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New York City Geographic District # 2

333 7th Ave-7th Fl
New York, NY 10001
: 
9/
10
Top 20%
Tel: (212) 356-3739

Top Rankings

New York City Geographic District # 2 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
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 2026-27 school year, there are 53 public elementary schools serving 24,446 students in New York City Geographic District # 2. 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 have an average math proficiency score of 76% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 76% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public elementary school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
118 Schools
3,696 Schools
# Students
54,431 Students
1,741,320 Students
# Teachers
4,324 Teachers
154,100 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

Comparison of Students By Grade Trends

GradeNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
Pre-K1,43554
Kind2,435150
12,367158
22,314161
32,355164
42,256161
52,206164
62,281164
72,338145
82,320144
957723
1052421
1148820
1253519
Grade Not Listed1523
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District Rank

New York City Geographic District # 2, which is ranked #105 of all 1,007 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 76% over five school years.
Definition of Terms
This School District
State Average (NY)
#115 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 20%)

Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓

Overall School District Rank Trends

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2
2023#115
2022#70
2021#58
2019#85
2018#93
2017#86
2016#71
2015#78
2014#82
2013#26
2012#118
2011#118
2010#373
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68%
52%

Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓

Math Proficiency Trends

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
202368%52%
202272%46%
202180%55%
201979%54%
201879%52%
201777%50%
201678%49%
201576%48%
201458%41%
201371%39%
201284%69%
201183%67%
201089%86%
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73%
49%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
202273%49%
202185%62%
201981%52%
201879%52%
201778%47%
201677%46%
201571%40%
201458%37%
201367%39%
201278%60%
201176%58%
201083%74%
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94%
78%

Science Proficiency Trends

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
202294%78%
202196%84%
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80%
87.2%

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Graduation Rate Trends

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
202380%87%
202283%87%
202181%85%
202080%83%
201979%83%
201876%82%
201777%82%
201675%81%
201572%79%
201469%78%
201368%78%
201268%78%
201168%78%
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(2022-23)
42%
34.8%

Chronic Absenteeism Rate Trends

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
202342%34.8%
202244.9%38.5%
202133.1%27.7%
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Students by Ethnicity:

0.76
0.73

Showing 2014–2023. Full 20-year historical data available below ↓

Comparison of Diversity Score Trends

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
20230.770.73
20220.760.72
20210.760.72
20200.760.71
20190.760.71
20180.760.71
20170.760.70
20160.760.70
20150.750.70
20140.760.69
20130.750.69
20120.750.68
20110.740.68
20100.740.66
20090.740.66
20080.740.65
20070.740.65
20060.750.64
20050.710.64
20040.730.63
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% American Indian
1%
1%

American Indian Student Percentage Comparison (2009-2023)

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
20231%1%
20221%1%
20212%1%
20141%1%
20132%1%
20121%1%
20091%1%
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% Asian
20%
10%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2023)

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
202320%10%
202221%10%
202121%10%
202022%9%
201922%9%
201823%9%
201723%9%
201623%9%
201524%9%
201424%9%
201323%9%
201224%8%
201124%8%
201023%8%
200922%8%
200822%7%
200723%7%
200623%7%
200516%7%
200416%7%
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% Hispanic
37%
31%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2023)

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
202334%29%
202234%29%
202134%28%
202033%28%
201933%27%
201833%27%
201733%27%
201634%26%
201535%25%
201434%25%
201334%24%
201235%23%
201136%22%
201037%22%
200937%21%
200838%21%
200738%21%
200638%20%
200544%20%
200434%19%
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% Black
13%
16%

Showing 2014–2023. Full 20-year historical data available below ↓

Black Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2023)

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
202314%16%
202214%16%
202114%17%
202015%17%
201915%17%
201816%17%
201716%17%
201616%18%
201516%18%
201417%18%
201318%18%
201218%19%
201119%19%
201020%19%
200921%19%
200821%20%
200720%19%
200620%20%
200520%20%
200417%20%
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% White
24%
38%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2023)

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
202324%40%
202225%41%
202125%41%
202026%42%
201926%43%
201825%43%
201725%44%
201624%45%
201523%45%
201423%46%
201322%47%
201222%48%
201121%49%
201019%51%
200919%51%
200819%52%
200719%52%
200619%53%
200520%53%
200432%54%
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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%

Showing 2014–2023. Full 11-year historical data available below ↓

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2013-2023)

YearNew York City Geographic District # 2New York
20237%4%
20225%3%
20214%3%
20204%3%
20194%3%
20183%3%
20173%2%
20163%2%
20152%2%
20141%1%
20131%1%
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All Ethnic Groups

Best New York City Geographic District # 2 Public Elementary Schools (2026-27)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
P.s. 77 Lower Lab School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1700 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427-2798
Gr: K-5 | 364 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #22.
P.s. 6 Lillie D Blake
(Math: 93% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
45 E 81st St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
Gr: PK-5 | 655 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #33.
East Side Middle School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
331 E 91st St
New York, NY 10128
(212) 360-0114
Gr: 6-8 | 424 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #44.
Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies
(Math: 90% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
333 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
Gr: 6-8 | 538 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 72%
Rank: #55.
Middle School 255 Salk School Of Science
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
Gr: 6-8 | 378 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 53%
Rank: #66.
P.s. 183 Robert L Stevenson
(Math: 88% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
419 E 66th St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
Gr: PK-12 | 541 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #77.
P.s. 124 Yung Wing
(Math: 91% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
40 Division St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
Gr: PK-5 | 453 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #88.
P.s. 150
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
28-42 Trinity Pl
New York, NY 10006
(212) 732-4392
Gr: PK-5 | 287 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
East Side Elementary School-ps 267
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
213 E 63rd St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 888-7848
Gr: K-5 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
P.s. 89
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
201 Warren St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
Gr: PK-5 | 342 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
P.s. 290 Manhattan New School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
311 E 82nd St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
Gr: PK-5 | 444 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
River School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
425 E 35th St
New York, NY 10016
(212) 251-6640
Gr: PK-5 | 499 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #1313.
Clinton School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10 E 15th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 524-4360
Gr: 6-12 | 846 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Rank: #1414.
P.s. 527 East Side School For Social Action
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
323 E 91st St
New York, NY 10128
(212) 828-2710
Gr: K-5 | 378 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 40 Augustus Saint-gaudens
(Math: 86% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
Gr: PK-5 | 538 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #1616.
P.s. 158 Bayard Taylor
(Math: 87% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1458 York Ave
New York, NY 10075
(212) 744-6562
Gr: PK-5 | 605 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #1717.
P.s. 41 Greenwich Village
(Math: 86% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
116 W 11th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2756
Gr: PK-5 | 478 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #1818.
Ballet Tech/nyc Public School For Dance
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
890 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
Gr: 4-8 | 112 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #1919.
I.s. 289
(Math: 82% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
201 Warren St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-9268
Gr: 6-8 | 253 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #2020.
Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner
(Math: 83% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
220 E 76th St
New York, NY 10021
(212) 535-8610
Gr: 6-8 | 945 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 59 Beekman Hill International
(Math: 84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
231-249 E 56th St
New York, NY 10022
(212) 888-7870
Gr: PK-5 | 531 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 234 Independence School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
292 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10007
(212) 233-6034
Gr: K-5 | 460 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
Rank: #2323.
Spruce Street School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
12 Spruce St
New York, NY 10018
(212) 266-4800
Gr: PK-8 | 441 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #2424.
Battery Park City School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
55 Battery Pl
New York, NY 10011
(212) 266-5800
Gr: PK-8 | 797 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #2525.
Lower Manhattan Community Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
26 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
(646) 826-8100
Gr: 6-8 | 313 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #2626.
Peck Slip School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1 Peck Slip
New York, NY 10038
(212) 312-6260
Gr: PK-5 | 307 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #2727.
P.s. 42 Benjamin Altman
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
71 Hester St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 226-8410
Gr: PK-5 | 476 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #2828.
P.s. 3 Charrette School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
490 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-1183
Gr: PK-5 | 563 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #2929.
P.s. 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
320 W 21st St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 929-1743
Gr: PK-5 | 662 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
P.s. 130 Hernando De Soto
(Math: 77% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
143 Baxter St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-8072
Gr: PK-5 | 526 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Sixth Avenue Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
590 6th Ave
New York, NY 10011
(917) 305-1000
Gr: PK-5 | 299 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #3232.
Yorkville East Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1458 York Ave
New York, NY 10075
(917) 432-5413
Gr: 6-8 | 250 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #3333.
P.s. 126 Jacob August Riis
(Math: 76% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
80 Catherine St
New York, NY 10038
(212) 962-2188
Gr: PK-8 | 575 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #3434.
Ps/is 217 Roosevelt Island
(Math: 70% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
645 Main St
New York, NY 10044
(212) 980-0294
Gr: PK-8 | 689 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #3535.
P.s. 198 Isador E Ida Straus
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1700 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10128
(212) 289-3702
Gr: PK-5 | 516 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
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  • District size: 118 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 54,431 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 76%
  • : 80% (Btm 50% in NY)
  • : Top 20%
  • : 68% (Top 20%)
  • : 73% (Top 10%)
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