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Public School Review - Established 2003

Most Diverse Public Elementary Schools in New York

The average public elementary school diversity score in New York is approximately 0.73 per year (2026).
The most diverse public elementary schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in New York is currently Jessie T Zoller Elementary School and Howe Elementary School, each with a diversity score of 0.81.
Diversity Score Range: 0.77 0.81 Avg. Diversity Score: 0.78

Most Diverse Public Elementary Schools in New York (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Howe Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
1065 Baker Ave
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 370-8295
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Jessie T Zoller Elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
1880 Lancaster St
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 881-3880
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Van Corlaer Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.80
Grades: PK-5
2310 Guilderland Ave
Schenectady, NY 12306
(518) 881-3740
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Lincoln Elementary School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.80
Grades: PK-5
2 Robinson St
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 881-3780
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Paige Elementary School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.80
Grades: PK-5
104 Elliott Ave
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 881-3520
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
School 15-children's School Of Rochester
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: PK-6
85 Hillside Ave
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 262-8830
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Hamilton Elementary School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: PK-5
1091 Webster St
Schenectady, NY 12303
(518) 836-0995
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Oneida Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: 6-8
1629 Oneida St
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 370-8260
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Woodlawn Elementary School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: PK-5
3311 Wells Ave
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 370-8280
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Mont Pleasant Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: 6-8
1121 Forest Rd
Schenectady, NY 12303
(518) 881-3569
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Hawtree Creek Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: 6-8
121-10 Rockaway Blvd
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 659-3792
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: PK-5
1097 Forest Rd
Schenectady, NY 12303
(518) 377-0201
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
Utica Academy Of Science Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: K-12
160 School Ln
Frankfort, NY 13340
(315) 266-1072
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson
(Math: 32% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 6-8
121-10 Rockaway Blvd
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 843-2260
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
Dr Martin Luther King School Jr Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
918 Stanley St
Schenectady, NY 12307
(518) 881-3680
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
Central Park Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 6-8
421 Elm St
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 370-8250
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
Yates Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
725 Salina St
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 382-2686
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
Lovejoy Discovery School #43
(Math: 11% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-8
161 Benzinger St
Buffalo, NY 14206
(716) 816-3260
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
P.s. 193 Gil Hodges
(Math: 59% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
2515 Ave L
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 338-9011
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
Junior High School 278 Marine Park
(Math: 49% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 6-8
1925 Stuart St
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 375-3523
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
P.s. 207 Elizabeth G Leary
(Math: 59% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-8
4011 Fillmore Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 645-8667
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
P.s. 177
Special Education School
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: K-8
56-37 188th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(929) 483-3050
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
Stewart Manor School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-6
38 Stewart Ave
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 326-5530
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
P.s. 38 Pacific
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
450 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
P.s. 69 Houghton Academy
(Math: 25% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-8
1725 Clinton St
Buffalo, NY 14206
(716) 816-4794
Rank: #13 - 2613. - 26.
Ballet Tech/nyc Public School For Dance
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 4-8
890 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
Rank: #27 - 4227. - 42.
Scholars' Academy
(Math: 73% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 6-12
320 Beach 104th St
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 474-6918
Rank: #27 - 4227. - 42.
Eagle Point Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
1044 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 475-6825
Rank: #27 - 4227. - 42.
William C Keane Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
1252 Albany Ave
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 388-3818
Rank: #27 - 4227. - 42.
Hudson High School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 1-12
215 Harry Howard Ave
Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 828-4360
Rank: #27 - 4227. - 42.
General Herkimer Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-6
420 Keyes Rd
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 368-6600
Rank: #27 - 4227. - 42.
Christopher Columbus Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-6
934 Armory Dr
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 368-6520
Rank: #27 - 4227. - 42.
Paumanok Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-5
1 Seaman Neck Rd
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631) 592-3650
Rank: #27 - 4227. - 42.
P.s. 370
Special Education School
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-12
3000 W 1st St
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 372-3777
Rank: #27 - 4227. - 42.
Roscoe Conkling Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-6
1115 Mohawk St
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 368-6815
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the New York average public elementary schools diversity score?
The New York average public elementary schools diversity score is 0.73 for 2026.
What are public elementary schools with the most diversity score in New York?
The best top-ranked public elementary schools in New York include Howe Elementary School, Jessie T Zoller Elementary School and Van Corlaer Elementary School.

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