City College Academy of the Arts (06M293)

4600 Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10040, Manhattan
Phone: 212-567-3164
Email: Bdrysdale@schools.nyc.gov
Hours: 8:15am - 2:35pm
Principal: Burnedette Drysdale
School Website: https://www.ccaa293.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/06M293/
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Subway: 1 to Dyckman St; A to 190th St
Bus: Bx7, BxM1, M100, M101, M3, M4, M98
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About

The City College Academy of the Arts (CCAA) is an early college school. CCAA focuses on providing academic support that will allow our students to begin taking college courses in the 9th grade so they can graduate high school with 60 college credits from The City College of New York (CCNY). Arts are used to support instruction across subject areas. Instruction is supported by tutors from CCNY and enriched by visits to a variety of cultural sites within New York City.

Other Features: Dress Code, Orientation, Program(s) with 3+ GE Applicants Per Seat, Program(s) with 3+ SWD Applicants Per Seat, Saturday Programs, Uniform

School Features:

  • Offers 10th Grade Seats
  • School whose primary location is co-located with another school
  • Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Guidance Counselors, Bilingual Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), Algebra II (College Course [Credited]), AP English Language and Composition, AP Human Geography, Arts (College Course [Credited]), Biology (College Course [Credited]), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Credited]), Econ/Gov (College Course [Credited]), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Global History (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Uncredited]), Physics (Advanced Science), Physics (College Course [Credited]), Science (College Course [Credited]), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (College Course [Credited])
Boys PSAL Sports
Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball
Girls PSAL Sports
Basketball, Softball, Volleyball
PSAL Website
View PSAL schedule, standings, & history
Other Sports
Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball
Clubs
Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
Art Disciplines
Music, Theatre, Visual Arts
Art Performances
Artwork Exibits (1 per year), Concerts (2 per year), Dance Performances (1 per year), Films (1 per year), Theatre Performances (1 per year), Other Exhibits (1 per year)
Programs
City College Academy of the Arts(M06A)
Humanities & Interdisciplinary

Method:
Requirement:
Students are admitted based on their course grades
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
  • (Group 2) Manhattan students or residents
  • (Group 3) New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
Total Students Across All Grades
329
340
347
    Grade 12 Students
68
80
83
    Grade 11 Students
82
78
80
    Grade 10 Students
83
96
94
    Grade 9 Students
96
86
90
Avg. Class Size
22.6
24.9
Complaints / Suspensions
0 / 0
0 / 9
0 / 0
Attendance %
91%
88%
Graduation %
95%
98%
100%
College %
84%
85%
81%
Total Applicants / Seats
Total Offers
1,028 (337) / 81
95
1,309 (519) / 81
89
1,182 / 818
92
City College Academy of the Arts (M06A)
GE applicants/seats:
SWD applicants/seats:
Estimated Cutoffs
  GE:
Offer Prediction:
286 / 64 (4.47)
51 / 17 (3.00)
Offers
(P2)(G1)#78 to (P2)(G1)#B4

423 / 64 (6.61)
96 / 17 (5.65)
Offers - Waitlist
368 / 63 (5.84)
71 / 18 (3.94)
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 (2023-24)
Student Responses
Academic Rigor 
  74.71%
Academic Engagement 
  60.77%
Safety 
  78.88%
Bully Prevention 
  62.75%
Inclusivity 
  82.50%
Mental Support 
  65.89%
Environment 
  64.13%
Post-School Support 
  73.00%
Teacher Responses
Academic Rigor 
  78.00%
School Satisfaction 
  88.92%
Student Behavior 
  66.25%
Student Support 
  89.14%
School Leadership 
  79.46%
Instructional Clarity 
  69.00%
Instructional Development 
  83.88%
Post-School Support 
  100.00%
Family Responses
Education 
  93.33%
Teacher Support 
  84.71%
Safety 
  94.67%
School Community 
  76.22%
School Leadership 
  90.00%
Post-School Support 
  93.00%
IEP Support 
  94.33%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

View Full NYC DOE Survey Results:

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly school surveys: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/nyc-school-survey

Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  95.20%
Avg. CC Regents Score
  61
Avg. Non-CC Regents Score
  28
College Aptitude
CCPC Index
  91.70%
Avg. SAT Math Score
  489
Avg. SAT Read/Write Score
  476
Postsecondary
2-Year College 11.80%
4-Year College 67.10%
Other Postsecondary 5.90%
Unknown 15.20%

View Full Academic Data:

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

School Demographics (2023-24)
Student Population:
Male 45.90%
Female 54.10%
English Language Learners:
  9.00%
Students with Disabilities:
  21.50%
Economic Need Index: 
  89.30%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 0.40%
Black 1.40%
Hispanic 95.20%
White 2.20%
Other 0.80%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Hispanic 35.00%
White 50.00%
Other 15.00%

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

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