ACORN Community High School was founded in 1996 as a partnership between the New York City Board of Education and A.C.O.R.N. (The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now).
ACHS was established to provide a small, safe, personalized, and challenging alternative to zoned high schools. ACHS is centrally located between Crown Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant, and the Fort Greene Brooklyn neighborhoods.
ACORN CHS is a small nurturing environment where students are expected to the skills necessary to compete in today’s global economic market. Students are taught the importance of contributing to their community as well as their academic endeavors.
