HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL

What HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL does

Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School is a New York City K-12 public charter school established in 2005 in partnership with the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), a nonprofit with over 40 years of community-building experience in Harlem. Promise Academy II operates three campuses — Elementary (K-5 at 70 East 112th Street), Middle School (6-8 at 35 East 125th Street), and High School (9-12) — under a single superintendent (Dr. Saskia Brown) with separate principals at each campus. The school is free to attend, with admission managed through a public lottery via the SchoolMint application platform, and serves children drawn primarily from Harlem. The stated mission is whole-child education — combining academics, health, character, and civic-mindedness — delivered through longer school days and years than traditional public schools, daily meals, weekly nutrition education, medical and dental services, and an extensive after-school program offering tutoring, homework help, and enrichment activities (photography, chess, robotics, music, team sports).

The underlying technology stack is a standard integrated K-12 ed-tech portfolio rather than proprietary infrastructure: Infinite Campus for the student information system and parent/student portal, Clever for single sign-on across staff and student applications, i-Ready for adaptive diagnostic assessment and instruction, Accelerated Reader for literacy practice, Epic! for digital reading, Google Drive for student collaboration, Gmail for staff communication, Google Calendar for scheduling, Freshworks (Freshservice) for IT ticketing, and SchoolMint for enrollment. The school maintains FERPA-compliant data privacy documentation and holds Title I federal funding designation. Annual reports, audited financial statements, and board meeting documents are published publicly on the school's website as required of New York State charter schools.

The revenue model is per-pupil public funding from the New York City Department of Education and New York State, supplemented by federal Title I dollars and, in 2021, $3.18 million in one-time ARP-ESSER COVID-19 relief funds. There is no tuition and no commercial revenue stream. The school is governed by an independent board of trustees, while the Harlem Children's Zone functions as the founding strategic partner providing community infrastructure, organizational foundation, and over 40 years of local presence. Across both Promise Academy I and II campuses, the system serves approximately 2,000 children. The headcount in the firmographic record (11-50) reflects only administrative and corporate staff; instructional staff is described as hundreds of faculty across the two-campus system.

Name

HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL

Legal name

Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School

Website

https://hczpromise.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HCZ Promise Academy II is a free K-12 public charter school in Harlem, New York, operating elementary, middle, and high school campuses in partnership with the Harlem Children's Zone to deliver whole-child education (extended days, meals, enrichment) to children and families in the Harlem community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Charter Schools (Single-Site) (EDAJACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools (EDAJACAJ)

Keywords

• Charter school education
• K-12 public education
• College preparation programs
• After-school enrichment
• Whole-child education

Headquarters

HQ city

NEW YORK, New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Per-Pupil Funding: Charter schools receive public funding based on per-pupil enrollment. Schools are free to attend for families. Revenue is derived from government education funding allocations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HCZ Promise Academy II Charter School is a publicly funded K-12 charter school system in Harlem, New York, consisting of three schools: Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12). It delivers a whole-child educational approach combining high-quality academics with extended school days and years, daily healthy meals, medical and dental services, nutrition education, and after-school enrichment programs including tutoring, homework help, photography, chess, robotics, music, and team sports. The school is free to attend, with admission by lottery, and aims to ensure every scholar graduates from college.

Product overview

HCZ Promise Academy II is a K-12 charter school system consisting of three schools: Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12). The school provides a comprehensive educational program combining high-quality academics with whole-child support services including daily meals, health and dental services, and extended learning time. After-school programs offer tutoring, homework help, and enrichment activities. The schools serve approximately 2,000 children through lottery admission and are free to attend. Technology platforms used include Infinite Campus (student information system and parent/student portal), Clever (single sign-on), i-Ready (instructional platform), Accelerated Reader, and Epic! (digital reading).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HCZ Promise Academy II Elementary School Public charter elementary school serving grades K-5 in Harlem, offering high-quality education with a whole-child approach that includes daily meals, health services, nutrition education, and after-school enrichment activities.
• HCZ Promise Academy II Middle School Public charter middle school serving grades 6-8, providing a comprehensive educational program with extended learning time, wraparound supports, and enrichment activities.
• HCZ Promise Academy II High School Public charter high school serving grades 9-12, focused on college preparation with the explicit goal of ensuring scholars graduate from college.
• After-School Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Goal: 100% college graduation for all enrolled scholars

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Harlem Children's ZonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromise Academy II was created in partnership with the Harlem Children's Zone in 2005. The school leverages HCZ's over 40 years of experience running after-school and community-building programs in Harlem. HCZ provides the organizational foundation, community relationships, and holistic support infrastructure that underpins the school's whole-child educational approach.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Harlem Link Charter School: Harlem Link Charter School is a Harlem-based public charter school serving K-8 students, making it a particularly close neighborhood and operating-model peer.
• KIPP NYC Public Schools: KIPP NYC operates public charter schools in New York City with a college-preparatory mission and support for underserved students, closely matching Promise's charter model and target population.
• Achievement First: Achievement First is an urban charter network with extended learning time and college-preparation programs, including New York schools; its mission and service model are directly comparable.
• Coney Island Prep: Coney Island Prep is a New York City public charter-school network serving students across multiple grades, so it overlaps with Promise's grade continuum and urban charter model despite being outside Harlem.
• Uncommon Schools: Uncommon Schools is a charter-school network serving urban students through an extended school day and college-preparatory model, making its operating approach comparable to Promise.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: Success Academy operates a large New York City charter-school network serving similar students with a college-focused mission, making it the closest local operating benchmark for Promise Academy II.
• Democracy Prep Public Schools: Democracy Prep Public Schools operates charter schools focused on college readiness for students in underserved communities, providing a close mission and target-market comparison.
• Public Prep: Public Prep is a New York City public charter network serving elementary and middle-school students with a college-preparatory orientation, comparable in mission and geography.

Regional players

• Ascend Public Charter Schools: Ascend Public Charter Schools operates in Newark with an extended school day and college-preparatory mission, making it a strong regional analogue for Promise's model.
• North Star Academy Charter School: North Star Academy Charter School is a Newark-based public charter network with a college-preparatory mission and extended learning model, comparable in student focus and instructional design but different in geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harlem-children's-zone-promise-academy-ii-charter-school

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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