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Charter schools in Long Island City, NY

2 schools in Long Island City, 281 more within 15 miles. Public, and free to attend.

Public charter schools (tuition-free)

Long Island City charter schools at a glance

2 public charter schools give Long Island City as their address in the 2025-26 federal school directory, and 281 more are within 15 miles. The 2 in town had about 1,541 students in 2024-25. 2 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school. Every one is a public school that charges no tuition.

1,541 students, 2024-25
0 high schools
$0 tuition

Charter schools in Long Island City (2)

Largest first. Enrollment and teachers are from 2024-25; schools new in 2025-26 have no count yet.

Charter school Grades Students (2024-25) Per teacher Phone
Voice Charter School of New York K-8 849 12.6 (718) 361-1694
Growing Up Green Charter School K-8 692 10 (347) 642-4306

Nearby, within 15 miles (281)

Charter schools in other towns, nearest first. Online schools are left out here because their address is an office.

Charter school Grades Students (2024-25) Per teacher Town Miles Phone
Our World Neighborhood Charter School K-8 681 13.1 Astoria under 1 (718) 392-3405
Urban Dove Team Charter School III 10-12 55 4.6 Astoria 1 (347) 588-5159
Academy of The City Charter School K-8 695 18.8 Woodside 2 (718) 487-9857
Innovation Charter High School 9-12 412 10.8 New York 2 (212) 722-5871
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3 K-8 629 New York 2 (646) 790-2184
NYC Autism Charter School East Harlem Ungraded 41 5.9 New York 2 (212) 860-2580
Dream Charter School East Harlem K-8 554 12.9 New York 2 (212) 722-0232
East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School PK-12 922 18.1 New York 2 (212) 348-2518
Amber Charter School East Harlem K-7 288 11.5 New York 2 (646) 964-2452
Northside Charter High School 9-12 421 10.2 Brooklyn 3 (347) 390-1273
East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II PK-8 346 11.2 New York 3 (212) 348-2518
Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School K-5 96 New York 3 (646) 328-9730
Harbor Science and Arts Charter School K-9 244 New York 3 (917) 261-2700
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West K-7 1,002 New York 3 (646) 274-1580
Renaissance Charter School PK-12 657 Jackson Heights 3 (718) 803-0060
Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen K-8 484 New York 3 (646) 790-2153
Harlem Village Academy East Charter School PK-8 349 10.6 New York 3 (646) 812-9600
Harlem Link Charter School PK-8 309 12.9 New York 3 (212) 289-3249
Success Academy Charter School-Union Square K-8 967 New York 3 (646) 790-2161
Success Academy Charter School-Hudson Yards K-8 365 New York 3 (212) 845-9683
Harlem Prep Charter School 4-12 647 10 New York 3 (646) 374-3429
Urban Dove Team Charter School IV 10-12 182 10.1 New York 3 (347) 562-9832
Elm Community Charter School K-5 460 Elmhurst 3 (347) 474-3288
Renaissance Charter School 2 (the) K-11 830 16.6 Elmhurst 3 (917) 242-3505
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1 K-12 1,520 New York 3 (646) 277-7170
Opportunity Charter School 6-12 388 11.5 New York 3 (212) 866-6137
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4 K-8 391 New York 3 (646) 442-6500
Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg K-4 247 Brooklyn 3 (718) 704-1419
South Bronx Charter School K-12 434 Bronx 3 (718) 292-5737
Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School 5-11 561 11.2 Elmhurst 3 (929) 666-4430
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2 K-4 240 New York 3 (646) 442-6600
Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School K-12 1,053 14.5 New York 3 (212) 360-3255
Brownsville Collegiate Charter School K-8 202 9.6 Brooklyn 3 (718) 636-0370
Future Leaders Institute Charter School K-8 252 12 New York 3 (212) 678-2868
Harlem Village Academy West Charter School K-4 446 24.8 New York 3 (646) 812-9700
Dream Charter School Mott Haven K-12 1,304 13.7 Bronx 4 (212) 722-1608
Mott Haven Academy Charter School PK-8 442 13.8 Bronx 4 (718) 292-7015
Central Queens Academy Charter School K-8 935 15.3 Elmhurst 4 (718) 271-6200
Central Queens Academy Charter School II K-2 129 13 Elmhurst 4 (718) 271-6200
Capital Preparatory (CP) Harlem Charter School 6-12 185 11.6 New York 4 (212) 328-9370
Manhattan Charter School K-5 184 10.2 New York 4 (212) 533-2743
South Bronx Classical Charter School II K-8 248 16.5 Bronx 4 (718) 292-9526
New York French-American Charter School PK-8 286 15.9 New York 4 (212) 666-4134
Strive Charter School K-2 145 Bronx 4 (347) 284-6465
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 5 Upper 3-5 101 Bronx 4 (347) 284-6465
Williamsburg Charter High School 9-12 665 11.9 Brooklyn 4 (718) 782-9830
Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC 5-8 250 9.6 Brooklyn 4 (718) 302-4018
Beginning With Children Charter School II K-12 800 11.1 Brooklyn 4 (718) 302-7700
Academic Leadership Charter School K-9 343 22.9 Bronx 4 (718) 585-4215
Family Life Academy Charter School II K-8 858 18.7 Bronx 4 (718) 665-2805
Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School 6-12 324 7.4 New York 4 (212) 233-5152
KIPP Star College Prep Charter School K-8 748 18.7 New York 4 (212) 991-2650
Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School K-12 1,176 17.3 New York 4 (646) 556-6275
Democracy Preparatory Charter School 6-12 583 12.1 New York 4 (212) 281-8247
Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx K-7 472 Bronx 4 (917) 743-7476
Manhattan Charter School II 3-7 73 4.9 New York 4 (212) 964-3792
American Dream Charter School 6-12 603 Bronx 4 (718) 585-3071
Zeta CS - Queens 2 K new in 2025-26 Elmhurst 4 (929) 458-3000
Zeta CS - Queens Elmhurst K-1 new in 2025-26 Elmhurst 4 (929) 458-3000
KIPP Beyond Charter School 6-11 548 3.4 New York 4 (646) 361-6734
Access Bronx Charter School K-8 462 Bronx 4 (718) 402-3300
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1 K-8 513 Bronx 4 (347) 286-7950
Brilla College Preparatory Charter School K-12 739 11.7 Bronx 4 (347) 273-8439
Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School K-12 900 10.6 New York 4 (212) 281-1248
Legacy College Preparatory Charter School 6-12 747 Bronx 4 (347) 746-1558
Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer Science 9-12 488 Bronx 4 (646) 421-4523
University Prep Charter Middle School 5-8 424 Bronx 4 (917) 985-8300
St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School 6-8 184 10.2 New York 4 (212) 283-1204
Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2 K-4 271 Brooklyn 4 (718) 704-1439
Middle Village Preparatory Charter School 6-8 468 11.4 Middle Village 4 (718) 869-2933
Family Life Academy Charter School III K-5 163 16.3 Bronx 4 (718) 585-6580
Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem K-5 152 12.7 New York 4 (212) 663-8216
Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 K-12 919 Brooklyn 4 (718) 635-3294
Global Community Charter School PK-8 477 14.9 New York 4 (646) 360-2363
Broome Street Academy Charter High School 9-12 270 New York 4 (212) 453-0295
Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School K-8 899 17.3 Brooklyn 4 (347) 471-2560
Creo College Preparatory Charter School 5-8 360 Bronx 4 (347) 216-9246
University Prep Charter High School 9-12 447 Bronx 4 (718) 292-6543
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 3-10 665 Brooklyn 4 (718) 453-1001
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2 K-2 142 142 Brooklyn 4 (718) 453-1000
Our World Neighborhood Charter School 3 K-4 284 13.5 Corona 4 (718) 392-3405
Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick K-4 558 Brooklyn 4 (646) 790-2173
Storefront Academy Charter School K-5 260 Bronx 4 (646) 758-7201
Zeta Charter School -South Bronx PK-8 848 Bronx 4 (929) 458-3000
Brooklyn Charter School (the) K-5 203 Brooklyn 4 (718) 302-2085
Math Engineering and Science Academy Charter High School 9-12 515 11 Brooklyn 4 (718) 282-7426
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5 K-8 733 New York 4 (646) 380-2580
Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York K-12 546 Bronx 4 (718) 742-4321
Urban Dove Team Charter School II 10-12 285 11.4 Bronx 4 (718) 682-3975
Rosalyn Yalow Charter School K-6 401 7.6 Bronx 4 (347) 735-5480
KIPP Infinity Charter School K-8 862 21.6 New York 4 (212) 991-2600
Harlem Village Academy North Charter School 5-12 394 12.9 New York 4 (646) 812-9200
Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School K-8 843 16.3 Brooklyn 4 (347) 471-2690
Girls Preparatory Charter School of The Bronx K-12 402 Bronx 5 (718) 901-3855
Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 K-8 494 Ridgewood 5 (646) 790-2126
Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy Charter School 9-12 219 9.1 Brooklyn 5 (347) 491-8830
Brilla Veritas Charter School K-8 569 19.6 Bronx 5 (347) 273-8439
Valence College Preparatory Charter School 5-8 447 Rego Park 5 (646) 854-8414
South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School 6-8 266 8.3 Bronx 5 (929) 291-7700
Bushwick Ascend Charter School K-8 738 17.6 Brooklyn 5 (718) 240-9162
KIPP Academy Charter School K-12 1,155 6.1 Bronx 5 (718) 665-3555
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem K-8 623 New York 5 (646) 701-7117
Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski CS K-8 313 Bronx 5 (718) 993-1740
Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School K-8 530 13.2 Brooklyn 5 (718) 246-5681
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School 9-12 628 17 Brooklyn 5 (347) 429-8439
Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School 6-8 196 9.3 Brooklyn 5 (347) 429-8439
South Bronx Classical Charter School IV K-8 385 13.3 Bronx 5 (929) 285-3025
Ember Charter School K-12 373 8.3 Brooklyn 5 (718) 285-3787
NYC Charter HS - Aeci 6-12 450 13.8 Bronx 5 (646) 400-5566
Community Roots Charter School K-8 473 11 Brooklyn 5 (718) 858-1629
LA Cima Charter School K-5 174 7.2 Brooklyn 5 (718) 443-2136
Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School NYC 5-8 317 11.3 Brooklyn 5 (718) 669-7460
Community Partnership Charter School PK-8 394 9.2 Brooklyn 5 (718) 399-3824
Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School NYC K-12 871 10.2 Brooklyn 5 (718) 638-1875
United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science II 9-12 492 10 Bronx 5 (718) 665-3671
United Charter High School for The Humanities II 9-12 250 11.4 Bronx 5 (718) 665-5380
Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn 6-12 513 8.1 Brooklyn 5 (718) 455-5046
Leaders in Our Neighborhood Charter School K-12 943 11.6 Bronx 5 (718) 991-5500
New Heights Academy Charter School 6-12 673 16.2 New York 5 (212) 283-5400
Compass Charter School PK-5 296 11 Brooklyn 5 (718) 310-3588

Showing the 120 nearest of 281. Every charter school in New York.

Charter schools: how they work

  • Public and free. NCES describes a public charter school as a publicly funded school, usually run by a group or organization under a contract (the charter) with the state, the district or another body. The federal definition says a charter school does not charge tuition.
  • Families choose it. Under the same definition, a charter school is one parents choose to send their children to, and it admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for.
  • Its own rules, its own accountability. The charter frees the school from some state or local rules; in return it must meet the standards written in its charter. It is nonsectarian.
  • No program badge. ChoiceFunded’s program badges and “schools that accept” lists cover private schools only. Charter schools are listed separately here, with no badge, and are never counted with private schools.

Sources: 20 U.S.C. 7221i (federal Charter Schools Program definitions); NCES, Condition of Education: Public Charter School Enrollment. Each state writes its own charter law, so ask the school how enrollment works there.

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Questions parents ask

How many charter schools are in Long Island City?

2 public charter schools in the 2025-26 federal directory are in Long Island City, and 281 more are within 15 miles. Voice Charter School of New York, Growing Up Green Charter School.

Do charter schools in Long Island City charge tuition?

No. Charter schools are public schools, and the federal definition of a charter school says it does not charge tuition. Ask each school about fees for extras.

How do I enroll in a Long Island City charter school?

Apply to each school directly. Under the federal definition, a charter school admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for, so check each school’s application dates. Each state writes its own charter law.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (2025-26 directory, 2024-25 enrollment and staff). Where our data comes from.

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