Overview
Manhattan Charter School II is a charter school in Manhattan, New York City, listed by NYC Public Schools (NYCPS) as school M080. According to the NYCPS school page, the school serves grades 5, 6, and 7 and is located at 220 Henry Street, New York, NY 10002 [1]. The same listing records its geographic district as District 1, its borough as Manhattan, and its District Borough Number as 84M080, the prefix New York City uses for charter schools [1]. The school shares its building with other schools and is described by NYCPS as partially accessible [1].
Manhattan Charter School II belongs to the Manhattan Charter School network, whose website publishes calendars, family forms, and policies and describes its location as Manhattan’s Lower East Side [2]. The network site refers to its schools and sites in the plural; for example, it publishes a 2026-2027 MCSI Elementary School Calendar and states that both schools observe most regular school holidays and breaks. Families should therefore confirm that a particular calendar, form, or policy applies to the campus they are asking about [2].
Location and School Identity
Manhattan Charter School II is located at 220 Henry Street in Manhattan, New York, NY 10002, in a building that NYCPS identifies as M056. The building is shared with other schools, and the NYCPS listing describes the site as partially accessible [1]. The network website places the school in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the neighborhood that contains the Henry Street address [2].
Two similar names appear in the sources for this profile. Manhattan Charter School (often abbreviated MCS or MCSI) and Manhattan Charter School II (MCS II) are related schools within the same network, but NYCPS lists Manhattan Charter School II separately under school number M080, with its own grade span, contacts, and building information [1]. The network website covers both schools and both sites in a single set of pages, so a statement on that site about the school day, after-school programming, uniforms, or transportation may describe network-wide practice rather than the policy of one campus alone [2].
An important distinction for families is that a school’s physical location does not by itself establish enrollment eligibility. In New York City, charter schools are schools of choice rather than zoned neighborhood schools, and the NYCPS page for M080 directs families to the city’s charter school enrollment guidance instead of a zoned admissions process [1].
Grades and Academic Programs
NYCPS lists grades 05, 06, and 07 for Manhattan Charter School II [1]. The NYCPS school page does not describe a specific curriculum, instructional model, or extracurricular program, and no such detail was available in the sources examined for this profile. Families looking for program specifics should contact the school directly.
Several school documents are published on the network website, including a family and student handbook, a student and family technology agreement, a policy on cell phones and other electronic devices on school property, a District Safety Plan, a Title I School-Parent Compact for 2025-2026, and an Annual Right-to-Know Letter [2]. The NYCPS listing also notes that free student meals are provided, with breakfast and lunch menus published on the school page [1].
NYCPS links to two official quality reports for the school: a School Quality Snapshot and a School Performance Dashboard, the latter labeled Elementary in the NYCPS listing even though the school’s listed grade span is 5-7 [1]. According to NYCPS, these reports draw on feedback from students, teachers, and parents along with formal school visits and a range of student achievement metrics, and they cover particular reporting periods [1]. Readers should check the reporting year shown on any report before treating a figure as current.
School Data and Reporting Limitations
No enrollment count, student-teacher ratio, attendance rate, or assessment result for Manhattan Charter School II was available in the sources examined for this profile. NYCPS does not present those figures on the school’s main listing; they appear in the linked performance reports, which are organized by reporting year [1]. Where an official report omits or suppresses a value, the absence should not be read as a zero or as evidence about school quality. Demographic composition alone does not determine a school’s performance, and a single metric does not establish overall quality.
Admissions and Enrollment
Manhattan Charter School II is a charter school. The NYCPS page for M080 points families to the city’s guidance on how to enroll in a charter school rather than to a zoned or district admissions process [1]. As general background, charter schools in New York State are publicly funded and tuition-free, operate under a charter, and run their own admissions processes; when applications exceed available seats, admission is typically determined by lottery, and applicants are not required to live within a particular attendance zone. Families should confirm current rules, deadlines, and seat availability with the school and with NYCPS, because admissions procedures and calendars change.
The NYCPS listing provides the school’s main telephone number, 212-964-3792, and fax number, 212-964-3795 [1]. The Manhattan Charter School website publishes calendars and family forms that may include enrollment-related materials [2]. Nothing in the sources examined for this profile indicates that a particular home address, prior school, or sibling relationship guarantees a seat.
Student Services and Family Information
Information about services comes from two places: the NYCPS school listing [1] and the network website [2]. Because the network site describes both of its sites together, families should verify campus-specific details with the school.
- Accessibility. NYCPS describes the school as partially accessible and gives building M056 an accessibility rating of 4 out of 10. The listing states that the ground floor is fully accessible, including all public assembly spaces present on the ground floor, and that there is at least one accessible bathroom and one accessible general education classroom; the complete accessibility profile is available on the NYCPS page [1].
- Meals. The NYCPS listing includes free student meals and links to breakfast and lunch menus [1].
- Mental health and wellness. NYCPS advises families to ask the parent coordinator, school social worker, or school counselor for information about the school’s mental health program [1].
- Daily schedule. The network website states that doors open at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and that the typical school day runs from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday [2].
- After-school programming. The network website states that both sites offer paid on-site after-school tutoring and day programming until 5:45 p.m. on full school days [2].
- Transportation. According to the network website, busing is provided, and students with IEPs, 504 Plans, and low-income families should inquire with the school about transportation services. The site also notes that the New York City Department of Education’s Office of Pupil Transportation provides MetroCards at low or no cost to many families, with eligibility based on distance from the school and decided by that office [2].
- Uniforms. The network website states that all students must wear a uniform [2].
- Title I. The network website publishes a Title I School-Parent Compact for 2025-2026 and an Annual Right-to-Know Letter [2].
How to Verify Current Information
Because details such as leadership, grade configurations, admissions timelines, and service offerings can change, readers should confirm information with official sources before relying on it.
- NYC Public Schools school page for M080 – the city’s listing for Manhattan Charter School II, including address, grades, contacts, accessibility, meals, and links to quality reports: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M080 [1]
- Manhattan Charter School website – calendars, family forms, handbook, safety plan, and family FAQ: https://manhattancharterschool.org/calendars-forms-more/ [2]
- School contacts listed by NYCPS – principals Jennifer Crocker and Sandra Simplice, with email addresses published on the NYCPS page; telephone 212-964-3792 [1]