Charter School Office

2012 - 2013 Approved New York State Charter Schools

A listing of the 244 charter schools currently approved to operate in New York State as of January 2013 can be found below. By clicking on the link of each charter school, you will find directory information about each school, the most recent annual reports and audited statements, and links to each school's website. Charter schools authorized by the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education and the SUNY BoT Board of Trustees also have direct links to the websites for each school maintained by their authorizers. 

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Charter School Directory

Charter School Name

School District

2012-13
Year of Operation

Authorizer
Academic Leadership Charter School NYC CSD 7 4 NYC-DoE
Academy Charter School Hempstead UFSD 4 SUNY BoT
Academy of the City Charter School NYC CSD 30 2 SUNY BoT
Achievement Academy Charter School Albany City 8 SUNY BoT
Achievement First Apollo Charter School NYC CSD 19 3 SUNY BoT
Achievement First Aspire Charter School NYC CSD 19 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Achievement First Brownsville Charter School NYC CSD 23 5 SUNY BoT
Achievement First Bushwick Charter School NYC CSD 32 7 SUNY BoT
Achievement First Central Brooklyn Charter School NYC CSD 17,23 or 32 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School NYC CSD 17 8 NYC-DoE
Achievement First East New York Charter School NYC CSD 19 8 NYC-DoE
Achievement First Endeavor Charter School NYC CSD 13 7 NYC-DoE
Albany Community Charter School Albany City 7 SUNY BoT
Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls Albany City 3 SUNY BoT
Aloma D. Johnson Fruit Belt Community Charter School Buffalo City 5 Board of Regents
Amani Public Charter School Mount Vernon 2 Board of Regents
Amber Charter School NYC CSD 4 13 SUNY BoT
Ark Community Charter School Troy 12 SUNY BoT
Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School NYC CSD 16 5 SUNY BoT
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School NYC CSD 16 3 NYC-DoE
Beginning with Children Charter School NYC CSD 16 12 NYC-DoE
Beginning with Children Charter School II NYC CSD 14 1 SUNY BoT
Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York NYC CSD 7 or 8 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Boys Albany City 3 SUNY BoT
Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls Albany City 3 SUNY BoT
Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys Albany City 11 Board of Regents
Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls Albany City 11 Board of Regents
Brilla College Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 7 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School NYC CSD 9 5 NYC-DoE
Bronx Charter School for Better Learning NYC CSD 11 10 SUNY BoT
Bronx Charter School for Children (The) NYC CSD 7 9 Board of Regents
Bronx Charter School for Excellence NYC CSD 11 9 SUNY BoT
Bronx Charter School for the Arts NYC CSD 8 10 Board of Regents
Bronx Community Charter School NYC CSD 10 5 NYC-DoE
Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School NYC CSD 7 5 NYC-DoE
Bronx Lighthouse Charter School NYC CSD 12 9 NYC-DoE
Bronx Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 9 12 SUNY BoT
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School NYC CSD 18 5 NYC-DoE
Brooklyn Charter School NYC CSD 14 13 NYC-DoE
Brooklyn City Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 13 Opening Fall 2013 NYC-DoE
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School NYC CSD 22 3 SUNY BoT
Brooklyn East Collegiate Charter School NYC CSD 13 3 SUNY BoT
Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School NYC CSD 16 10 SUNY BoT
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School NYC CSD 15 4 SUNY BoT
Brooklyn Scholars Charter School NYC CSD 19 4 NYC-DoE
Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School NYC CSD 15 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
Broome Street Academy Charter High School NYC CSD 2 2 SUNY BoT
Brownsville Ascend Charter School NYC CSD 18 4 NYC-DoE
Brownsville Collegiate Charter School NYC CSD 23 4 SUNY BoT
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School Buffalo City 9 Board of Regents
Buffalo United Charter School Buffalo City 10 SUNY BoT
Bushwick Ascend Charter School NYC CSD 32 3 NYC-DoE
Canarsie Ascend Charter School NYC CSD 18 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Central Queens Academy Charter School NYC CSD 24 1 SUNY BoT
Challenge Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 27 3 NYC-DoE
Charter School for Applied Technologies Kenmore-Tonawanda UFSD 12 Board of Regents
Charter School of Educational Excellence Yonkers 8 Board of Regents
Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School Wainscott Common 12 SUNY BoT
Children's Aid College Prep Charter School NYC CSD 12 1 SUNY BoT
Citizens of the World Charter School New York 1 NYC CSD 14 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Citizens of the World Charter School New York 2 NYC CSD 14 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Community Charter School Buffalo City 11 Board of Regents
Community Partnership Charter School NYC CSD 13 13 SUNY BoT
Community Roots Charter School NYC CSD 13 7 NYC-DoE
Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School NYC CSD 21 4 NYC-DoE
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek NYC CSD 18 3 NYC-DoE
Democracy Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 5 7 NYC-DoE
Democracy Preparatory Charter School - Harlem NYC CSD 5 3 NYC-DoE
Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School NYC CSD 5 1 Board of Regents
Discovery Charter School East Irondequoit 2 Board of Regents
Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School NYC CSD 12 3 NYC-DoE
Dream Charter School NYC CSD 4 5 NYC-DoE
East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School NYC CSD 4 2 SUNY BoT
East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II NYC CSD 4 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Elmwood Village Charter School Buffalo City 7 Board of Regents
Enterprise Charter School Buffalo City 10 Buffalo BoE
Equality Charter School (The) NYC CSD 11 4 NYC-DoE
Equity Project Charter School (The) NYC CSD 6 4 NYC-DoE
Ethical Community Charter School (The) NYC CSD 14 4 NYC-DoE
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School Rochester City 13 SUNY BoT
Evergreen Charter School Hempstead UFSD 4 Board of Regents
Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant NYC CSD 16 9 SUNY BoT
Excellence Girls Charter School NYC CSD 16 4 SUNY BoT
Explore Charter School NYC CSD 17 11 NYC-DoE
Explore Empower Charter School NYC CSD 17 4 NYC-DoE
Explore Enrich Charter School NYC CSD 17 or 18 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Explore Envision Charter School

NYC CSD

17 or 18

Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Explore Exceed Charter School NYC CSD 17 1 SUNY BoT
Explore Excel Charter School NYC CSD 18 2 SUNY BoT
Fahari Academy Charter School NYC CSD 17 4 NYC-DoE
Family Life Academy Charter School NYC CSD 9 12 SUNY BoT
Family Life Academy Charter School II NYC CSD 8 1 SUNY BoT
Future Leaders Institute Charter School NYC CSD 3 8 NYC-DoE
Genesee Community Charter School Rochester City 12 Board of Regents
Girls Preparatory Charter School of New York NYC CSD 1 8 SUNY BoT
Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx NYC CSD 8 4 SUNY BoT
Global Community Charter School NYC CSD 6 1 Board of Regents
Global Concepts Charter School Lackawanna City 11 Board of Regents
Grand Concourse Academy Charter School NYC CSD 9 9 SUNY BoT
Great Oaks Charter School NYC CSD 2 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
Green Dot New York Charter School NYC CSD 7 5 SUNY BoT
Green Tech High Charter School Albany City 5 SUNY BoT
Growing up Green Charter School NYC CSD 30 4 NYC-DoE
Harbor Science and Arts Charter School NYC CSD 4 13 SUNY BoT
Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School NYC CSD 5 9 NYC-DoE
Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School NYC CSD 5 8 NYC-DoE
Harlem Hebrew Language Academy Charter School NYC CSD 3 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
Harlem Link Charter School NYC CSD 3 8 SUNY BoT
Harlem Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 4 8 SUNY BoT
Harlem Village Academy Charter School NYC CSD 5 10 SUNY BoT
Harlem Village Academy Leadership Charter School NYC CSD 4 8 SUNY BoT
Harriet Tubman Charter School NYC CSD 9 11 Board of Regents
Health Sciences Charter School Buffalo City 3 Board of Regents
Hebrew Language Academy Charter School NYC CSD 22 4 NYC-DoE
Heketi Community Charter School NYC CSD 7 1 SUNY BoT
Hellenic Classical Charter School NYC CSD 15 8 NYC-DoE
Henry Johnson Charter School Albany City 6 SUNY BoT
Hyde Leadership Charter School NYC CSD 8 7 NYC-DoE
Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn NYC CSD 19 3 NYC-DoE
Icahn Charter School #1 NYC CSD 9 12 SUNY BoT
Icahn Charter School #2 NYC CSD 8 6 SUNY BoT
Icahn Charter School #3 NYC CSD 9 5 SUNY BoT
Icahn Charter School #4 NYC CSD 11 4 SUNY BoT
Icahn Charter School #5 NYC CSD 11 2 SUNY BoT
Icahn Charter School #6 NYC CSD 9 1 SUNY BoT
Icahn Charter School #7 NYC CSD 9 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Imagine Me Leadership Charter School NYC CSD 19 3 NYC-DoE
Innovate Manhattan Charter School NYC CSD 2 2 SUNY BoT
International Leadership Charter School NYC CSD 10 7 NYC-DoE
Invictus Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 19 2 SUNY BoT
Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School NYC CSD 6 3 NYC-DoE
John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School NYC CSD 2 13 NYC-DoE
John W. Lavelle Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 31 4 NYC-DoE
King Center Charter School Buffalo City 13 SUNY BoT
Kings Collegiate Charter School NYC CSD 18 6 SUNY BoT
KIPP Academy Charter School NYC CSD 7 13 NYC-DoE
KIPP AMP Charter School NYC CSD 17 8 NYC-DoE
KIPP Infinity Charter School NYC CSD 5 8 NYC- DoE
KIPP NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School NYC CSD 6 1 Board of Regents
KIPP S.T.A.R College Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 5 10 SUNY BoT
KIPP Tech Valley Charter School Albany City 8 SUNY BoT
La Cima Charter School NYC CSD 16 5 Board of Regents
Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School NYC CSD 16 1 Board of Regents
Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School NYC CSD 13 7 SUNY BoT
Leadership Preparatory Brownsville Charter School NYC CSD 23 4 SUNY BoT
Leadership Preparatory Charter School 4 NYC CSD 17 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Leadership Preparatory Ocean Hill Charter School NYC CSD 23 3 SUNY BoT
Lefferts Gardens Charter School NYC CSD 17 3 NYC-DoE
Manhattan Charter School NYC CSD 1 8 NYC-DoE
Manhattan Charter School II NYC CSD 1 1 SUNY BoT
Math, Engineering, and Science Academy Charter High School NYC CSD 32 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
Merrick Academy - Queens Public Charter School NYC CSD 29 13 SUNY BoT
Metropolitan Lighthouse Charter School NYC CSD 8 3 NYC-DoE
Middle Village Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 24 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Mott Hall Charter School NYC CSD 9 1 Board of Regents
Mott Haven Charter School NYC CSD 7 5 NYC-DoE
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem NYC CSD 5 1 Board of Regents
New American Academy Charter School (The) NYC CSD 19 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
New Dawn Charter High School NYC CSD 15 1 Board of Regents
New Heights Academy Charter School NYC CSD 6 8 NYC-DoE
New Hope Academy Charter School NYC CSD 18 3 SUNY BoT
New Roots Charter School Ithaca City 4 SUNY BoT
New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science NYC CSD 10 2 SUNY BoT
New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science II NYC CSD 7 1 Board of Regents
New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science III NYC CSD 13, 14, 16 or 17 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science IV NYC CSD 13, 14, 16 or 17 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities NYC CSD 10 2 SUNY BoT
New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities II NYC CSD 7 1 Board of Regents
New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities III NYC CSD 13, 14, 16 or 17 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities IV NYC CSD 13, 14, 16 or 17 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
New World Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 31 3 SUNY BoT
New York Center for Autism Charter School NYC CSD 4 8 NYC-DoE
New York City Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering & Construction Industries NYC CSD 7 5 NYC-DoE
New York City Montessori Charter School NYC CSD 7 2 Board of Regents
New York French-American Charter School NYC CSD 5 3 NYC-DoE
Newburgh Preparatory Charter High School Newburgh Enlarged City SD Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
Niagara Charter School Niagara-Wheatfield 7 Board of Regents
Northside Charter High School NYC CSD 14 4 Board of Regents
Ocean Hill Collegiate Charter School NYC CSD 23 3 SUNY BoT
Opportunity Charter School NYC CSD 3 9 NYC-DoE
Oracle Charter School Buffalo City 8 SUNY BoT
Our World Neighborhood Charter School NYC CSD 30 11 SUNY BoT
PAVE Academy Charter School NYC CSD 15 5 NYC-DoE
Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School NYC CSD 27 9 NYC-DoE
Pinnacle Charter School Buffalo City 10 Board of Regents
Renaissance Charter High School for Innovation (The) NYC CSD 4 3 NYC-DoE
Renaissance Charter School (The) NYC CSD 30 13 NYC-DoE
Riverhead Charter School Riverhead 12 Board of Regents
Riverton Street Charter School NYC CSD 29 3 NYC-DoE
Roads Charter School I NYC CSD 23 1 SUNY BoT
Roads Charter School II NYC CSD 13 1 SUNY BoT
Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School NYC CSD 28 3 NYC-DoE
Rochester Academy Charter School Rochester City 5 Board of Regents
Rochester Career Mentoring Charter School Rochester City 1 Board of Regents
Rochester Preparatory Charter School 3 Rochester City Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School Roosevelt UFSD 13 SUNY BoT
Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem NYC CSD 3 14 SUNY BoT
South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts NYC CSD 7 8 NYC-DoE
South Bronx Classical Charter School NYC CSD 12 7 NYC-DoE
South Bronx Classical Charter School II NYC CSD 7, 8, 9, 11 or 12 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
South Buffalo Charter School Buffalo City 13 SUNY BoT
Southside Academy Charter School Syracuse 11 Board of Regents
St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School NYC CSD 5 5 NYC-DoE
Staten Island Community Charter School NYC CSD 31 3 NYC-DoE
Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1* NYC CSD 14 2 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 2* NYC CSD 14 1 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1* NYC CSD 7 3 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 2* NYC CSD 8 3 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Brooklyn 5 NYC CSD 13 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Brooklyn 6 NYC CSD 17 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Brooklyn 7 NYC CSD 17 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Cobble Hill* NYC CSD 15 1 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 1 NYC CSD 3 7 SUNY BoT**
Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 NYC CSD 5 5 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 3 NYC CSD 4 5 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 4 NYC CSD 3 5 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 NYC CSD 5 3 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Manhattan 1 NYC CSD 2 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Manhattan 2 NYC CSD 2 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Manhattan 3 NYC CSD 4 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Upper West* NYC CSD 3 2 SUNY BoT
Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg* NYC CSD 14 1 SUNY BoT
Summit Academy Charter School NYC CSD 15 4 NYC-DoE
Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School Syracuse 10 Board of Regents
Tapestry Charter School Buffalo City 12 SUNY BoT
Teaching Firms of America Professional Preparatory Charter School NYC CSD 16 2 NYC-DoE
Tech International Charter School NYC CSD 10 1 SUNY BoT
True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School Rochester City 7 SUNY BoT
True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - West Campus Rochester City 2 SUNY BoT
True North Troy Preparatory Charter school Troy 4 SUNY BoT
UFT Charter School NYC CSD 19 8 SUNY BoT
Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn NYC CSD 13 Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men Rochester City 3 SUNY BoT
Urban Choice Charter School Rochester City 8 Board of Regents
Urban Dove Charter School NYC CSD 15 1 Board of Regents
Utica Academy of Science Charter School Utica CSD Opening Fall 2013 Board of Regents
VOICE Charter School of New York NYC CSD 30 5 NYC-DoE
West Buffalo Charter School Buffalo City 1 Board of Regents
Western New York Maritime Charter School Buffalo City 9 Board of Regents
Westminster Community Charter School Buffalo City 9 Buffalo BoE
Williamsburg Ascend Charter School NYC CSD 14 Opening Fall 2013 SUNY BoT
Williamsburg Charter High School NYC CSD 14 9 NYC-DoE
Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School NYC CSD 14 8 NYC-DoE
Young Women's College Prep Charter School of Rochester Rochester City 1 Board of Regents

* This name effective 11/9/12

** Indicates that there was a change in authorizer                                     

 

The following document is a list of all charter schools in New York State.

New York State Charter Schools Excel (57 KB) Updated 02/28/2013

The following document lists charter schools that have been closed in New York State.

Charter School Closures PDF (15 KB) Updated on 9/18/12

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Note: New York City schools are divided into 32 Community School Districts: #1-6 are located in Manhattan, #7-12 in The Bronx, #13-23 32 Kings in Brooklyn, #24-30 in Queens, and #31 is Staten Island.

Note to Charter School Administrators: If any of the information on this page needs to be updated, please email charterschools@mail.nysed.gov. If any of the information on the cross-linked institution data page needs to be updated, please update the SEDREF system (the Department's centralized directory for all schools) by emailing dataquest@mail.nysed.gov (and copy charterschools@mail.nysed.gov) with the updated information and include your BEDS code.

Last Updated: May 21, 2013