Best Middle Schools in New York for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in New York!

Every year, the NY State Education Department shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! New York NY State Assessments test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were posted to SchoolDigger TODAY!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New York test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
360109506413	1	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Crown St-5th Fl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2129	787			67.5%	11 (1.4%)	691 (87.8%)	69 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$16,237	$312	$15,925	99.9%	99.7%	0.19%
360016105893	2	South Bronx Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-4340	498			87.8%	10 (2.0%)	180 (36.1%)	288 (57.8%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,155	$4,079	$15,076	99.8%	99.3%	0.58%
360115106581	3	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Public, Charter	K-8	10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1421	641			69.3%	11 (1.7%)	498 (77.7%)	108 (16.8%)	6 (0.9%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	$18,022	$867	$17,154	99.8%	99.3%	0.43%
360096206037	4	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Public, Charter	K-8	410 E 100th St-4th Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2184	693			78.5%	16 (2.3%)	363 (52.4%)	264 (38.1%)	20 (2.9%)	6 (0.9%)	7 (1.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$26,784	$693	$26,091	99.7%	98.9%	0.76%
360103906260	5	Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Public, Charter	K-8	145 W 84th St-2nd Fl	New York	10024	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 274-1580	943			50.6%	188 (19.9%)	172 (18.2%)	354 (37.5%)	155 (16.4%)	25 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.1%)	$16,257	$366	$15,891	99.6%	99.1%	0.55%
360113206570	6	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	500			96.8%	3 (0.6%)	271 (54.2%)	205 (41.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$18,505	$5,169	$13,336	99.5%	99.5%	0.07%
360111806486	7	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 602-4335	895			49.2%	2 (0.2%)	802 (89.6%)	42 (4.7%)	12 (1.3%)	14 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	18 (2.0%)	$16,922	$542	$16,380	99.5%	99.0%	0.46%
360016905862	8	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	34 W 118th St-2nd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 277-7170	1,574			66.9%	64 (4.1%)	974 (61.9%)	453 (28.8%)	30 (1.9%)	24 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	22 (1.4%)	$17,143	$378	$16,765	99.4%	98.9%	0.52%
360008605191	9	Ps/Middle School 4 Crotona Park West	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6655	343	28	12.2	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	164 (47.8%)	177 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$24,465	$3,107	$21,358	99.3%	98.7%	0.57%
360105406295	10	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 635-3294	482			63.1%	11 (2.3%)	284 (58.9%)	144 (29.9%)	19 (3.9%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$21,585	$1,844	$19,742	99.2%	98.5%	0.70%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math, NY State Assessments Science test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 14, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the NY State Education Department.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 1303)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
360109506413	1	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Crown St-5th Fl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2129	787			67.5%	11 (1.4%)	691 (87.8%)	69 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$16,237			$312			$15,925	99.9%	99.7%	0.19%
360016105893	2	South Bronx Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-4340	498			87.8%	10 (2.0%)	180 (36.1%)	288 (57.8%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,155			$4,079			$15,076	99.8%	99.3%	0.58%
360115106581	3	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Public, Charter	K-8	10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1421	641			69.3%	11 (1.7%)	498 (77.7%)	108 (16.8%)	6 (0.9%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	$18,022			$867			$17,154	99.8%	99.3%	0.43%
360096206037	4	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Public, Charter	K-8	410 E 100th St-4th Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2184	693			78.5%	16 (2.3%)	363 (52.4%)	264 (38.1%)	20 (2.9%)	6 (0.9%)	7 (1.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$26,784			$693			$26,091	99.7%	98.9%	0.76%
360103906260	5	Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Public, Charter	K-8	145 W 84th St-2nd Fl	New York	10024	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 274-1580	943			50.6%	188 (19.9%)	172 (18.2%)	354 (37.5%)	155 (16.4%)	25 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.1%)	$16,257			$366			$15,891	99.6%	99.1%	0.55%
360113206570	6	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	500			96.8%	3 (0.6%)	271 (54.2%)	205 (41.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$18,505			$5,169			$13,336	99.5%	99.5%	0.07%
360111806486	7	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 602-4335	895			49.2%	2 (0.2%)	802 (89.6%)	42 (4.7%)	12 (1.3%)	14 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	18 (2.0%)	$16,922			$542			$16,380	99.5%	99.0%	0.46%
360016905862	8	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	34 W 118th St-2nd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 277-7170	1,574			66.9%	64 (4.1%)	974 (61.9%)	453 (28.8%)	30 (1.9%)	24 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	22 (1.4%)	$17,143			$378			$16,765	99.4%	98.9%	0.52%
360008605191	9	Ps/Middle School 4 Crotona Park West	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6655	343	28	12.2	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	164 (47.8%)	177 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$24,465			$3,107			$21,358	99.3%	98.7%	0.57%
360105406295	10	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 635-3294	482			63.1%	11 (2.3%)	284 (58.9%)	144 (29.9%)	19 (3.9%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$21,585			$1,844			$19,742	99.2%	98.5%	0.70%