Gotham Professional Arts Academy (13K594)
561 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-230-7270
Email: admissions@gothamacademy.org
Hours: 8:15am - 3:12pm
Principal: Robert Michelin
School Website: https://www.gothamacademy.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/44958
Quality Snapshot: https://tools.nycenet.edu/snapshot/2022/13K594/HS/
Subway: 2, 3 to Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum; A, C, FS to Franklin Av
Bus: B25, B26, B44, B44-SBS, B45, B48, B49, B52, B65, B69
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Program Details
Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design, Project-Based Learning
All students complete five Performance-Based Assessment Tasks (PBATs) in English, Math, Social Studies, Science and Art. The PBATs are designed to prepare students for college and careers by focusing on writing, critical thinking, oral presentation, and original research. For their art PBAT, students select their own area of Art focus: Visual Art, Art Criticism, or Theater/Acting. No art portfolio is required for admission to Gotham Academy, but an Art PBAT is required for graduation.
- (Group 1) Open to New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
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SWD Applicants / Seats:
About the School
We are a small Consortium high school that values community activism and change agency. We help students find their voice through a non-traditional integrated arts curriculum. Project/Problem-based learning helps our students develop independence. They write and defend five thesis papers (PBATs) instead of Regents exams to earn a Regents diploma. ICT classrooms with two teachers ensure students with IEPs receive personalized support to meet their academic and social-emotional goals. We partner with arts institutions and artists across the city. We are also United Community Schools site, which brings resources to our school like PGC mentoring program, cooking, music studio, dance, and drama clubs and more. Come change your world with us.
Other Features: College Trips, Community School, Community Service Expected, Extended Day Program, Health Center, Internship Expected, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat, Summer Bridge, Summer Orientation
School Features:
- Performance Assessment School, which base graduation requirements on the successful completion of performance assessments in major subject areas in lieu of one or more Regents exams
- Offers 10th Grade Seats
- School whose primary location is co-located with another school
AP Courses, Languages & Sports
Survey Summary & Data (2022-23)
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Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
School Demographics (2022-23)
Female 68.80%
Black 64.70%
Hispanic 27.50%
White 4.60%
Other 1.40%
White 33.30%
Other 38.10%
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview