Largest New York Public Elementary Schools

The average public elementary school in New York has approximately 473 students (2024-25).
The public elementary schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public elementary school in New York (by enrollment) is Forest Hills High School with 3,429 students.
# Students Range: 1,395 3,429 Avg. # Students: 1,648

Largest New York Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Forest Hills High School
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 3,429
Grades: 5-12
67-01 110th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-3137
Rank: #22.
Charter School For Applied Technologies
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 2,309
Grades: K-12
2303 Kenmore Ave
Buffalo, NY 14207
(716) 876-7505
Rank: #33.
I.S. 61 Leonardo Da Vinci
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 2,079
Grades: 6-8
98-50 50th Ave
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 760-3233
Rank: #44.
Academy Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,880
Grades: K-12
117 N Franklin Ave
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 408-2200
Rank: #55.
Kipp Infinity Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,807
Grades: K-12
625 W 133 St-rm 308d
New York, NY 10027
(212) 991-2600
Rank: #66.
I.S. 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,799
Grades: 6-8
70-02 54th Ave
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 639-3817
Rank: #77.
Eastern Suffolk Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Students: 1,721
Grades: K-12
201 Sunrise Hwy
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 687-3006
Rank: #88.
Nassau Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Students: 1,712
Grades: K-12
71 Clinton Rd
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 396-2200
Rank: #99.
Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,670
Grades: 6-8
109-15 98th St
Ozone Park, NY 11417
(718) 659-0471
Rank: #1010.
P.S. 19 Marino Jeantet
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,654
Grades: PK-5
98-02 Roosevelt Ave
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 424-5859
Rank: #1111.
New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School
Magnet School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Students: 1,610
Grades: K-12
111 Columbia St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
Rank: #1212.
Berner Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,596
Grades: 6-8
50 Carman Mill Rd
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 308-5701
Rank: #1313.
Junior High School 259 William Mckinley
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,591
Grades: 6-8
7305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-1000
Rank: #1414.
Monroe-woodbury Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,584
Grades: 6-8
199 Dunderberg Rd
Central Valley, NY 10917
(845) 460-6400
Rank: #1515.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 1
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,574
Grades: K-12
34 W 118th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
Rank: #1616.
P.S. 83 Donald Hertz
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,562
Grades: K-8
950 Rhinelander Ave
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 863-1993
Rank: #1717.
Madeleine Brennan School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,554
Grades: 6-8
8010 12th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-9363
Rank: #1818.
I.S. 228 David A Boody
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,551
Grades: 6-8
228 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 375-7635
Rank: #1919.
Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,542
Grades: 6-9
63-55 102nd St
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Rank: #2020.
I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,528
Grades: 5-8
32-02 Junction Blvd
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 335-7500
Rank: #2121.
White Plains Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,517
Grades: 6-8
128 Grandview Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 422-2092
Rank: #2222.
I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,513
Grades: 6-8
33-34 80th St
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 457-1242
Rank: #2323.
P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,512
Grades: K-8
2200 Gravesend Neck Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 743-5598
Rank: #2424.
I.S. 98 Bay Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Students: 1,488
Grades: 6-8
1401 Emmons Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Rank: #2525.
Junior High School 216 George J Ryan
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,476
Grades: 6-8
64-20 175th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2005
Rank: #2626.
Canandaigua Primary-elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,475
Grades: PK-5
90 W Gibson St
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 396-3900
Rank: #2727.
I.S. 125 Thomas J Mccann Woodside
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,473
Grades: 6-8
46-02 47th Ave
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 937-0320
Rank: #2828.
Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,472
Grades: 6-8
93-11 101st Ave
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 845-5942
Rank: #2929.
I.S. 75 Frank D Paulo
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,452
Grades: 6-8
455 Huguenot Ave
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 701-6343
Rank: #3030.
I.S. 72 Rocco Laurie
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,449
Grades: 6-8
33 Ferndale Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-5757
Rank: #3131.
Michael J Petrides School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,444
Grades: PK-12
715 Ocean Terr
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 815-0186
Rank: #3232.
P.S. 143 Louis Armstrong
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,436
Grades: PK-5
34-74 113th St
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 429-5700
Rank: #3333.
Shaker Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,423
Grades: 6-8
475 Watervliet-shaker Rd
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 785-1341
Rank: #3434.
Riverdale/kingsbridge Academy (Ms/hs 141)
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,417
Grades: 6-12
660 W 237th St
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 796-8516
Rank: #3535.
I.S. 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,395
Grades: 6-8
50-40 Jacobus St
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 205-6788
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What is the New York average public elementary schools student size?
The New York average public elementary schools student size is 473 for 2024-25.
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