Development660–69 · Lower end
Quality of Student Discussion7770–89 · Middle band
Safety8570–89 · Middle band
School Commitment7270–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services9290–100 · Higher end
Social-Emotional8470–89 · Middle band
Strong Core Instruction7970–89 · Middle band
Strong RelationshipsNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Influence330–69 · Lower end
Teacher-Principal Trust440–69 · Lower end
Teacher-Teacher Trust8970–89 · Middle band
Two-Way CommunicationNot reportedNot reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 06M366

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 205cdbbcff8c323f2b07345fea70a4740b58a10d1a0fc2f390b42eea35808a29

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

Citywide findings · Sources and methodology