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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · NEW YORK

New York schools in decline

New York public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-98%
ROSE M SINGER CENTER
Range
-98% to -55%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 NY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
ROSE M SINGER CENTEREAST ELMHURSTNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #242174-98.2%
BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL-CSD 15BROOKLYNBROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL-CSD 1574220-97.3%
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORKBRONXGIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK65394-85.6%
URBAN DOVE TEAM CHARTER SCHOOL IIIASTORIAURBAN DOVE TEAM CHARTER SCHOOL III20155-72.6%
IS 313 SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 931799-68.8%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 2NEW YORKSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 2755240-68.2%
COHOCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCOHOCTONWAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT22071-67.7%
PS 211BRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12598200-66.6%
IS 339BRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9505169-66.5%
PS 41 FRANCIS WHITEBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23461158-65.7%
MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL IINEW YORKMANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL II20773-64.7%
DR SUSAN S MCKINNEY SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE ARTSBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13370132-64.3%
IS 211 JOHN WILSONBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18521188-63.9%
NYS DEPT OF CORRECTIONS PLACEMENTALBANYNEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS1,017374-63.2%
IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMYBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18711262-63.2%
SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLNEW YORKNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2291112-61.5%
PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNETBUFFALOBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT761293-61.5%
WHITELAW REID ACADEMY OF ARTS AND BUSINESSBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #1619977-61.3%
PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WESTBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9577224-61.2%
PS 399 STANLEY EUGENE CLARKEBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17399157-60.7%
MS 61 DR GLADSTONE H ATWELLBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17723286-60.4%
JHS 118 WILLIAM W NILESBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #101,174468-60.1%
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGIESNEW YORKNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2473189-60.0%
PS 73 BRONXBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9705283-59.9%
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE)NEW YORKNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2328132-59.8%
HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCEBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9262106-59.5%
NORTHEAST SCHOOLAMITYVILLEAMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT357145-59.4%
KHALIL GIBRAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMYBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15260106-59.2%
PS 506 SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND TECHNOLOGY (THE)BROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20804334-58.5%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-PROSPECT HEIGHTSBROOKLYNSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-PROSPECT HEIGHTS529220-58.4%
JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126BROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14377157-58.4%
BRONX WRITING ACADEMYBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9438184-58.0%
NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY AT ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARK (THE)BRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9806340-57.8%
HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMY NORTH CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORKHARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMY NORTH CHARTER SCHOOL932394-57.7%
KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY)BROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #2322997-57.6%
BAYVILLE PRIMARYBAYVILLELOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT421179-57.5%
KINGSBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10468199-57.5%
HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMY EAST CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORKHARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL820349-57.4%
MS 394BROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17469201-57.1%
GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTSBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23471203-56.9%
METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)BRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12398172-56.8%
LA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYNLA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOL400174-56.5%
SCHOOL 7DUNKIRKDUNKIRK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT308134-56.5%
PS 3 BEDFORD VILLAGE (THE)BROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13393174-55.7%
ACADEMY FOR HEALTH CAREERSBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17356159-55.3%
MS 129 ACADEMY FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNING AND LEADERSHIPBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12513230-55.2%
SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTSBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12304137-54.9%
KAPPABRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9317143-54.9%
PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMYBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7393178-54.7%
PS 18 JOHN PETER ZENGERBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7598271-54.7%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-ny.csv

How this list was built

Every New York public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which New York schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "New York schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/new-york
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