More than 900 New York City public schools do not have a majority of students passing state reading and math tests, according to a scathing new report.That means more than 400,000 of New York City’s public school children are enrolled in institutions where fewer than half of the students passed math, reading, or both on state exams."Despite New York City’s international reputation as an economic power and cultural influencer, the city’s public school system, funded at twice the average rate of other American school districts, has struggled for decades to deliver results that at best are mediocre," researchers at Success Academy, a New York City-based charter school network, wrote in the report.According to the findings, 906 schools—representing nearly half of all public schools across the five boroughs—saw fewer than half of their students pass state math or reading exams last year.TEXAS’ LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT SEES TEST SCORES SOAR AFTER STATE TAKEOVER DESPITE RACISM CLAIMSOver 400,000 New York City public school children are enrolled in institutions where less than half of the students passed math, reading, or both on state exams, according to a report.(Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)"Those 906 schools enroll 409,379 students: 43 percent of all NYC public school children.
In 503 of those schools, the majority of students failed both math and reading," the researchers added.The Success Academy report comes after the New York State Education Department (NYSED) released 2024-2025 test score data for grades 3–8, claiming that the assessment results showed "meaningful signs of improvement." The state’s official report card indicated that 57% of third-through-eighth graders were deemed proficient in math, while 53% met proficiency standards in English Language Arts (ELA).Critics point to the city's massive educational budget relative to its performance.New York City spent approximately $40 billion on public education for the 2024 fiscal year...