Category: SMS In The News

We did it again! Dear all, I’m delighted to write you today to share some wonderful news about Special Music School. The New York City Department of Education recently announced its highest performing schools during the 2017-18 school year. We are delighted to report that once again, Special Music School was ranked as the #1 elementary school in New York State, based on state test results. The School was ranked as the #2 middle school. More details about the rankings are here. Our students’ exceptional performance is a testament to the outstanding education they are receiving at Special Music School. This speaks to the remarkable role that music education plays in enabling academic achievement. The success of our students would not be possible without the partnership of everyone in this community,…

Top city schools in English proficiency The Academy for Excellence through the Arts (100 percent proficient) Special Music School (100)  Success Academy Charter School – Bergen Beach (100) Baccalaureate School for Global Education (99.5)  P.S. 77 Lower Lab School  (99.4)  New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School (97.2) P.S. 172 Beacon School of Excellence (96.6) P.S. 334 The Anderson School (96.2)  Professional Performing Arts High School (95.7)  Success Academy Charter School – Crown Heights 1 (95) Top city schools in math proficiency The Academy for Excellence Through the Arts (100 percent proficient) Special Music School (100) Success Academy Charter School – Rosedale (100) Success Academy Charter School – Washington Heights (100) Success Academy Charter School – Crown Heights (99.3) Success Academy Charter School – Hell’s Kitchen (99.3) Baccalaureate…

CBS New York's CityViews host Sharon Barnes-Waters interviews Lydia Kontos, the SMS High School Advanced Men's Chorus and SMS composer and 2017 grad Zachary Detrick. Click on the link below to watch: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/06/21/special-music-school-cityviews/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=KMCInHarmony-Graduation6%2F23%2F17&utm_content=version_A&sourceNumber=