East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Ii

East Harlem Scholars Academy II describes a student-centered approach that builds academic skills alongside strength of character and students’ social-emotional well-being, with the goal of preparing scholars to excel in high school/college and lead in their communities. The school emphasizes a joyful, academically challenging, and safe classroom culture using responsive classroom and restorative practices, supported by low student-to-teacher ratios and services for multilingual learners and students with disabilities. Instruction includes literacy programs, cognitively guided math, and science exploration/project-based learning, with an extended school day/year to provide more time to practice and master skills.

East Harlem Scholars Academy II (East Harlem Scholars Academies) directs families to apply online via SchoolMint by creating an account and submitting an application for the 2026–2027 school year; applications are not processed first-come, first-served. (eastharlemscholars.org) The site says admission is through a lottery, with “Admissions Lottery Day” listed as April 2 (the year is not stated on the page) and families are notified of offers by email or phone. (eastharlemscholars.org) Priority categories mentioned across the site include: siblings of currently enrolled students, residents of East Harlem/Community School District 4, NYCHA housing residents, and Multi-Language Learners/English Language Learners; the site also mentions children of staff and (on the PK–8 page) preference for students with IEPs. (eastharlemscholars.org) After accepting an offer, families must submit enrollment documents including a birth certificate, two proofs of address, a recent physical form, immunization record, health insurance card, and (if applicable) an IEP; high-school applicants also need an official transcript. (eastharlemscholars.org) The website does not provide detailed waitlist procedures or an application deadline; it only describes lottery-based selection when applications exceed available seats and provides an enrollment contact email for questions.