The average public elementary school diversity score in New York is approximately 0.72 per year (2024-25).
The most diverse public elementary schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in New York is currently Howe Elementary School, with a diversity score of 0.80.
Diversity Score Range: 0.77
0.80
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.78
Most Diverse Public Elementary Schools in New York (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Howe Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.80
Grades: PK-5
1065 Baker Ave
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 370-8295
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 370-8295
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Van Corlaer Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.80
Grades: PK-5
2310 Guilderland Ave
Schenectady, NY 12306
(518) 370-8270
Schenectady, NY 12306
(518) 370-8270
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Jessie T Zoller Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.80
Grades: PK-5
1880 Lancaster St
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 370-8290
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 370-8290
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
Oneida Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: 6-8
1629 Oneida St
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 881-3700
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 881-3700
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
P.S. 38 Pacific
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: PK-5
450 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
Central Park Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: 6-8
421 Elm St
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 370-8250
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 370-8250
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
Mont Pleasant Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: 6-8
1121 Forest Rd
Schenectady, NY 12303
(518) 370-8160
Schenectady, NY 12303
(518) 370-8160
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
Yates Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: PK-5
725 Salina St
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 370-8320
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 370-8320
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
Ballet Tech/nyc Public School For Dance
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: 4-8
890 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
Woodlawn Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: PK-5
3311 Wells Ave
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 370-8280
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 370-8280
Rank: #11 - 2011. - 20.
P.S. 55 Maure
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
131-10 97th Ave
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 849-3845
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 849-3845
Rank: #11 - 2011. - 20.
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
1097 Forest Rd
Schenectady, NY 12303
(518) 881-3640
Schenectady, NY 12303
(518) 881-3640
Rank: #11 - 2011. - 20.
Paige Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
104 Elliott Ave
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 370-8300
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 370-8300
Rank: #11 - 2011. - 20.
Lovejoy Discovery School #43
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-8
161 Benzinger St
Buffalo, NY 14206
(716) 816-3260
Buffalo, NY 14206
(716) 816-3260
Rank: #11 - 2011. - 20.
Hamilton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
1091 Webster St
Schenectady, NY 12303
(518) 881-3720
Schenectady, NY 12303
(518) 881-3720
Rank: #11 - 2011. - 20.
Hawtree Creek Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 6-8
121-10 Rockaway Blvd
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 659-3792
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 659-3792
Rank: #11 - 2011. - 20.
P.S. 373
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-8
91 Henderson Ave
Staten Island, NY 10307
(718) 816-8897
Staten Island, NY 10307
(718) 816-8897
Rank: #11 - 2011. - 20.
P.S. 370
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: K-12
3000 W 1st St
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 372-3777
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 372-3777
Rank: #11 - 2011. - 20.
Christopher Columbus Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: K-6
934 Armory Dr
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 368-6520
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 368-6520
Rank: #11 - 2011. - 20.
P.S. 177
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: K-12
56-37 188th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(929) 483-3050
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(929) 483-3050
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
School 15-children's School Of Rochester
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-6
85 Hillside Ave
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 262-8830
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 262-8830
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
May Moore Primary School
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-2
239 Central Ave
Deer Park, NY 11729
(631) 274-4460
Deer Park, NY 11729
(631) 274-4460
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
P.S. 193 Gil Hodges
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
2515 Ave L
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 338-9011
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 338-9011
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
William C Keane Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
1252 Albany Ave
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 881-3960
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 881-3960
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Kernan Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-6
929 York St
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 368-6760
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 368-6760
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Grant Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 6-8
2400 Grant Blvd
Syracuse, NY 13208
(315) 435-4433
Syracuse, NY 13208
(315) 435-4433
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
281 9th Ave
New York, NY 10001
(212) 244-6426
New York, NY 10001
(212) 244-6426
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 6-8
121-10 Rockaway Blvd
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 843-2260
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 843-2260
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
West Buffalo Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-8
113 Lafayette Ave
Buffalo, NY 14213
(716) 923-1534
Buffalo, NY 14213
(716) 923-1534
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 5-8
32-02 Junction Blvd
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 335-7500
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 335-7500
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Special Music School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-12
129 W 67th St
New York, NY 10023
(212) 501-3318
New York, NY 10023
(212) 501-3318
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Stewart Manor School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-6
38 Stewart Ave
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 326-5530
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 326-5530
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Utica Academy Of Science Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-12
160 School Ln
Frankfort, NY 13340
(315) 266-1072
Frankfort, NY 13340
(315) 266-1072
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
P.S. 233
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-12
91-30 Metropolitan Ave
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 286-4700
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 286-4700
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
John F Kennedy Intermediate School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 3-5
101 Lake Ave
Deer Park, NY 11729
(631) 274-4310
Deer Park, NY 11729
(631) 274-4310
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New York average public elementary schools diversity score?
The New York average public elementary schools diversity score is 0.72 for 2024-25.
What are public elementary schools with the most diversity score in New York?
The best top ranked public elementary schools in New York include Howe Elementary School, Van Corlaer Elementary School and Jessie T Zoller Elementary School.
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