The top ranked public preschools in New York are Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence, Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway and Naples Street Elementary School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public preschools are Jericho, Scarsdale and Bronxville.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in New York is 47%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 49%.
Top Ranked Public Preschools in New York (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
825 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 965-4200
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 965-4200
Rank: #22.
Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway
(Math: 96% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 96% (Top 5%)
Reading: 94% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
71-25 113th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Rank: #33.
Naples Street Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1055 Targee St
Staten Island, NY 10304
(718) 876-4610
Staten Island, NY 10304
(718) 876-4610
Rank: #44.
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
108-55 69th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 459-1358
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 459-1358
Rank: #55.
Ps 188 Kingsbury
(Math: 89% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 89% (Top 10%)
Reading: 87% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
218-12 Hartland Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Rank: #66.
Ps 6 Lillie D Blake
(Math: 88% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 88% (Top 10%)
Reading: 88% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
45 E 81st St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Ps 31 Samuel F Dupont
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
75 Meserole Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 383-8998
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 383-8998
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Ps 94 David D Porter
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
41-77 Little Neck Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8491
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8491
Rank: #99.
Ps 203 Oakland Gardens
(Math: 91% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 91% (Top 10%)
Reading: 84% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
53-11 Sprngfld Blvd
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Rank: #1010.
Ps 124 Yung Wing
(Math: 88% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 88% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
40 Division St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
Rank: #1111.
Ps 183 Robert L Stevenson
(Math: 85% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 85% (Top 20%)
Reading: 88% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
419 E 66th St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
Rank: #1212.
Active Learning Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-3
137-20 Franklin Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 445-5730
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 445-5730
Rank: #1313.
Ps 29 John M Harrigan
(Math: 83% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 83% (Top 20%)
Reading: 87% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
425 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9277
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9277
Rank: #1414.
Ps 101 School In The Gardens
(Math: 88% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 88% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
2 Russell Pl
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Rank: #1515.
River School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
425 E 35th St
New York, NY 10016
(212) 251-6640
New York, NY 10016
(212) 251-6640
Rank: #1616.
Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon
(Math: 84% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 84% (Top 20%)
Reading: 85% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
112 Lindenwood Rd
Staten Island, NY 10308
(718) 356-2800
Staten Island, NY 10308
(718) 356-2800
Rank: #1717.
Pearls Hawthorne School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 84% (Top 20%)
Reading: 84% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
350 Hawthorne Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Rank: #1818.
Ps 87 William Sherman
(Math: 83% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 83% (Top 20%)
Reading: 83% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
160 W 78th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 678-2826
New York, NY 10024
(212) 678-2826
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
75-25 Bell Blvd
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 464-5773
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 464-5773
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Ps 290 Manhattan New School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
311 E 82nd St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Ps 89
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
201 Warren St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
Rank: #2222.
Ps 50 Frank Hankinson
(Math: 85% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 85% (Top 20%)
Reading: 79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
200 Adelaide Ave
Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 987-0396
Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 987-0396
Rank: #2323.
Ps 40 Augustus Saint-gaudens
(Math: 81% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 81% (Top 20%)
Reading: 82% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
Rank: #2424.
Ps 11 Purvis J Behan
(Math: 79% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 79% (Top 20%)
Reading: 84% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
419 Waverly Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-2661
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-2661
Rank: #2525.
James J Ambrose School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 79% (Top 20%)
Reading: 82% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
80-51 261st St
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4010
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4010
Rank: #26 - 3126. - 31.
Manor Oaks William Bowie School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
1950 Hillside Ave
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 434-2363
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 434-2363
Rank: #26 - 3126. - 31.
Nassakeag Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
490 Pond Path
East Setauket, NY 11733
(631) 730-4400
East Setauket, NY 11733
(631) 730-4400
Rank: #26 - 3126. - 31.
Ps 107 John W Kimball
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
1301 8th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2054
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2054
Rank: #26 - 3126. - 31.
Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
(Math: 82% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 82% (Top 20%)
Reading: 77% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
69-20 Juno St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-2775
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-2775
Rank: #26 - 3126. - 31.
Ps 242 Leonard P Stavisky Early Childhood School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-3
29-66 137th St
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-2902
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-2902
Rank: #26 - 3126. - 31.
Ps 376
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-4
210-21 48th Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 267-5900
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 267-5900
Rank: #3232.
Ps 41 Greenwich Village
(Math: 80% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 80% (Top 20%)
Reading: 81% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
116 W 11th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2756
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2756
Rank: #3333.
Ps 150
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 70-79% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
334 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 732-4392
New York, NY 10013
(212) 732-4392
Rank: #3434.
Ps 171 Patrick Henry
(Math: 80% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 80% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
19 E 103rd St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
Rank: #3535.
Ps 158 Bayard Taylor
(Math: 78% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 78% (Top 20%)
Reading: 79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
1458 York Ave
New York, NY 10075
(212) 744-6562
New York, NY 10075
(212) 744-6562
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