Best Schools in NEW YORK, NY

355 public schools · 150,534 students

2022 Data · NCES CCD

355

Schools

150,534

Students

10.7:1

Avg Ratio

72.6%

Free Lunch

110 Elementary41 Middle104 High

All Schools Ranked

#	School	Ratio	Enrollment	Free Lunch	Level
1	PS 169 ROBERT F KENNEDY	4.2:1	301	91.0%	Combined School
2	PS 206 JOSE CELSO BARBOSA	4.6:1	417	88.7%	Combined School
3	PS 721 MANHATTAN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTER	4.6:1	179	91.1%	Combined School
4	PS 811 MICKEY MANTLE SCHOOL	4.7:1	466	91.8%	Combined School
5	PS 35	4.7:1	232	88.4%	Combined School
6	PS 79 HORAN SCHOOL	4.7:1	224	94.6%	Combined School
7	PS 112 JOSE CELSO BARBOSA	4.8:1	208	84.1%	Elementary School
8	NEW DESIGN MIDDLE SCHOOL	4.8:1	73	97.3%	Middle School
9	NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL EAST HARLEM	4.8:1	37	81.1%	Elementary School
10	MS 131	5.2:1	236	93.2%	Middle School
11	URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS	5.2:1	73	93.2%	Middle School
12	PS 138	5.4:1	685	91.8%	Combined School
13	PS 94	5.5:1	419	85.0%	Combined School
14	PS 226	5.5:1	280	90.4%	Combined School
15	47 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LOWER SCHOOL (THE)	5.6:1	176	73.3%	Combined School
16	MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT	5.7:1	213	94.4%	Combined School
17	URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE)	5.7:1	153	88.2%	High School
18	UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	5.8:1	160	86.9%	Middle School
19	PS 242 YOUNG DIPLOMATS MAGNET ACADEMY (THE)	5.8:1	98	82.7%	Elementary School
20	JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING	5.9:1	121	86.8%	High School
21	HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL	6.0:1	143	97.9%	Middle School
22	PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON	6.1:1	412	64.6%	Elementary School
23	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE & ENGLISH SECONDARY SCHOOL	6.1:1	202	84.7%	High School
24	STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)	6.2:1	178	77.0%	Elementary School
25	HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION	6.2:1	137	98.5%	High School
26	PS 102 JACQUES CARTIER	6.6:1	145	93.8%	Elementary School
27	WEST PREP ACADEMY	6.7:1	168	88.7%	Middle School
28	PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS	6.8:1	295	89.5%	Combined School
29	COMMUNITY ACTION SCHOOL-MS 258	6.8:1	122	82.8%	Middle School
30	PS 2 MEYER LONDON	6.9:1	329	93.9%	Elementary School
31	MAXINE GREENE HIGH SCHOOL FOR IMAGINATIVE INQUIRY (THE)	6.9:1	109	84.4%	High School
32	RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	7.0:1	151	98.7%	Middle School
33	HARVEY MILK HIGH SCHOOL	7.0:1	94	78.7%	High School
34	COMMUNITY MATH AND SCIENCE PREP	7.2:1	133	94.7%	Middle School
35	EDWARD A REYNOLDS WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL	7.4:1	185	90.8%	High School
36	MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS	7.4:1	104	85.6%	High School
37	EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF HARLEM	7.5:1	210	83.8%	Combined School
38	MS 319 MARIE TERESA	7.6:1	236	91.5%	Middle School
39	PROFESSOR JUAN BOSCH PUBLIC SCHOOL	7.6:1	231	76.2%	Elementary School
40	SEED HARLEM	7.6:1	127	92.1%	Middle School
41	STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN	7.6:1	103	92.2%	Elementary School
42	MS 324 PATRIA MIRABAL	7.7:1	221	90.0%	Middle School
43	PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE	7.7:1	179	84.4%	Elementary School
44	HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE)	7.7:1	155	76.1%	High School
45	INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS	7.7:1	107	89.7%	High School
46	JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)	7.8:1	133	88.7%	High School
47	PS 146 ANN M SHORT	7.9:1	309	96.4%	Elementary School
48	SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL LEADERS	7.9:1	151	90.7%	Middle School
49	PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS	8.0:1	493	95.3%	Combined School
50	WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS	8.1:1	353	83.6%	Combined School

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FAQ

How many public schools are in NEW YORK, NY?

NEW YORK, NY has 355 public schools with 150,534 total students.

What is the best school in NEW YORK?

Based on student-teacher ratio, PS 169 ROBERT F KENNEDY ranks #1 in NEW YORK with a ratio of 4.2:1.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in NEW YORK?

The average student-teacher ratio across NEW YORK schools is 10.7:1.