Charter schools
Charter schools are tuition-free public schools run independently of the DOE's community districts. Admission is by lottery, usually with preference for students who live in the district where the school is located.
289 charter schools operate in New York City: 52 in Manhattan, 101 in the Bronx, 92 in Brooklyn, 35 in Queens and 8 in Staten Island.
Highest-ranked on SchoolDigger: Icahn Charter School 4, Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 and Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 2.
Manhattan (52)
In District 1 (1)All District 1 schools →
- Manhattan Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
In District 2 (7)All District 2 schools →
- Broome Street Academy Charter High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School
6–12 · Top 43% in NY (middle)
- John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School
9–12 · Top 13% in NY (high)
- New York City Charter School of the Arts
6–8 · Top 20% in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Hell's Kitchen
K–5 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Hudson Yards
K–4 · Top 4% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Union Square
K–12 · Top 2% in NY (middle)
In District 3 (8)All District 3 schools →
- Future Leaders Institute Charter School
K–8 · Top 45% in NY (middle)
- Harlem Link Charter School
K–4 · Top 49% in NY (elementary)
- KIPP Beyond Charter School
6–12 · Top 7% in NY (middle)
- New York French-American Charter School
K–12 · Top 24% in NY (middle)
- Opportunity Charter School
6–12 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 1
K–5 · Top 7% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 4
K–8 · Top 2% in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Upper West
K–8 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
In District 4 (11)All District 4 schools →
- Amber Charter School East Harlem
K–5 · Top 50% in NY (elementary)
- DREAM Charter School East Harlem
K–12 · Top 7% in NY (elementary)
- East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School
K–8 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Harlem Prep Charter School
K–12 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- Harlem Village Academy East Charter School
K–8 · Top 6% in NY (elementary)
- Innovation Charter High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- NYC Autism Charter School East Harlem
K–12
- Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 3
K–12 · Top 2% in NY (middle)
- Urban Dove Team Charter School IV
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
In District 5 (14)All District 5 schools →
- Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School
6–12 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- Democracy Preparatory Charter School
K–12 · Top 32% in NY (middle)
- Democracy Preparatory Harlem Charter School
K–12 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Global Community Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School
K–12 · Top 18% in NY (middle)
- Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
K–12 · Top 50% in NY (middle)
- Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
K–12 · Top 4% in NY (middle)
- Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
K–5 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
- KIPP Infinity Charter School
K–12 · Top 15% in NY (middle)
- KIPP S.T.A.R. College Preparatory Charter School
K–12 · Top 17% in NY (middle)
- Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem
K–5 · Top 26% in NY (elementary)
- St. HOPE Leadership Academy Charter School
K–8 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2
K–8 · Top 3% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5
K–8 · Top 2% in NY (middle)
In District 6 (11)All District 6 schools →
- Amber Charter School Inwood
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- American Dream Charter School II
K–5
- Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
5–12 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- KIPP NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School
K–12 · Top 32% in NY (middle)
- Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem
K–8 · Top 11% in NY (middle)
- New Heights Academy Charter School
5–12 · Top 36% in NY (middle)
- School in the Square Public Charter School
6–8 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights
K–5 · Top 4% in NY (elementary)
- The Equity Project Charter School
K–8 · Top 18% in NY (middle)
- WHIN Music Community Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Zeta Charter Schools - Inwood
K–5 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
Bronx (101)
In District 7 (31)All District 7 schools →
- Academic Leadership Charter School
K–5 · Top 4% in NY (elementary)
- Access Bronx Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- American Dream Charter School
6–8 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- Brilla College Preparatory Charter School
K–5 · Top 48% in NY (elementary)
- Brilla Veritas Charter School
K–4 · Top 48% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 7
K–5 · Top 41% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School
K–8
- Choice Charter School
K–5
- Creo College Preparatory Charter School
6–12 · Top 37% in NY (middle)
- Dream Charter School Mott Haven
K–4 · Top 24% in NY (elementary)
- Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Family Life Academy Charter School II
K–8 · Top 40% in NY (elementary)
- Family Life Academy Charter School III
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- KIPP Academy Charter School
K–12 · Top 13% in NY (middle)
- KIPP Bronx Charter School III
5–8 · Top 21% in NY (middle)
- Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
6–10 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- Mott Haven Charter School
K–8
- Neighborhood Charter School: Bronx
K–5 · Top 14% in NY (elementary)
- NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI)
9–12
- Rosalyn Yalow Charter School
K–5 · Top 36% in NY (elementary)
- South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts
K–5
- South Bronx Classical Charter School II
K–5 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- South Bronx Classical Charter School IV
K–5 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- Storefront Academy Charter School
K–5 · Top 29% in NY (elementary)
- Strive Charter School
- Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1
K–8 · Top 2% in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Upper
Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- University Prep Charter High School
9–12 · Top 43% in NY (high)
- University Prep Charter Middle School
5–8 · Top 38% in NY (middle)
- Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer Science
9–12 · Top 27% in NY (high)
- Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx
K–5 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
In District 8 (14)All District 8 schools →
- Bronx Arts and Science Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 6
K–5 · Top 49% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 9
- Bronx Charter School for the Arts
K–8 · Top 37% in NY (middle)
- Emblaze Academy Charter School
5–8 · Top 48% in NY (middle)
- Grand Concourse Academy Charter School
K–5 · Top 28% in NY (elementary)
- Icahn Charter School 7
K–8 · Top 13% in NY (middle)
- Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School
K–12 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
6–8 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 4
K–5 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 12
- United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science ll
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- United Charter High School for the Humanities II
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Urban Dove Team Charter School II
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
In District 9 (18)All District 9 schools →
- AECI II: NYC Charter High School for Computer Engineering and Innovation
Grade 9
- Brilla Pax Charter School
K–5 · Top 45% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School
K–8 · Top 26% in NY (middle)
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 5
K–5 · Top 3% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Preparatory Charter School
5–12 · Top 32% in NY (middle)
- Dream Charter School Highbridge
K–5
- Family Life Academy Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Family Life Academy Charter Schools High School
9–12
- Icahn Charter School 1
K–8 · Top 1% in NY (middle)
- Icahn Charter School 6
K–8 · Top 10% in NY (middle)
- Mott Hall Charter School
6–8 · Top 48% in NY (middle)
- Nuasin Next Generation Charter School
K–12 · Top 33% in NY (middle)
- South Bronx Classical Charter School III
K–5 · Top 3% in NY (elementary)
- South Bronx Community Charter High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 2
K–8 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 3
K–5 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
- Wildflower New York Charter School
K–5
- Zeta Charter School – Mount Eden
K–5 · Top 3% in NY (elementary)
In District 10 (14)All District 10 schools →
- Amber Charter School Kingsbridge
K–5 · Top 39% in NY (elementary)
- Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School
6–8 · Top 31% in NY (middle)
- Brilla Caritas Charter School
K–5 · Top 44% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 8
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Community Charter School
K–8 · Top 37% in NY (middle)
- Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School
K–5 · Top 44% in NY (elementary)
- Charter High School for Law and Social Justice
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- International Leadership Charter High School
9–12 · Top 26% in NY (high)
- KIPP Bronx Charter School II
K–4 · Top 36% in NY (elementary)
- South Bronx Classical Charter School V
K–12
- Success Academy Charter School - Norwood
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 7
- United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- United Charter High School for the Humanities
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
In District 11 (15)All District 11 schools →
- Bronx Charter School for Better Learning
K–5 · Top 34% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Charter School for Better Learning II
K–5 · Top 46% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence
K–8 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2
K–5 · Top 3% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 3
K–5 · Top 12% in NY (elementary)
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 4
K–5 · Top 9% in NY (elementary)
- Capital Preparatory Bronx Charter School
6–12 · Top 33% in NY (middle)
- Haven Charter High School
- Icahn Charter School 2
K–8 · Top 3% in NY (middle)
- Icahn Charter School 3
K–8 · Top 5% in NY (middle)
- Icahn Charter School 4
K–8 · Top 1% in NY (middle)
- Icahn Charter School 5
K–8 · Top 8% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 5
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 6
- The Equality Charter School
6–12 · Top 50% in NY (middle)
In District 12 (9)All District 12 schools →
- Bold Charter School
K–5 · Top 6% in NY (elementary)
- Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School
K–8 · Top 30% in NY (middle)
- Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
6–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School
6–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- KIPP Freedom Charter School
K–9 · Top 24% in NY (middle)
- NYC Autism Charter School Bronx
5–12
- Pharos Academy Charter School
K–12 · Top 6% in NY (middle)
- South Bronx Classical Charter School
K–5 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
- Zeta Charter School – Tremont Park
K–5 · Top 3% in NY (elementary)
Brooklyn (92)
In District 13 (10)All District 13 schools →
- Achievement First Endeavor Charter School
K–12 · Top 29% in NY (middle)
- Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School
6–8
- Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Bed-Stuy Clinton Hill Campus
K–5
- Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Downtown Campus
K–8
- Community Partnership Charter School
K–5 · Top 28% in NY (elementary)
- Community Roots Charter School
K–8 · Top 11% in NY (middle)
- Compass Charter School
K–5 · Top 14% in NY (elementary)
- Edmund W. Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School
6–12 · Top 42% in NY (middle)
- Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School NYC
K–12 · Top 33% in NY (elementary)
- Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn
6–12 · Top 32% in NY (middle)
In District 14 (8)All District 14 schools →
- Beginning with Children Charter School II
K–8 · Top 12% in NY (elementary)
- Brooklyn Charter School
K–5 · Top 22% in NY (elementary)
- Brownsville Collegiate Charter School
6–8
- Northside Charter High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1
K–8 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg
K–8 · Top 6% in NY (elementary)
- Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC
6–8 · Top 20% in NY (middle)
- Williamsburg Charter High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
In District 15 (10)All District 15 schools →
- Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Sunset Yards Campus
K–12
- Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Windsor Terrace Campus
K–12
- Brooklyn RISE Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School
6–8 · Top 14% in NY (middle)
- Hellenic Classical Charter School
K–8 · Top 4% in NY (middle)
- LEEP Dual Language Academy Charter School
K–5 · Top 40% in NY (elementary)
- New Dawn Charter High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- PAVE Academy Charter School
K–8 · Top 12% in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Cobble Hill
K–12 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
- Summit Academy Charter School
6–12 · Lower half in NY (middle)
In District 16 (11)All District 16 schools →
- Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
K–8 · Top 3% in NY (elementary)
- Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School II
- Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy Charter School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School
K–8 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- EMBER Charter School for Mindful Education, Innovation and Transformation
K–8
- La Cima Charter School
K–5 · Top 43% in NY (elementary)
- Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School
6–8 · Top 31% in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 3
K–5 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School NYC
5–12 · Top 30% in NY (middle)
- Uncommon Excellence Boys Charter School NYC
K–8 · Top 27% in NY (elementary)
- Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School NYC
K–8 · Top 20% in NY (middle)
In District 17 (9)All District 17 schools →
- Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School
K–12 · Top 45% in NY (middle)
- Explore Charter School
K–8 · Top 23% in NY (middle)
- Explore Empower Charter School
K–8 · Top 33% in NY (middle)
- Flatbush Ascend Charter School
K–5 · Top 22% in NY (elementary)
- KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School
K–12 · Top 8% in NY (middle)
- Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
- Success Academy Charter School - Crown Heights
K–8 · Top 1% in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Flatbush
K–5 · Top 6% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Prospect Heights
K–12 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
In District 18 (11)All District 18 schools →
- Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
K–12 · Top 18% in NY (middle)
- Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6
- Canarsie Ascend Charter School
K–5 · Top 25% in NY (elementary)
- Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek
K–6 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- East Flatbush Ascend Charter School
K–5 · Top 11% in NY (elementary)
- Explore Excel Charter School
K–8 · Top 33% in NY (middle)
- Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Lamad Academy Charter School
6–8 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- New American Academy Charter School
K–5 · Top 32% in NY (elementary)
- Uncommon Canarsie Charter School NYC
K–5 · Top 29% in NY (elementary)
- Uncommon Kings Charter School NYC
K–12 · Top 17% in NY (middle)
In District 19 (9)All District 19 schools →
- Achievement First Apollo Charter School
K–8 · Top 38% in NY (middle)
- Achievement First Aspire Charter School
K–8 · Top 45% in NY (middle)
- Achievement First East New York Charter School
K–12 · Top 39% in NY (elementary)
- Achievement First Linden Charter School
K–4 · Top 50% in NY (elementary)
- Brooklyn Scholars Charter School
K–8 · Top 37% in NY (middle)
- Collegiate Academy for Mathematics and Personal Awareness Charter School
6–8
- Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School
K–5 · Top 24% in NY (elementary)
- East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
K–4 · Top 11% in NY (elementary)
- Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn
K–6 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
In District 20 (1)All District 20 schools →
In District 21 (3)All District 21 schools →
- Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School
K–12 · Top 29% in NY (middle)
- Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2
K–5 · Top 49% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst
K–8 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
In District 22 (7)All District 22 schools →
- Brooklyn Dreams Charter School
K–8 · Top 40% in NY (middle)
- Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
K–5 · Top 18% in NY (elementary)
- Hebrew Language Academy Charter School
K–8 · Top 29% in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach
K–5 · Top 5% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay
K–8
- United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science lll
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Urban Dove Team Charter School
9–10 · Lower half in NY (high)
In District 23 (6)All District 23 schools →
- Achievement First Brownsville Charter School
K–12 · Top 30% in NY (middle)
- Brownsville Ascend Charter School
K–8 · Top 35% in NY (middle)
- Imagine Me Leadership Charter School
K–5 · Top 26% in NY (elementary)
- Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School NYC
K–12 · Top 21% in NY (middle)
- Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School NYC
K–8 · Top 31% in NY (middle)
- Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School NYC
6–8 · Top 34% in NY (middle)
In District 32 (7)All District 32 schools →
- Achievement First Bushwick Charter School
K–12 · Top 21% in NY (middle)
- Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School
K–5 · Top 36% in NY (elementary)
- Achievement First Voyager Charter School
5–12 · Top 46% in NY (middle)
- Bushwick Ascend Charter School
K–8 · Top 9% in NY (middle)
- Math, Engineering, and Science Academy Charter High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bushwick
K–5 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- Urban Dove Team Charter School V
10–12
Queens (35)
In District 24 (9)All District 24 schools →
- Central Queens Academy Charter School
6–8 · Top 5% in NY (middle)
- Central Queens Academy Charter School II
- Elm Community Charter School
K–5 · Top 26% in NY (elementary)
- Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
K–8 · Top 8% in NY (middle)
- Middle Village Preparatory Charter School
6–8 · Top 12% in NY (middle)
- Our World Neighborhood Charter School 3
- Renaissance Charter School 2
K–12 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School – NYC 17
K–12
- Zeta Charter School – Queens Elmhurst
K–12
In District 25 (1)All District 25 schools →
In District 27 (8)All District 27 schools →
- Challenge Preparatory Charter School
K–8 · Top 40% in NY (middle)
- Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2
K–5 · Top 43% in NY (elementary)
- Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School
K–5 · Top 3% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Far Rockaway
K–5 · Top 9% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 14
- Success Academy Charter School - South Jamaica
K–5 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science lV
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- United Charter High School for the Humanities lV
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
In District 28 (5)All District 28 schools →
- Growing Up Green Charter School II
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- New Dawn Charter High School II
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School
K–5 · Top 49% in NY (elementary)
- Valence College Preparatory Charter School
5–8 · Top 14% in NY (middle)
- Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica
K–12
In District 29 (6)All District 29 schools →
- Achievement First Legacy Charter School
K–8
- Merrick Academy - Queens Public Charter School
K–6 · Top 41% in NY (elementary)
- Riverton Street Charter School
K–7 · Top 11% in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 2
K–4 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale
K–5 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens - New York 6
K–5 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)
In District 30 (6)All District 30 schools →
- Academy of the City Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Growing Up Green Charter School
K–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Our World Neighborhood Charter School
K–8 · Top 18% in NY (middle)
- Renaissance Charter School
K–12 · Top 26% in NY (middle)
- Urban Dove Team Charter School III
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- VOICE Charter School of New York
K–8 · Top 23% in NY (middle)
Staten Island (8)
In District 31 (8)All District 31 schools →
- Bridge Preparatory Charter School
1–5 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Early College Charter School
8–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island
K–5 · Top 9% in NY (elementary)
- John W. Lavelle Preparatory Charter School
K–12 · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- New Ventures Charter School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- New World Preparatory Charter School
6–8 · Top 50% in NY (middle)
- Richmond Preparatory Charter School
6–12 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- Staten Island Hebrew Public Charter School
K–5
Not in the current DOE directory (3)
These schools appear in older DOE test, quality, or admissions data but not the current school directory. They may have closed, merged, or changed their school code.