About Us
Our Mission Statement:
To prepare for college and careers of the 21st Century.
Our Vision
To engage the entire Scholars’ Academy Community in cultivating and celebrating well-rounded resilient scholars and empathetic citizens equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to pursue success and happiness in the 21st Century.
One of the Top Schools in the State
Scholars' Stands for Empathy, Equity, & Excellence.
Empathy
A supportive environment gives rise to great academic results. As a two-time Respect For All awarded school, the Scholars’ Academy School-wide Comprehensive Advisory Program creates a supportive environment that buttresses the rigorous instructional program. Every staff member serves as a personal advisor to Advisory Circles (small groups of students) that meet at strategic intervals throughout the academic year. In addition, as a Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) school, the Scholars’ Academy systematically celebrates students who CHARGE their way to being Outstanding Scholars who are college and career ready. Throughout the year at scheduled special assembly celebrations, one student from each class in middle school and from each grade in high school is honored. These students are selected by their teachers and peers based upon their demonstration of the school values for exemplary CHARGE behavior: Cooperative, Hard-working, Amiable, Respectful, and Trustworthy.Cooperation, Hard Work/Honesty, Amiability, Respect, Grit/Growth Mindset, and Equity/Empathy
Equity
Scholars’ Academy is one of the most diverse schools in New York City, bringing students of many races, ethnicities, and religions from surrounding neighborhoods to engage together in learning.
Our diversity is our strength. This diversity is the very heart of our school community. It makes us smarter, stronger, and more creative.
We must be cognizant of recognizing that we are not immune to what is happening in the world around us.
We are committed to valuing each other and understanding the different perspectives of people who do not necessarily look like us.
Excellence
The instructional programs at Scholars’ Academy have generated incredible results. In middle school, mathematics and ELA performance is at 93% and 90% respectively, while out performing comparison school populations by 6% in mathematics and 3% in ELA. In high school, 100% of students graduated in 4 years. 100% of students completed college courses. 99% of high schoolers earned College Ready status. Students earned between 20-30 college credits through college partner, St. Francis College. Students also earned Advanced Placement Course credits in courses such as: AP English Language, AP Calculus, AP English Literature, AP U.S. History, A.P. Physics, and AP Art, etc.
There are many electives enjoyed by students during the school day such as: chess, yearbook, urban art, band, yoga, journalism, chorus, sports marketing, livestreaming, guitar, computer science, gardening, stock market game, brain games, coding, debate, and stop motion video, etc.
The students of Scholars’ Academy also benefit from strong family-community ties. Scholars’ Academy has partnerships with community-based organizations such as: Millennium Development, Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, and Rockaway Rotary Club; Higher Education Institutions such as: Queens College School of Education and St. Francis College; and Cultural/Arts Organizations such as: Broadway Jr. and the Magic Box Corporation. Locally, Scholars’ seniors also have the opportunity to apply for internships in community based workplaces.
School Events & Student Celebrations
Special school events at Scholars’ Academy to celebrate our students and their success and efforts include but are not limited to:
- Outstanding Scholar Assemblies
- Honor Society Ceremonies
- Commencement Ceremonies
- Broadway Junior Shows
- Graduation Dances
- Family STEAM Nights
- Boardwalkathon
- Concerts & Art Shows
- Cultural Celebrations
- Spirit Week
- Computer Science for All Week
We received digital badges from the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages at the New York State Education Department, celebrating our school’s participation in the NYS Seal of Biliteracy program since 2018-2019 school year. Here you can see last year 2020-21.
We have been awarded a milestone badge, a “Silver – 2 to 4 Year” badge to those schools who have offered the Seal of Biliteracy for at least 2 years.
We have officially earned a Gold S.E.E.D. (Sustainability, Efficiency & Environmental Dedication) Certification from the NYC DOE Office of Sustainability!
We have also earned the 2021 AP CSA Female Diversity award, one of the 199 schools in America to be awarded this for engaging female students in the Computer Science field.
