The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, Middle School, Grades 5-8 is a charter school in New York, NY, located at 153 Sherman Ave. It serves students from Kindergarten through 8th grade in the Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods.
The school operates on the belief that teacher quality is the most important factor in achieving educational equity for students from traditionally underserved communities. To support this, TEP invests public funds in attracting and retaining great teachers. This model has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and on 60 Minutes.
Academically, TEP has achieved the highest student performance in English Language Arts and Math among all non-selective middle schools in District 6 for the past four years. The school ranks first among all NYC public K-8 schools and daycare providers in total parent response count on the 2023 NYC DOE Survey. TEP students outperformed all NYC students on the 2023 NYS Math exam by 14%. In 2024, 96% of current 8th grade students who started at TEP in Kindergarten scored proficient on NYS Math Exams, compared to 49% in CSD 6.
The school is currently hiring teachers and staff for the current academic year.
The school sits on Sherman Avenue, just steps from the Inwood Station New York Post Office and FDNY Engine 95/Ladder 36. Nagle Avenue is a short walk away at about 0.2 miles.
BizScoreAI awarded a technical score of 93 out of 100, ensuring the website is secure and easily read by search engines. A discoverability score of 75 out of 100 means AI crawlers can access every page, allowing the business to be recommended by AI assistants. The school ranks number 3 of 4 Charter school businesses that BizScoreAI has scored in New York.
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BizScoreAI scanned the website tepcharter.org on September 21, 2026. The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, Middle School, Grades 5-8 has a BizScore of 55 out of 100.
AI visibility scan by category: AI Discovery 10 of 25 points, Structured Data 8 of 25 points, Content Readiness 12 of 30 points, AI Trust Signals 17 of 20 points.
Website audit sub-scores (out of 100): On-Page 65, Technical 93, Performance 52, Content 44.
Strengths: 6 checks passed. AI Crawler Access, AI Content Blocking, Organization Schema, Meta Description, About/Team Page, XML Sitemap.
Areas to improve: 11 checks. llms.txt (failed), FAQPage Schema (failed), Google Business Profile Link (failed), LocalBusiness Schema (failed), Third-Party Review Links (failed), Q&A Content (failed), Speakable Schema (warning), Hyperlocal Targeting (warning), Local Multimedia (warning), AI-Parseable Headings (warning), Author Signals (warning).
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