Manhattan Business Academy (02M392)

351 West 18 Street, Manhattan, NY 10011, Manhattan
Phone: 212-647-1983
Hours: 08:45am - 03:15pm
School Website: https://manhattanbusinessacademy.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/02M392/
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School Leader: Karen Polsonetti (kpolson@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Elianne Jimenez (ejimenez26@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Michael Farrell (mfarrell6@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Edita Gruda (egruda@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Michael Farrell (mfarrell6@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

Manhattan Business Academy is a selective small college preparatory high school located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. We have an innovative, engaging, and rigorous curriculum that makes learning enjoyable and applicable to real life. We also pride ourselves in our nurturing environment, with a tight-knit community and a strong advisory program. At MBA, every student is cared for and known well by everybody making them even more successful. We have many connections with prestigious businesses and organizations for internships and pre-college programs. Culminating in their senior year, students get the opportunity to compete with schools all over the world in business competitions. Students may apply to one of two programs (or both in order of preference.) Manhattan Business Academy’s General Program, with a well rounded college preparatory curriculum or the Entrepreneurship Accelerated Program, which has a special rigorous emphasis on business.

School Budget: View financial budget

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 67%

Academic Highlights: CTE program(s): Entrepreneurship/Virtual Enterprise, Entrepreneurship Accelerated Program for students ready for a rigorous course load, Pre-AP, AP and College Now classes offered on campus

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Trips, Internship Expected, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat

School Features:

CTE Endorsement
Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP United States History, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Math (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced Placement), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Languages Offered

Spanish

Diploma Endorsements

CTE

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling

Girls PSAL Sports

Basketball, Bowling, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball

Other Sports

Dance, Fitness, Table Tennis

Clubs

Art Club, Business Club, CHILL Snowboarding Club, Dance Team, Fitness Club, Guitar Club, Hudson Sailing Club, National Honor Society, Peer Mediation

Program Details

Entrepreneurship Accelerated Program(A12B)

Manhattan Business Academyâs Entrepreneurship Accelerated Program is for students with a special interest in studying business. It has a rigorous exciting course load, including entrepreneurship in 9th grade, AP Macroeconomics in 10th grade, AP Microeconomics and Financial Literacy in 11th grade and real-life work-based experience and internships in 12th grade. Manhattan Business Academy has a multitude of corporate partners supporting students in the accelerated program, including Pencil, Protiviti Global Business Consulting, Futures and Options and many others. Students applying to this program are motivated to engage in challenging classes and graduate with the prestigious New York State Career and Technical Education (CTE) endorsement. It is recommended that students applying to this program have a minimum of 85% average in their mathematics classes.

Method:

Ed. Opt.

Requirement:

Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.

Priority:

(Group 1) Manhattan students or residents
(Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	69 / 42 (1.64)	0 / 0 (0.00)
SWD applicants/seats:	9 / 11 (0.82)	0 / 0 (0.00)
Rank Avg:	6.65
	Offers

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

Total Students Across All Grades

411

381

402

Grade 12 Students

Grade 11 Students

Grade 10 Students

101

107

Grade 9 Students

122

101

106

Avg. Class Size

25.4

24.3

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

14 / 46 / 3

<5 / 22 / 8

5 / 40 / 20

Attendance %

85%

77%

Graduation %

91%

93%

College %

68%

59%

70%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

1,321 (191) / 161
0

1,266 (197) / 108
180

1,279 / 108
156

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

72.71%

Academic Engagement

67.77%

Safety

79.88%

Bully Prevention

73.88%

Inclusivity

87.10%

Mental Support

72.56%

Environment

71.25%

Post-School Support

81.22%

Teacher Responses

Academic Rigor

96.80%

School Satisfaction

99.25%

Student Behavior

92.50%

Student Support

98.33%

School Leadership

98.85%

Instructional Clarity

99.00%

Instructional Development

98.16%

Post-School Support

99.40%

Family Responses

Education

92.56%

Teacher Support

86.71%

Safety

94.00%

School Community

77.67%

School Leadership

94.38%

Post-School Support

98.00%

IEP Support

88.67%

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

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

90.40%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.5

Performance Score

0.5

College Aptitude

CCR

40.90%

SAT Math

419

SAT R/W

433

Postsecondary

2-Year College 7.10%
4-Year College 53.60%
Unknown 39.30%

School Demographics (2023-24)

Student Population:

Male 50.90%
Female 49.10%

English Language Learners:

7.10%

Students with Disabilities:

25.50%

Economic Need Index:

87.70%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 4.60%
Black 26.80%
Hispanic 60.30%
White 5.40%
Other 2.90%

Teacher Ethnicity:

Hispanic 16.10%
White 58.10%
Other 25.80%

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)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

25.30%

Students with SETSS

0.00%

Students with ICT

19.20%

Students with SC

0.50%

Has all programs

43.00%

Has all services

98.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

IEP Movement

Needs Improvement

IEP Support

88.67%

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 (2023-24)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	41 (44%)	0 (0%)	<=5 (?)
Special Class	0 (0%)	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	>5 (96%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (4%)
Occupational Therapy	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Physical Therapy	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy	>5 (99%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (1%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	<=5 (100%)
Stop to School	0 (0%)
Unassigned	0 (0%)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2023-24)

Regents Algebra I

4-Year Grad. Rate

100

ELL Progress

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

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