At a Glance
A District 75 inclusion school in the heart of Co-op City, built around students with IEPs and unusually high family trust.
Best suited for
Families in the northeast Bronx with a child who has an IEP and would thrive in a small, inclusion-focused public school setting.
What stands out
- A District 75 school — every student has an IEP — so the whole environment is built around specialized instruction.
- Zero suspensions reported, paired with 98% teacher-reported safety — an unusually calm climate for a high-needs population.
- Parent trust in teachers (97%) and the principal (96%) is among the highest in this dataset.
- Diverse student body: 50% Hispanic, 34% Black, 9% Asian, 6% White, reflecting the broader Bronx.
- Located inside Co-op City, one of the largest co-op housing developments in the world, giving the school an unusually stable residential setting.
Things to consider
- This is not a general education school — every enrolled student has an IEP. Families should only consider it if a special-education setting is the right fit.
- Teacher confidence is the weak spot: only 80% trust the principal and self-rated instruction quality (86%) trails the district by six points.
- No standard ELA or math proficiency data is reported, so academic outcomes are hard to benchmark against neighborhood schools.
- Family survey response was just 25%, so the very strong parent satisfaction numbers come from a self-selected group.
- PTA fundraising lands exactly at the district average of about $23 per student — modest, and a sign that supplemental programming is limited.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 11
Within District 75's special-education mission, the parent trust and safety numbers are standout strengths. Direct comparison to the District 11 charter schools listed (Icahn, Bronx Charter for Excellence) isn't apples-to-apples — those serve different populations under different frameworks — but the cultural climate numbers here hold up well on their own terms.
Academics
Standard ELA and math proficiency figures aren't reported here, which is typical for District 75 schools whose students are assessed on IEP-aligned measures rather than the same grade-level state tests used in general education. Any academic judgment here has to come from the climate signals — and on those, parents are highly satisfied (91%, just below the district's 93%), while teachers rate their own instructional quality at 86%, well below the district average of 92%. Trajectory is hard to pin down from this snapshot alone.
Culture
The day-to-day feel here skews calm and family-positive: zero suspensions, 98% teacher-reported safety (above the district's 95%), and parent trust scores in the mid-to-high 90s. The interesting tension is on the staff side — only 80% of teachers say they trust the principal, and self-rated instruction quality is six points below the district average. Parents clearly feel heard; teachers are more measured. The family survey response rate was just 25%, so the parent picture is real but partial.
Community
The student body is majority Hispanic (50%) and Black (34%), with smaller Asian (9%), White (6%), and Native American (1%) populations — a diversity index of 64%. The economic need index of 81.4 is high, meaning most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch or live in high-poverty housing. Co-op City around the school skews older and more homeowner-heavy than most Bronx neighborhoods, but the children who do attend the school reflect the borough's working-class, multicultural character.
Neighborhood
Co-op City is a massive planned housing cooperative in the northeast Bronx, unusual for its high rate of resident ownership and a population that skews older than the city average — only about 12% of households here have children under 18. Median household income sits around $58,565 with a 10.9% poverty rate, making it one of the more middle-income pockets of the Bronx, though that stability hasn't translated to the student body here, which arrives with significant economic need. A quarter of adult residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
The 5 train at Baychester Avenue is the closest stop at roughly a 10-minute walk; Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (also on the 5) is about 20 minutes on foot, and Gun Hill Road (5) is about 17 minutes away.
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 103 families responded (25% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
P.S. X596 is a District 75 school, part of the city's network of programs for students with significant disabilities. There's no application to file: a child is placed here when their IEP recommends a District 75 setting.
- 1Talk with your child's IEP team about the setting the IEP recommends.
- 2If it recommends a District 75 program, the DOE offers the seat — ask the team which programs they're considering and visit them.
District 75 is the city's citywide district for students with significant disabilities. In the DOE's words, it provides “highly specialized instructional support” for students with challenges such as autism, significant cognitive delays, emotional disabilities, sensory impairments and multiple disabilities.
Its classes run in schools where every student has an IEP, as special classes inside District 1–32 schools, in general education classrooms, and in agencies, hospitals and at home. The IEP team, which includes you, recommends the program and class size.
From NYC Public Schools' District 75 page, read October 17, 2026.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. X596 a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for P.S. X596 yet on Motley. It's a public school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Co-op City.
- What grades does P.S. X596 serve?
- P.S. X596 serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. X596?
- P.S. X596 is a District 75 school, part of the city's citywide district for students with significant disabilities. There's no application: a child is placed here when their IEP team recommends a District 75 setting.
- Is P.S. X596 public, charter, or private?
- P.S. X596 is a public school in District 75, the city's citywide special education district.
- What neighborhood is P.S. X596 in?
- P.S. X596 is in Co-op City, Bronx.