Original Research by School Decision on Harriet Tubman Charter School
Harriet Tubman Charter School is closing at the end of June 2026. The school will not reopen for the fall, and families currently enrolled must secure new placements for their children. Students can be placed into District 9 schools if a family has not already chosen an alternative by the closure date.
This closure represents the highest-impact change a prospective family could face. The school's board of trustees voted to withdraw its renewal application and surrender its charter. The school's website and publicly reported statements from the school confirm that June 26, 2026, will be the last day of operation, ending more than two decades of service in the Bronx.
For context on what existed before closure: the school served roughly five hundred students across kindergarten through eighth grade. The student body was predominantly Black and Hispanic, reflecting the neighborhoods the school drew from. The enrollment was distributed fairly evenly across the grade bands, with slightly larger cohorts in the middle elementary and middle school years.
Chronic absenteeism at the school was in the top quartile among Bronx County's districts, a strength indicating students attended regularly. Per-pupil spending fell in the middle range on the lower half relative to other Bronx districts. State assessment data were not available, so academic proficiency results could not be compared to district peers. Because the school served only elementary and middle grades, no graduation rate data apply.
For any family currently considering this school or researching it as an existing option, the immediate question is not academic fit or peer environment but rather timing and transition. The school no longer accepts new enrollments and will cease operations in less than a month from the date of this writing. Current families are working through the process of finding alternate placements. For families in District 9 who do not have another school selected, automatic placement into a district school remains an option, though the school recommends making an active choice to ensure the best match.
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