Mission
GEORGE JACKSON ACADEMY IS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT, NON-SECTARIAN, NEEDS-BLIND UPPER ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BRIGHT BOYS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN NYC. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES AN 11-MONTH ACADEMIC PROGRAM TO UNDERSERVED, ACADEMICALLY CAPABLE BOYS FROM 6TH TO 8TH GRADE, A TIME WHEN YOUNG MEN ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO DISENGAGING FROM SCHOOL.