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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · NEW YORK

New York schools on the rise

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

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+466%
LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Range
+103% to +466%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 NY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLBRONXLEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL132747466%
BRILLA VERITAS CHARTER SCHOOLBRONXBRILLA VERITAS CHARTER SCHOOL115569395%
ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3ROCHESTERROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3177826367%
PS 583BRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8100436336%
ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLBRONXATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL3911,481279%
S.T.A.R. LEADERSHIP ACADEMYRICHMOND HILLNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27135507276%
SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORKSCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL204728257%
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3BRONXBRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3148512246%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HUDSON YARDSNEW YORKSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HUDSON YARDS114365220%
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL IIJAMAICAGROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II255810218%
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 2BRONXBRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 2174528203%
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL IVBRONXSOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL IV128385201%
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTONAWANDATONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT268785193%
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCORONANEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24300878193%
MS 890BROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22117336187%
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTELBUFFALOELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL148416181%
ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE ARTS (THE)FOREST HILLSNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28205573180%
LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBUFFALOBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT174469170%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FAR ROCKAWAYFAR ROCKAWAYSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FAR ROCKAWAY272728168%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - NORWOODBRONXSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - NORWOOD143381166%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BED STUY 3BROOKLYNSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BED STUY 3187494164%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX 3BRONXSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX 35161,358163%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLATBUSHBROOKLYNSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLATBUSH228598162%
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGEBRONXAMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE277720160%
YONKERS EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMYYONKERSYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT115297158%
BROWNSVILLE COLLABORATIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23106271156%
EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOLHEMPSTEADEVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOL4491,144155%
LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALOBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT191475149%
PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNINGSTATEN ISLANDNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31153377146%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-SOUTH JAMAICAJAMAICASUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-SOUTH JAMAICA231553139%
HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2BROOKLYNHEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2141335138%
BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL IIBROOKLYNBEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL II343800133%
CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLELMHURSTCENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL403935132%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BERGEN BEACHBROOKLYNSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BERGEN BEACH424977130%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BUSHWICKBROOKLYNSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BUSHWICK243558130%
EXPLORATION ELE CS - SCIENCE-TECHNOLROCHESTEREXPLORATION ELE CS - SCIENCE-TECHNOL166371124%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - ROSEDALEROSEDALESUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - ROSEDALE5051,124123%
UTICA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLFRANKFORTUTICA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL448997123%
BROADALBIN-PERTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAMSTERDAMBROADALBIN-PERTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT397879121%
SYRACUSE LATIN SCHOOLSYRACUSESYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT293640118%
NORTHWEST COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLROCHESTERROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT228487114%
NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOLNEW YORK MILLSNEW YORK MILLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT244521114%
WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOLNEW YORKNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3339722113%
NEW WORLD PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLSTATEN ISLANDNEW WORLD PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL379803112%
STOREFRONT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBRONXSTOREFRONT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL123260111%
KATHLEEN GRIMM SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIPSTATEN ISLANDNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31215452110%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - SPRINGFIELD GARDENSSPRINGFIELD GARDENSSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - SPRINGFIELD GARDENS479998108%
BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL - CSD 13.2BROOKLYNBROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL - CSD 13.2282580106%
RIVERVIEW SCHOOL (THE)WOODSIDENYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75399820106%
ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE)BROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32202409103%
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-on-the-rise-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, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more New Yorkfamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

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.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

Anyone is welcome to cite or republish these findings. Please credit allk12.com and link back to this page so readers can verify the underlying data.

allk12 (2026). "New York schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/new-york
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DOWNLOAD THE DATA
↓ schools-on-the-rise-by-state-ny.csv
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