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Best New York Charter Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 222 charter public middle schools serving 147,792 students in New York.
Learn more about how charter schools work. The top-ranked charter public middle schools in New York are South Bronx Classical Charter School Iii, South Bronx Classical Charter School Iv and Icahn Charter School 4. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
New York charter public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 56% (versus the New York public middle school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 64% (majority Hispanic).

Best Charter Public Middle Schools in New York (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
South Bronx Classical Charter School Iii
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
3458 Third Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(929) 285-3025
Gr: K-8 | 518 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #22.
South Bronx Classical Charter School Iv
Charter School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
757 Concourse Village West
Bronx, NY 10451
(929) 285-3025
Gr: K-8 | 385 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #33.
Icahn Charter School 4
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1500 Pelham Pkwy South
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 828-0034
Gr: K-8 | 357 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #44.
South Bronx Classical Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
977 Fox St
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 860-4340
Gr: K-8 | 522 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #55.
South Bronx Classical Charter School Ii
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
333 E 135th St
Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 292-9526
Gr: K-8 | 248 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #66.
Success Academy Charter School-upper West
Charter School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
145 W 84th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10024
(646) 274-1580
Gr: K-8 | 1,002 students Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #77.
Success Academy Charter School-union Square
Charter School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10003
(646) 790-2161
Gr: K-8 | 967 students Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #88.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 3
Charter School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
410 E 100th St-4th Fl
New York, NY 10029
(646) 790-2184
Gr: K-8 | 629 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #99.
Icahn Charter School 3
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1500 Pelham Pkwy S
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 828-0034
Gr: K-8 | 350 students Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1010.
Icahn Charter School 2
Charter School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1640 Bronxdale Ave
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 828-6107
Gr: K-8 | 342 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #1111.
Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens
Charter School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(347) 602-4335
Gr: K-8 | 998 students Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1212.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 4
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
240 W 113th St-3rd Fl
New York, NY 10026
(646) 442-6500
Gr: K-7 | 391 students Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #1313.
Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale
Charter School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
147-65 249th St
Rosedale, NY 11422
(347) 514-7060
Gr: K-8 | 1,124 students Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1414.
Icahn Charter School 6
Charter School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1701 Fulton Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 294-1706
Gr: K-8 | 299 students Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1515.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 1
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
34 W 118th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
Gr: K-12 | 1,520 students Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1616.
Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1
Charter School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 635-3294
Gr: K-11 | 919 students Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #1717.
Icahn Charter School 1
Charter School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1525 Brook Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 716-8105
Gr: K-8 | 340 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1
Rank: #1818.
Success Academy Charter School-far Rockaway
Charter School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 704-1421
Gr: K-8 | 728 students Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1919.
Success Academy Charter School-bronx 3
Charter School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
965 Longwood Ave-floor 2
Bronx, NY 10459
(646) 790-2152
Gr: K-12 | 1,358 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2020.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 5
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
301 W 140th St-3rd Fl
New York, NY 10030
(646) 380-2580
Gr: K-8 | 733 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2121.
Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach
Charter School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1420 E 68th St-3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(347) 817-2017
Gr: K-8 | 977 students Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2222.
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2
Charter School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1804 Holland Ave
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 892-1276
Gr: K-8 | 528 students Student-teacher ratio: 24:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2323.
Success Academy Charter School-crown Heights
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
330 Crown St-5th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(646) 790-2129
Gr: K-8 | 786 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2424.
Bronx Charter School For Excellence
Charter School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1960 Benedict Ave
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 828-7301
Gr: K-8 | 790 students Student-teacher ratio: 23:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2525.
Success Academy Charter School-bronx 2
Charter School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
450 St Paul's Pl-5th Fl
Bronx, NY 10456
(347) 286-7965
Gr: K-8 | 904 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2626.
Success Academy Charter School-bed Stuy 3
Charter School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
787 Lafayette Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(646) 790-2126
Gr: 2-8 | 494 students Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2727.
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 15.2
Charter School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 643-1086
Gr: K-12 | 1,259 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #2828.
Icahn Charter School 5
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1500 Pelham Pkwy S
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 828-0034
Gr: K-8 | 341 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2929.
Zeta Charter School - Manhattan
Charter School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
401 W 218th St
New York, NY 10034
(716) 226-0192
Gr: PK-9 | 825 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3030.
Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
244 W 144 St-4th Fl
New York, NY 10027
(646) 812-9700
Gr: 5-12 | 394 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Rank: #3131.
Kipp Beyond Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
533 W 121st St
New York, NY 10027
(646) 361-6734
Gr: 6-10 | 548 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3232.
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-csd 13
Charter School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
80 Willoughby St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(347) 889-7041
Gr: K-8 | 797 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #3333.
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
82 Lewis Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 453-1001
Gr: K-9 | 665 students Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #3434.
Academic Leadership Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
677 E 141st St
Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 585-4215
Gr: K-8 | 343 students Student-teacher ratio: 23:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3535.
Icahn Charter School 7
Charter School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1535 Story Ave
Bronx, NY 10473
(718) 328-5480
Gr: K-8 | 303 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked charter public middle schools in New York?
The top-ranked charter public middle schools in New York include South Bronx Classical Charter School Iii, South Bronx Classical Charter School Iv and Icahn Charter School 4.
How many charter public middle schools are located in New York?
222 charter public middle schools are located in New York.
What is the racial composition of students in New York?
New York charter public middle schools minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New York public middle schools average of 64% (majority Hispanic).

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