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 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 32 public preschools serving 14,820 students in New York City Geographic District # 2 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public pre schools in New York.
Public Preschools in New York City Geographic District # 2 School District have an average math proficiency score of 78% (versus the New York public pre school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 83% (versus the 54% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the New York public preschool average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
118 Schools
1,504 Schools
# Students
55,894 Students
655,274 Students
# Teachers
4,362 Teachers
54,553 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
New York City Geographic District # 2 School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 786 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 81% has increased from 75% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#58 out of 788 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
80%
55%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
85%
62%
Graduation Rate
81%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.76
0.74
# American Indian Students
354 Students
6,637 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
12,036 Students
71,614 Students
% Asian Students
22%
11%
# Hispanic Students
18,609 Students
198,182 Students
% Hispanic Students
33%
30%
# Black Students
7,770 Students
114,936 Students
% Black Students
14%
18%
# White Students
14,147 Students
241,456 Students
% White Students
25%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
223 Students
1,805 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
2,755 Students
20,632 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
1,302
56,249
# Students in K Grade:
2,495
94,653
# Students in 1st Grade:
2,453
91,142
# Students in 2nd Grade:
2,330
90,629
# Students in 3rd Grade:
2,280
84,914
# Students in 4th Grade:
2,358
85,360
# Students in 5th Grade:
2,294
81,136
# Students in 6th Grade:
2,330
24,598
# Students in 7th Grade:
2,387
14,630
# Students in 8th Grade:
2,487
14,714
# Students in 9th Grade:
8,541
2,863
# Students in 10th Grade:
8,713
2,713
# Students in 11th Grade:
8,020
2,512
# Students in 12th Grade:
7,853
2,377
# Ungraded Students:
51
6,784
Best New York City Geographic District # 2 School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ps 33 Chelsea Prep
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
281 9th Ave
New York, NY 10001
(212) 244-6426
New York, NY 10001
(212) 244-6426
Grades: PK-5
| 499 students
Rank: #22.
Ps 290 Manhattan New School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
311 E 82nd St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
Grades: PK-5
| 412 students
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Ps 183 Robert L Stevenson
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
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
| 511 students
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Ps 6 Lillie D Blake
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
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
| 572 students
Rank: #55.
Ps 150
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
334 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 732-4392
New York, NY 10013
(212) 732-4392
Grades: PK-5
| 159 students
Rank: #66.
Ps 89
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%)
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
| 347 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Ps 11 William T Harris
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
320 W 21st St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 929-1743
New York, NY 10011
(212) 929-1743
Grades: PK-5
| 730 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Ps 3 Charrette School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
490 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-1183
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-1183
Grades: PK-5
| 566 students
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Ps 41 Greenwich Village
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
116 W 11th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2756
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2756
Grades: PK-5
| 492 students
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
River School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
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
| 450 students
Rank: #1111.
Ps 40 Augustus Saint-gaudens
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
Grades: PK-6
| 612 students
Rank: #1212.
Battery Park City School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 86%)
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
| 726 students
Rank: #1313.
Peck Slip School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
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
| 379 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Ps 124 Yung Wing
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
40 Division St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
Grades: PK-5
| 596 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Ps 59 Beekman Hill International
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
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
| 571 students
Rank: #1616.
Yorkville Community School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
421 E 88th St
New York, NY 10128
(212) 722-5240
New York, NY 10128
(212) 722-5240
Grades: PK-5
| 382 students
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Ps 158 Bayard Taylor
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
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
| 647 students
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Ps/is 217 Roosevelt Island
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 85-89%)
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
| 690 students
Rank: #1919.
Spruce Street School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
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
| 440 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Ps 130 Hernando De Soto
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
143 Baxter St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-8072
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-8072
Grades: PK-5
| 642 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1700 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10128
(212) 289-3702
New York, NY 10128
(212) 289-3702
Grades: PK-5
| 413 students
Rank: #2222.
Sixth Avenue Elementary School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
64 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011
(917) 305-1000
New York, NY 10011
(917) 305-1000
Grades: PK-5
| 342 students
Rank: #2323.
Ps 126 Jacob August Riis
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
80 Catherine St
New York, NY 10038
(212) 962-2188
New York, NY 10038
(212) 962-2188
Grades: PK-8
| 599 students
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Ella Baker School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
317 E 67th St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 717-8809
New York, NY 10065
(212) 717-8809
Grades: PK-8
| 320 students
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
210 E 33rd St
New York, NY 10016
(212) 685-4366
New York, NY 10016
(212) 685-4366
Grades: PK-5
| 382 students
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Ps 212 Midtown West
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
328 W 48th St
New York, NY 10036
(212) 247-0208
New York, NY 10036
(212) 247-0208
Grades: PK-5
| 286 students
Rank: #2727.
Ps 51 Elias Howe
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
525 W 44th St
New York, NY 10036
(212) 315-7160
New York, NY 10036
(212) 315-7160
Grades: PK-5
| 442 students
Rank: #2828.
Ps 111 Adolph S Ochs
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
440 W 53rd St
New York, NY 10019
(212) 582-7420
New York, NY 10019
(212) 582-7420
Grades: PK-5
| 329 students
Rank: #2929.
Ps 42 Benjamin Altman
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
71 Hester St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 226-8410
New York, NY 10002
(212) 226-8410
Grades: PK-5
| 527 students
Rank: #3030.
Ps 2 Meyer London
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
122 Henry St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 964-0350
New York, NY 10002
(212) 964-0350
Grades: PK-5
| 363 students
Rank: #3131.
Ps 1 Alfred E Smith
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
8 Henry St
New York, NY 10038
(212) 267-4133
New York, NY 10038
(212) 267-4133
Grades: PK-5
| 219 students
Rank: #3232.
47 American Sign Language And English Lower School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
223 E 23rd St
New York, NY 10010
(914) 326-6609
New York, NY 10010
(914) 326-6609
Grades: PK-8
| 175 students
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