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Public School Review - Established 2003

Top New York Public Elementary Schools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 56% of public elementary school students in New York are eligible for free lunch (2026).
The public elementary schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public elementary school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in New York is P.s. 18 John Peter Zenger, Creo College Preparatory Charter School, and Highbridge Green School, among others each with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 98% 100% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%

Public Elementary Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in New York (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 71. - 7.
Creo College Preparatory Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-8
524 Courtlandt Ave
Bronx, NY 10451
(347) 216-9246
Rank: #1 - 71. - 7.
Highbridge Green School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
200 W 167th St
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 410-5770
Rank: #1 - 71. - 7.
Innova Girls Academy Charter School
Charter School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-3
546 Oxford St
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 410-0147
Rank: #1 - 71. - 7.
P.s. 150 Christopher
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
364 Sackman St
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 495-7746
Rank: #1 - 71. - 7.
P.s. 18 John Peter Zenger
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
502 Morris Ave
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 292-2868
Rank: #1 - 71. - 7.
P.s. 399 Stanley Eugene Clarke
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-5
2707 Albermarle Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 693-3023
Rank: #1 - 71. - 7.
P.s. 42 Claremont
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
1537 Washington Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-7366
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
Bronx Academy For Multi-media
(Math: 36% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: 6-8
730 Bryant Ave
Bronx, NY 10474
(718) 328-1972
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
Community Math And Science Prep
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: 6-8
401 W 164th St
New York, NY 10032
(917) 521-2508
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: 6-12
800 Home St-rm 205
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 378-0490
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
I.s. 313 School Of Leadership Development
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: 6-8
1600 Webster Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-1736
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
Mott Hall Bridges Academy
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: 6-8
210 Chester St
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 345-6912
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
New American Academy At Roberto Clemente State Park
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
275 Harlem River Park Bridge
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 901-9703
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
New School For Leadership And Journalism
(Math: 34% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: 6-8
120 W 231st St
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 601-2869
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
P.s. 107
(Math: 37% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
1695 Seward Ave
Bronx, NY 10473
(718) 860-8760
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
P.s. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: K-5
185 Wadsworth Ave
New York, NY 10033
(212) 927-7857
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
P.s. 134 Henrietta Szold
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
293 E Broadway
New York, NY 10002
(212) 673-4470
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
P.s. 149 Danny Kaye
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
700 Sutter Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 688-7620
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
P.s. 163 Arthur A Schomberg
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
2075 Webster Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 584-3045
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
P.s. 194 Countee Cullen
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
244 W 144th St
New York, NY 10030
(212) 690-5954
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
P.s. 209
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-2
313 E 183rd St
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 364-0085
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
P.s. 398 Walter Weaver
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
60 E 94th St
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 774-4466
Rank: #8 - 238. - 23.
P.s. 70 Max Schoenfeld
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
1691 Weeks Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-6000
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
Bronx Debate Academy
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6
1302 Edward L Grant Hwy
Bronx, NY 10452
(646) 298-1819
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
Christopher Avenue Community School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: PK-5
51 Christopher Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 495-5761
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
Frederick Douglass Academy Viii Middle School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
1400 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11239
(718) 348-2465
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
Harriet Ross Tubman Academy
(Math: 10% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: PK-8
212 Stanton St
Buffalo, NY 14212
(716) 816-3780
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
I.s. 219 New Venture School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
3630 3rd Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-7093
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
I.s. 232
(Math: 28% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
1700 Macombs Rd
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-7007
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
I.s. 303 Leadership & Community Service
(Math: 22% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
1700 Macombs Rd
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-5466
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
International School For Liberal Arts
(Math: 17% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-12
2780 Reservoir Ave
Bronx, NY 10468
(718) 329-8570
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
Longwood Academy Of Discovery
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: PK-5
888 Rev J A Polite Ave
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 860-3313
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
New Design Middle School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
625 W 133rd St
New York, NY 10031
(212) 281-6339
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
New Pathways Academy
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
1000 Teller Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 588-8349
Rank: #24 - 5424. - 54.
P.s. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: PK-5
580 Crotona Park S
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 861-0759
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