Gotham Professional Arts Academy (13K594) 
561 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-230-7270
Hours: 9:00am - 3:21pm
School Website: https://www.gothamacademy.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/13K594/
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School Leader: Robert Michelin (rmichelin@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Wilda Polanco (wpolanco8@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Shelby Mitchell (smitchell10@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Jason Smith (jsmith163@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Herminia Collado (hcollado@schools.nyc.gov)
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Overview
About & Events
We are a small Brooklyn Consortium high school that values community activism and change agency. We help students find their voice through a non-traditional integrated arts curriculum that centers visual arts, art criticism and theatre. Project/Problem-based learning helps our students develop independence. Competency-based grading allows teachers and students to [more]
Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials
Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 70%
Academic Highlights: Performance-Based Assessment Tasks (PBATs)
Other Features: College Courses Offered, College Courses On Site, College Trips, Community School, Community Service Expected, Computer Science Coursework, Dress Code, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, Paid Internships, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat, Summer Bridge
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
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers
Upcoming Events
None currently scheduled
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
Program Details & Offers
Applicant Analysis
| 2022-23 | 2021-22 | |
| GE applicants/seats: | 0 / 0 (0.00) | 0 / 0 (0.00) |
| SWD applicants/seats: | 0 / 0 (0.00) | 0 / 0 (0.00) |
| Rank Avg: | ||
| Waitlist |
School Student & Admissions Statistics
Total Offers
This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
Survey Summary & Data (2024-25)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)
School Demographics (2024-25)
Female 67.70%
Black 69.50%
Hispanic 21.50%
White 4.00%
Other 2.80%
Hispanic 20.80%
White 33.30%
Other 16.70%
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
IEP Statistics (2023-24)
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources
Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)
| Program | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
| Integrated Co-Teaching Services | 47 (60%) | 31 (40%) | 0 (0%) |
| SETSS | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | <=5 (100%) |
| Service | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
| Counseling Services | >5 (90%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (10%) |
| Hearing Education Services | <=5 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
| Occupational Therapy | 0 (0%) | N/A (N/A) | 10 (100%) |
| Physical Therapy | <=5 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
| Speech-Language Therapy | >5 (95%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (5%) |
| Transportation | Number Receiving |
| Curb to School | 7 (70%) |
| Stop to School | <=5 (?) |
| Unassigned | <=5 (?) |
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports