JOHN V LINDSAY WILDCAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

Located at 17 Battery Place in New York, NY (10004), the John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School operates as an active, independent charter district dedicated to secondary education within a large city setting. Situated in the heart of the New York-Newark-Jersey City metropolitan area, this single-school public district serves high school students exclusively across grades 9 through 12. Functioning as its own local educational agency for federal programs, the academy provides a focused urban learning environment tailored to guiding high schoolers through their upper-level academic coursework and preparing them for post-secondary opportunities.

The district currently enrolls a total of 373 students, maintaining a balanced student body of 193 female and 180 male learners. Grade-level distribution includes 82 ninth graders, 66 tenth graders, 139 eleventh graders, and 86 twelfth graders. The academy serves a diverse community comprising 203 Hispanic, 156 Black, 6 White, 5 American Indian, 1 Asian, 1 Pacific Islander, and 1 multiracial student. Instruction and daily operations are led by a dedicated staff of 40 full-time equivalent teachers, establishing a supportive classroom environment with a student-to-teacher ratio of under ten to one to foster individualized academic attention.