Top Rankings
New York City Geographic District # 2 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 53 public elementary schools serving 24,051 students in New York City Geographic District # 2 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public elementary schools in New York.
Public Elementary Schools in New York City Geographic District # 2 School District have an average math proficiency score of 69% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 76% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is equal to the New York public elementary school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
118 Schools
3,699 Schools
# Students
54,297 Students
1,750,735 Students
# Teachers
4,293 Teachers
152,388 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
New York City Geographic District # 2 School District, which is ranked #63 of all 1,017 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has increased from 77% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#70 out of 1020 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
94%
78%
Graduation Rate
83%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.77
0.72
# American Indian Students
319 Students
13,468 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
11,323 Students
173,437 Students
% Asian Students
21%
10%
# Hispanic Students
17,943 Students
517,152 Students
% Hispanic Students
33%
29%
# Black Students
7,350 Students
284,563 Students
% Black Students
13%
16%
# White Students
13,530 Students
695,305 Students
% White Students
25%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
186 Students
3,928 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3,633 Students
63,035 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
1,301
58,548
# Students in K Grade:
2,398
168,620
# Students in 1st Grade:
2,403
178,905
# Students in 2nd Grade:
2,327
175,989
# Students in 3rd Grade:
2,220
178,881
# Students in 4th Grade:
2,215
179,134
# Students in 5th Grade:
2,282
182,604
# Students in 6th Grade:
2,266
183,404
# Students in 7th Grade:
2,302
160,947
# Students in 8th Grade:
2,364
162,602
# Students in 9th Grade:
8,163
25,962
# Students in 10th Grade:
8,414
24,346
# Students in 11th Grade:
8,154
22,367
# Students in 12th Grade:
7,437
21,784
# Ungraded Students:
51
26,642
Best New York City Geographic District # 2 School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
1700 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427-2798
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427-2798
Grades: K-5
| 373 students
Rank: #22.
East Side Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
331 E 91st St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 360-0114
New York, NY 10028
(212) 360-0114
Grades: 6-8
| 421 students
Rank: #33.
P.S. 6 Lillie D Blake
Magnet School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
45 E 81st St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
Grades: PK-5
| 587 students
Rank: #44.
nyc lab Middle School for collaborative studies
Magnet School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
333 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
Grades: 6-8
| 519 students
Rank: #55.
P.S. 124 Yung Wing
Magnet School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
40 Division St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
Grades: PK-5
| 520 students
Rank: #66.
P.S. 183 Robert L Stevenson
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
419 E 66th St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
Grades: PK-5
| 498 students
Rank: #77.
Middle School 255 Salk School Of Science
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
Grades: 6-8
| 364 students
Rank: #88.
Clinton School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
10 E 15th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 524-4360
New York, NY 10003
(212) 524-4360
Grades: 6-12
| 786 students
Rank: #99.
River School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
425 E 35th St
New York, NY 10016
(212) 251-6640
New York, NY 10016
(212) 251-6640
Grades: PK-5
| 459 students
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
East Side Elementary School-ps 267
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
213 E 63rd St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 888-7848
New York, NY 10065
(212) 888-7848
Grades: K-5
| 362 students
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
311 E 82nd St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
Grades: PK-5
| 437 students
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
P.S. 89
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
201 Warren St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
Grades: PK-5
| 340 students
Rank: #1313.
P.S. 527 East Side School For Social Action
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
323 E 91st St
New York, NY 10128
(212) 828-2710
New York, NY 10128
(212) 828-2710
Grades: K-5
| 407 students
Rank: #1414.
P.S. 40 Augustus Saint-gaudens
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
Grades: PK-5
| 577 students
Rank: #1515.
P.S. 234 Independence School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
292 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10007
(212) 233-6034
New York, NY 10007
(212) 233-6034
Grades: K-5
| 476 students
Rank: #1616.
P.S. 41 Greenwich Village
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
116 W 11th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2756
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2756
Grades: PK-5
| 486 students
Rank: #1717.
P.S. 150
Magnet School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
28-42 Trinity Pl
New York, NY 10006
(212) 732-4392
New York, NY 10006
(212) 732-4392
Grades: PK-5
| 194 students
Rank: #1818.
P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1458 York Ave
New York, NY 10075
(212) 744-6562
New York, NY 10075
(212) 744-6562
Grades: PK-5
| 644 students
Rank: #1919.
Ballet Tech/nyc Public School For Dance
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
890 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
Grades: 4-8
| 116 students
Rank: #2020.
Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
220 E 76th St
New York, NY 10021
(212) 535-8610
New York, NY 10021
(212) 535-8610
Grades: 6-8
| 1,019 students
Rank: #2121.
I.S. 289
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
201 Warren St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-9268
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-9268
Grades: 6-8
| 239 students
Rank: #2222.
P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
143 Baxter St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-8072
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-8072
Grades: PK-5
| 605 students
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
P.S. 59 Beekman Hill International
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
231-249 E 56th St
New York, NY 10019
(212) 888-7870
New York, NY 10019
(212) 888-7870
Grades: PK-5
| 523 students
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Peck Slip School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1 Peck Slip
New York, NY 10038
(212) 312-6260
New York, NY 10038
(212) 312-6260
Grades: PK-5
| 325 students
Rank: #2525.
Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
590 6th Ave
New York, NY 10011
(917) 305-1000
New York, NY 10011
(917) 305-1000
Grades: PK-5
| 319 students
Rank: #2626.
Spruce Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
12 Spruce St
New York, NY 10018
(212) 266-4800
New York, NY 10018
(212) 266-4800
Grades: PK-8
| 431 students
Rank: #2727.
P.S. 42 Benjamin Altman
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
71 Hester St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 226-8410
New York, NY 10002
(212) 226-8410
Grades: PK-5
| 482 students
Rank: #2828.
P.S. 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
320 W 21st St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 929-1743
New York, NY 10011
(212) 929-1743
Grades: PK-5
| 688 students
Rank: #2929.
Yorkville East Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1458 York Ave
New York, NY 10075
(917) 432-5413
New York, NY 10075
(917) 432-5413
Grades: 6-8
| 256 students
Rank: #3030.
Battery Park City School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
55 Battery Pl
New York, NY 10011
(212) 266-5800
New York, NY 10011
(212) 266-5800
Grades: PK-8
| 710 students
Rank: #3131.
Professional Performing Arts High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
328 W 48th St
New York, NY 10036
(212) 247-8652
New York, NY 10036
(212) 247-8652
Grades: 6-12
| 532 students
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
80 Catherine St
New York, NY 10038
(212) 962-2188
New York, NY 10038
(212) 962-2188
Grades: PK-8
| 577 students
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
P.S. 3 Charrette School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
490 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-1183
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-1183
Grades: PK-5
| 519 students
Rank: #3434.
Ps/is 217 Roosevelt Island
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
645 Main St
New York, NY 10044
(212) 980-0294
New York, NY 10044
(212) 980-0294
Grades: PK-8
| 716 students
Rank: #3535.
Institute For Collaborative Education
Magnet School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
345 E 15th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-7972
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-7972
Grades: 6-12
| 476 students
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