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New York City Geographic District # 4 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 23 public elementary schools serving 7,558 students in New York City Geographic District # 4. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in New York.
Public Elementary Schools in New York City Geographic District # 4 have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public elementary school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
29 Schools
3,698 Schools
# Students
10,870 Students
1,743,650 Students
# Teachers
1,096 Teachers
154,299 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New York City Geographic District # 4, which is ranked #623 of all 1,008 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 68% has decreased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#618 out of 1017 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
78%
Graduation Rate
68%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.73
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
9%
10%
% Hispanic
61%
31%
% Black
20%
16%
% White
6%
38%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
Best New York City Geographic District # 4 Public Elementary Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Tag Young Scholars
Magnet School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
240 E 109th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6003
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6003
Gr: K-8 | 576 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #22.
P.s. 171 Patrick Henry
(Math: 93% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
19 E 103rd St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
Gr: PK-8 | 738 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #33.
P.s. 83 Luis Munoz Rivera
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
219 E 109th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5847
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5847
Gr: PK-5 | 306 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #44.
Central Park East I
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1573 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5821
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5821
Gr: PK-5 | 169 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #55.
Middle School 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
410 E 100th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6047
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6047
Gr: 6-8 | 171 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #66.
Isaac Newton Middle School For Math And Science
(Math: 29% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
260 Pleasant Ave
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6006
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6006
Gr: 6-8 | 253 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #77.
Central Park East Ii
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
433 E 100th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5992
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5992
Gr: PK-8 | 407 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Bilingual Bicultural School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
219 E 109th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6031
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6031
Gr: PK-5 | 291 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
River East Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2351 1st Ave
New York, NY 10035
(212) 802-3035
New York, NY 10035
(212) 802-3035
Gr: PK-5 | 236 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1010.
P.s. 146 Ann M Short
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
421 E 106th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5877
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5877
Gr: PK-5 | 305 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1111.
Renaissance School Of The Arts
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
319 E 117th St
New York, NY 10035
(212) 534-6072
New York, NY 10035
(212) 534-6072
Gr: 6-8 | 132 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
P.s. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1615 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5803
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5803
Gr: PK-8 | 367 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
P.s. 7 Samuel Stern
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
160 E 120th St
New York, NY 10035
(212) 860-5827
New York, NY 10035
(212) 860-5827
Gr: PK-8 | 348 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #1414.
Lexington Academy
(Math: 21% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
131 E 104th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5831
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5831
Gr: PK-8 | 433 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #1515.
James Weldon Johnson School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
176 E 115th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 876-5522
New York, NY 10029
(212) 876-5522
Gr: PK-8 | 516 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1616.
P.s. 206 Jose Celso Barbosa
(Math: 19% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
508 E 120th St
New York, NY 10035
(212) 860-5809
New York, NY 10035
(212) 860-5809
Gr: 3-8 | 372 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #1717.
Esperanza Preparatory Academy
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
240 E 109th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 722-6507
New York, NY 10029
(212) 722-6507
Gr: 6-12 | 528 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1818.
P.s. 155 William Paca
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
319 E 117th St
New York, NY 10035
(212) 860-5885
New York, NY 10035
(212) 860-5885
Gr: PK-5 | 192 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 102 Jacques Cartier
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
315 E 113th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5834
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5834
Gr: PK-5 | 221 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2020.
P.s. 96 Joseph Lanzetta
(Math: 14% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
216 E 120th St
New York, NY 10035
(212) 860-5851
New York, NY 10035
(212) 860-5851
Gr: PK-8 | 394 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2121.
Mosaic Preparatory Academy
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
141 E 111th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 722-3109
New York, NY 10029
(212) 722-3109
Gr: PK-5 | 206 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 38 Roberto Clemente
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
232 E 103rd St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5882
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5882
Gr: PK-5 | 176 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: n/an/a
535 E 119th St
New York, NY 10035
(212) 860-5868
New York, NY 10035
(212) 860-5868
Gr: PK-2 | 221 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
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