Exclusive | Success! ‘More rigorous’ NYC charter schools excel on state reading test as public-school results plummet

Nypost · Aug 16, 2026 · 803 words · By Carl Campanile

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‘More rigorous’ NYC charter schools excel on state reading test as public-school results plummet See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

‘More rigorous’ NYC charter schools excel on state reading test as public-school results plummet See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google The overwhelming majority of students in the city’s largest charter-school networks excelled on recent state math and reading exams, unlike those in government-run schools where reading results plummeted.

Common ground

Success Academy’s results show that of its students in grades 3 to 8 who took the tests, 96% passed or were deemed proficient in math and 91% were proficient in English Language Arts, about the same stellar scores as last year.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “More than nine out of ten of our students are proficient in Math and Science.”

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Claim 2: “As for racial makeup, the students break down into black (42%), Hispanic (36%) multracial (11%) and Asian, white or Native American (11%).”

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Claim 3: “the pass rate at the charters was 35 to 40 percentage higher than at the traditional public schools on both exams.”

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Claim 4: “students are expected to read chapter books by second grade.”

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Claim 5: “Zeta Charter Schools’ 14 campuses... with 92% proficient in math and 86% in English Language Arts.”

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Claim 6: “At Bronx Success Academy 4 elementary school... 100% of the 195 students who took the math exam scored at a Level 4, as did 96% of students who aced the ELA.”

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One source (AOL) mentions that Success Academy IV and V had 100% pass rates in math, but it does not specifically mention 'Bronx Success Academy 4' or the specific 195 student count and 96% ELA Level 4 stat.

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web search NEUTRAL — At Success Academy IV and V, 100% of pupils passed the math test, while results for the ELA exam ranged from 92% to 99% in all five of the schools.
https://www.aol.com/bronx-learning-charter-kids-excel-183532…

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web search NEUTRAL — Китайский язык (специализированный). 100. 90 мин.
https://cscamathexam.ru/exam-dates.html

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web search NEUTRAL — percent of students passed the math exam (the School for Democracy and Leadership on Kingston Avenue). The below map shows each pass rate for traditional public schools in District 17, reflecting data…
https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160812/crown-heights/nyc-…

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Claim 7: “64% of our test takers — 6,000 mostly low-income, children of color — are reading at the advanced Level 4 in reading”

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Claim 8: “At Success Academy, students spend an hour each day reading, 30 minutes independently and 30 minutes in small groups.”

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Claim 9: “Twelve Success Academy schools even saw 100% of their students score proficient in both math and ELA”

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The provided Wikipedia results are irrelevant (discussing the movie '12 Monkeys' and LLMs) and do not mention Success Academy school scores.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 12 Monkeys is a 1995 American science fiction thriller film directed by Terry Gilliam from a screenplay by David Peoples and Janet Peoples, based on Chris Marker's 1962 short film La Jetée. It stars B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Monkeys

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A large language model (LLM) is an AI model (typically a neural network) trained on a vast amount of text for natural language processing tasks, especially language generation. LLMs can typically gene…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dream Academy were an English alternative pop band consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist and primary songwriter Nick Laird-Clowes, woodwinds player and pianist Kate St John, and keyboardist Gi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_Academy

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Claim 10: “Students are graded from Levels 1 to 4. Level 3 is passing, and Level 4 is exceptional.”

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The provided web search results are irrelevant (discussing games and Russian exams) and do not describe the NY state grading levels 1-4.

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web search NEUTRAL — Level 493: • Food Hunt Game: 493 Level Completed! Extre... Stuck on other levels?Level from 517 to 520 Foodhunt game Guide solutions walkthrough #foodhuntlevel517. Cyborg Vault. 576 1 мес. назад.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeP-eIuDNiM

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web search NEUTRAL — The Basic State Exam (ОГЭ) is an assessment at the end of their basic general education, typically at age 15 after completing grade 9. This exam determines whether students can progress to secondary g…
https://www.tutorchase.com/blog/the-education-system-in-russ…

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web search NEUTRAL — Level range.Sources: level 11–16 costs and the uniform gold table are from Supercell's official Level 16 update announcement (November 2025); lower levels are the long-standing values that update left…
https://clashest.com/upgrade-calculator

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Claim 11: “only about 50% of New York City’s public-school kids were considered proficient in reading, a 6-point drop from the year before”

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While evidence mentions NYC public school reading scores (one source mentions 56% in 2025), there is no evidence provided that confirms a '50% proficiency rate' or a '6-point drop from the year before'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in New York City, serving four of the city's five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York Cit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway

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Claim 12: “Success Academy’s results show that of its students in grades 3 to 8 who took the tests, 96% passed or were deemed proficient in math and 91% were proficient in English Language Arts”

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The provided evidence discusses general NYC state test scores and the existence of Success Academy, but does not contain the specific proficiency percentages (96% math, 91% ELA) for Success Academy students.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is an Academy Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best animated feature film. An animated feature is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animate…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Success Academy Charter Schools, originally Harlem Success Academy, is a charter school operator in New York City founded by investor Joel Greenblatt. Eva Moskowitz, a former city council member for t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Success_Academy_Charter_School…

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Claim 13: “just 57% made the grade in math, about the same as the previous year”

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Multiple independent sources (The 74, TheStandardNY.com, and newyorkupstate.com) confirm that approximately 57% of students were proficient in math.

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Claim 14: “at an additional eight of its schools had 100% of their students score proficient in one exam or the other”

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The evidence mentions some Success Academy schools had 100% pass rates in math, but does not corroborate the specific claim that 'eight additional schools' had 100% proficiency in one exam or the other.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aamir Hussain Khan (pronounced [ˈaːmɪr xaːn]; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to as "Mr. Perfectionist" in the media, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Khan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, he has acted in more than 540 films. A veteran of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anupam_Kher

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as research in aeronau…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA

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Claim 15: “Seventy-two percent are poor enough to quality for free and reduce meals, 13% are current and former English language learners from immigrant families, and 10% have special needs.”

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The evidence provided contains general information about free and reduced meals but no specific demographic percentages for Success Academy students.

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web search NEUTRAL — The website provides Free and Reduced Meal material in 49 language translations for use by schools and school districts for the purpose of providing access to free or reduced meals.
https://www.d70nutrition.org/free-reduced-meals

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web search NEUTRAL — Страница 13 6. A. Use the words from the box to complete the sentences. – Используйте слова из рамки, чтобы закончить предложения. Слова в рамке: stand – обозначать discussion – обсуждение discuss – о…
https://xn----btbeegalms2a3a1h.xn--p1ai/uchebnik-rainbow-eng…

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web search NEUTRAL — Handshake is the career platform where students, recent grads, and employers connect for jobs, internships, and career opportunities.
https://app.joinhandshake.com/

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Claim 16: “The United Federation of Teachers’ union president, Michael Mulgrew, blamed Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration for continued implementation of the city’s Adams era' phonics-based NYC Reads program.”

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