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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best New York County Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 351 public schools serving 154,048 students in New York County, NY (there are 219 private schools, serving 59,871 private students). 73% of all K-12 students in New York County, NY are educated in public schools (compared to the NY state average of 86%).
The top-ranked public schools in New York County, NY are Stuyvesant High School, Anderson School and P.s. 77 Lower Lab School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
New York County, NY public schools have an average math proficiency score of 59% (versus the New York public school average of 53%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in New York County have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 5% of New York public schools.
Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Schools in New York County (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Stuyvesant High School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 98%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
345 Chambers St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 312-4800
Gr: 9-12 | 3,261 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
Rank: #22.
Anderson School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
100 W 77th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 595-7193
Gr: K-8 | 521 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #33.
P.s. 77 Lower Lab School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1700 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427-2798
Gr: K-5 | 364 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #44.
Tag Young Scholars
Magnet School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
240 E 109th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6003
Gr: K-8 | 576 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #55.
Special Music School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
129 W 67th St
New York, NY 10023
(212) 501-3318
Gr: K-12 | 305 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #66.
New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
111 Columbia St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
Gr: K-12 | 1,620 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
411 E 76th St
New York, NY 10021
(212) 772-1220
Gr: 9-12 | 538 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Success Academy Charter School-hell's Kitchen
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
439 W 49th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10019
(646) 790-2153
Gr: K-4 | 484 students Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #99.
High School For Dual Language And Asian Studies
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
350 Grand St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 475-4097
Gr: 9-12 | 368 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1010.
Success Academy Charter School-upper West
Charter School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
145 W 84th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10024
(646) 274-1580
Gr: K-8 | 1,002 students Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #1111.
Success Academy Charter School-union Square
Charter School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10003
(646) 790-2161
Gr: K-8 | 967 students Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #1212.
P.s. 6 Lillie D Blake
(Math: 93% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
45 E 81st St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
Gr: PK-5 | 655 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #1313.
East Side Middle School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
331 E 91st St
New York, NY 10128
(212) 360-0114
Gr: 6-8 | 424 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #1414.
Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies
(Math: 90% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
333 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
Gr: 6-8 | 538 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 72%
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Middle School 255 Salk School Of Science
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
Gr: 6-8 | 378 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 53%
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 3
Charter School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
410 E 100th St-4th Fl
New York, NY 10029
(646) 790-2184
Gr: K-8 | 629 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1717.
Success Academy Charter School-hudson Yards
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
500 W 41st St
New York, NY 10036
(212) 845-9683
Gr: K-5 | 365 students Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #1818.
P.s. 166 Richard Rogers School Of The Arts & Science
(Math: 89% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
132 W 89th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 678-2829
Gr: K-5 | 607 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 183 Robert L Stevenson
(Math: 88% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
419 E 66th St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
Gr: PK-12 | 541 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #2020.
P.s. 124 Yung Wing
(Math: 91% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
40 Division St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
Gr: PK-5 | 453 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 150
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
28-42 Trinity Pl
New York, NY 10006
(212) 732-4392
Gr: PK-5 | 287 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
East Side Elementary School-ps 267
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
213 E 63rd St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 888-7848
Gr: K-5 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
P.s. 89
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
201 Warren St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
Gr: PK-5 | 342 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #2424.
Millennium High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
75 Broad St
New York, NY 10004
(212) 825-9008
Gr: 9-12 | 685 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
Rank: #2525.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 4
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
240 W 113th St-3rd Fl
New York, NY 10026
(646) 442-6500
Gr: K-7 | 391 students Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2626.
P.s. 171 Patrick Henry
(Math: 93% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
19 E 103rd St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
Gr: PK-8 | 738 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
P.s. 290 Manhattan New School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
311 E 82nd St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
Gr: PK-5 | 444 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
River School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
425 E 35th St
New York, NY 10016
(212) 251-6640
Gr: PK-5 | 499 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #2929.
Clinton School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10 E 15th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 524-4360
Gr: 6-12 | 846 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Rank: #3030.
Nyc Ischool
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
131 Ave Of The Americas
New York, NY 10013
(917) 237-7300
Gr: 9-12 | 447 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 68%
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 527 East Side School For Social Action
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
323 E 91st St
New York, NY 10128
(212) 828-2710
Gr: K-5 | 378 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #3232.
P.s. 40 Augustus Saint-gaudens
(Math: 86% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
Gr: PK-5 | 538 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Central Park East High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1573 Madison Ave-rm 321
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5929
Gr: 9-12 | 481 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
P.s. 199 Jessie Isador Straus
(Math: 85% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
270 W 70th St
New York, NY 10023
(212) 799-1033
Gr: K-5 | 570 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 1
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
34 W 118th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
Gr: K-12 | 1,520 students Minority enrollment: 95%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked public schools in New York County, NY?
The top-ranked public schools in New York County, NY include Stuyvesant High School, Anderson School and P.s. 77 Lower Lab School.
How many public schools are located in New York County?
359 public schools are located in New York County.
What percentage of students in New York County go to public school?
73% of all K-12 students in New York County are educated in public schools (compared to the NY state average of 86%).
What is the racial composition of students in New York County?
New York County public schools minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public schools average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Which public schools in New York County are often viewed compared to one another?

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