For the 2024-25 school year, there are 112 special education public elementary schools serving 43,559 students in New York.
The top ranked special education public elementary schools in New York are Nyc Autism Charter School East Harlem, P.S. 84 and Birchwood School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
New York special education public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the New York public elementary school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Best Special Education Public Elementary Schools in New York (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nyc Autism Charter School East Harlem
Special Education School
Magnet School
Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
433 E 100th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-2580
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-2580
Grades: 5
| 37 students
Rank: #22.
P.S. 84
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
462 Grider St
Buffalo, NY 14215
(716) 816-4080
Buffalo, NY 14215
(716) 816-4080
Grades: K-12
| 155 students
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Birchwood School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
214 Sickletown Rd
West Nyack, NY 10994
(845) 639-6480
West Nyack, NY 10994
(845) 639-6480
Grades: K-12
| 63 students
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Blythedale School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
95 Bradhurst Ave
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 347-1800
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 347-1800
Grades: K-12
| 123 students
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Greenburgh Eleven Elementary School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1 Echo Hills - Bethune Bldg #3
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 693-8500
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 693-8500
Grades: K-6
| 9 students
Rank: #66.
Ziccolella Elementary School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1 S Broadway
Hastings On Hudson, NY 10706
(914) 478-1106
Hastings On Hudson, NY 10706
(914) 478-1106
Grades: K-8
| 70 students
Rank: #77.
Ziccolella Middle School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1 S Broadway
Hastings On Hudson, NY 10706
(914) 478-1106
Hastings On Hudson, NY 10706
(914) 478-1106
Grades: 6-9
| 50 students
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Cedar Knolls Academy
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
226 Linda Ave
Hawthorne, NY 10532
(914) 749-2964
Hawthorne, NY 10532
(914) 749-2964
Grades: 1-10
| 59 students
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Little Flower School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2460 N Wading River Rd
Wading River, NY 11792
(631) 929-4300
Wading River, NY 11792
(631) 929-4300
Grades: 3-12
| 92 students
Rank: #1010.
Geller House School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
77 Chicago Ave
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 442-7828
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 442-7828
Grades: 6-11
| 8 students
Rank: #1111.
Edenwald School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1075 Broadway
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-0456
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-0456
Grades: 6-12
| 85 students
Rank: #1212.
Mount Pleasant-cottage School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1075 Broadway
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-0456
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-0456
Grades: K-12
| 129 students
Rank: #1313.
Achieve Alternative High School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20% )
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
226 Linda Ave
Hawthorne, NY 10532
(914) 749-2939
Hawthorne, NY 10532
(914) 749-2939
Grades: 2-12
| 21 students
Rank: #1414.
William Floyd Learning Center
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
111 Lexington Rd
Shirley, NY 11967
(631) 874-1607
Shirley, NY 11967
(631) 874-1607
Grades: K-5
| 68 students
Rank: n/an/a
Albany-schoharie-schenectady-saratoga Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
900 Watervliet-shaker Rd-ste 1
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 862-4901
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 862-4901
Grades: K-12
| 340 students
Rank: n/an/a
Broome-delaware-tioga Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
435 Glenwood Rd
Binghamton, NY 13905
(607) 766-3802
Binghamton, NY 13905
(607) 766-3802
Grades: K-12
| 1,028 students
Rank: n/an/a
Cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
1825 Windfall Rd
Olean, NY 14760
(716) 376-8255
Olean, NY 14760
(716) 376-8255
Grades: K-12
| 500 students
Rank: n/an/a
Cayuga-onondaga Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
1879 W Genesee St Rd
Auburn, NY 13021
(315) 253-0361
Auburn, NY 13021
(315) 253-0361
Grades: K-12
| 321 students
Rank: n/an/a
Clinton-essex-warren-washington Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
1585 Military Turnpike
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 561-0100
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 561-0100
Grades: K-12
| 216 students
Rank: n/an/a
David Marquis School Of The Arts
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
15 Fairfield St
Staten Island, NY 10308
(718) 984-9800
Staten Island, NY 10308
(718) 984-9800
Grades: PK-12
| 493 students
Rank: n/an/a
Delaware-chenango-madison-otsego Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
6678 County Rd 32
Norwich, NY 13815
(607) 335-1233
Norwich, NY 13815
(607) 335-1233
Grades: K-12
| 269 students
Rank: n/an/a
Dutchess Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
5 Boces Rd
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 486-4800
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 486-4800
Grades: K-12
| 306 students
Rank: n/an/a
Eastern Suffolk Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
201 Sunrise Hwy
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 687-3006
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 687-3006
Grades: K-12
| 1,721 students
Rank: n/an/a
Elmira Psychiatric Center
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
100 Washington St
Elmira, NY 14901
(607) 737-4874
Elmira, NY 14901
(607) 737-4874
Grades: 5-12
| 6 students
Rank: n/an/a
Erie 1 Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
355 Harlem Rd
Buffalo, NY 14224
(716) 821-7001
Buffalo, NY 14224
(716) 821-7001
Grades: K-12
| 556 students
Rank: n/an/a
Erie 2-chautauqua-cattaraugus Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
8685 Erie Rd
Angola, NY 14006
(716) 549-4454
Angola, NY 14006
(716) 549-4454
Grades: K-12
| 636 students
Rank: n/an/a
Franklin-essex-hamilton Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
23 Husky Lane
Malone, NY 12953
(518) 483-6420
Malone, NY 12953
(518) 483-6420
Grades: 5-12
| 41 students
Rank: n/an/a
Genesee Valley Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
80 Munson St
Le Roy, NY 14482
(585) 658-7905
Le Roy, NY 14482
(585) 658-7905
Grades: K-12
| 243 students
Rank: n/an/a
Hamilton-fulton-montgomery Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
2755 State Hwy 67
Johnstown, NY 12095
(518) 736-4300
Johnstown, NY 12095
(518) 736-4300
Grades: K-12
| 489 students
Rank: n/an/a
Herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
352 Gros Blvd
Herkimer, NY 13350
(315) 867-2023
Herkimer, NY 13350
(315) 867-2023
Grades: K-12
| 307 students
Rank: n/an/a
Hutchings Child & Youth Services
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
430 Irving Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 426-7623
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 426-7623
Grades: 6-12
| 4 students
Rank: n/an/a
Jefferson-lewis-hamilton-herkimer-oneida Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
20104 State Rte 3
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 779-7010
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 779-7010
Grades: K-12
| 258 students
Rank: n/an/a
Kaplan Career Academy
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
623 Blooming Grove Turnpike
New Windsor, NY 12553
(845) 522-8460
New Windsor, NY 12553
(845) 522-8460
Grades: 4-12
| 82 students
Rank: n/an/a
Madison-oneida Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
4937 Spring Rd
Verona, NY 13478
(315) 361-5510
Verona, NY 13478
(315) 361-5510
Grades: K-12
| 310 students
Rank: n/an/a
Manhattan School For Career Development
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
113 E 4th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 477-2090
New York, NY 10003
(212) 477-2090
Grades: 6-12
| 213 students
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked special education public elementary schools in New York?
The top ranked special education public elementary schools in New York include Nyc Autism Charter School East Harlem, P.S. 84 and Birchwood School.
How many special education public elementary schools are located in New York?
112 special education public elementary schools are located in New York.
What is the racial composition of students in New York?
New York special education public elementary schools minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the New York public elementary schools average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
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