Top Rankings
New York City Geographic District # 2 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 119 public schools serving 54,681 students in New York City Geographic District # 2 School District. This district's average testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public schools in New York.
51±¬ÁÏs in New York City Geographic District # 2 School District have an average math proficiency score of 70% (versus the New York public school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 74% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
119 Schools
4,819 Schools
# Students
54,681 Students
2,508,712 Students
# Teachers
4,335 Teachers
217,359 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New York City Geographic District # 2 School District, which is ranked #110 of all 1,009 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 80% has increased from 76% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#115 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
94%
78%
Graduation Rate
80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.76
0.72
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
20%
10%
% Hispanic
36%
30%
% Black
13%
16%
% White
25%
40%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
Best New York City Geographic District # 2 School District 51±¬ÁÏs (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Stuyvesant High School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 98%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
345 Chambers St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 312-4800
New York, NY 10282
(212) 312-4800
Gr: 9-12 | 3,257 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
Rank: #22.
P.s. 77 Lower Lab School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
1700 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427-2798
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427-2798
Gr: K-5 | 368 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #33.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
411 E 76th St
New York, NY 10021
(212) 772-1220
New York, NY 10021
(212) 772-1220
Gr: 9-12 | 540 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #44.
High School For Dual Language And Asian Studies
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
350 Grand St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 475-4097
New York, NY 10002
(212) 475-4097
Gr: 9-12 | 369 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #55.
P.s. 6 Lillie D Blake
(Math: 93% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
45 E 81st St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
Gr: PK-5 | 598 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
Rank: #66.
East Side Middle School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
331 E 91st St
New York, NY 10128
(212) 360-0114
New York, NY 10128
(212) 360-0114
Gr: 6-8 | 427 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #77.
Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies
(Math: 90% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
333 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
Gr: 6-8 | 549 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #88.
Middle School 255 Salk School Of Science
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
Gr: 6-8 | 369 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #99.
P.s. 183 Robert L Stevenson
(Math: 88% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
419 E 66th St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
Gr: PK-5 | 534 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
Rank: #1010.
P.s. 124 Yung Wing
(Math: 91% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
40 Division St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
Gr: PK-5 | 500 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1111.
P.s. 150
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
28-42 Trinity Pl
New York, NY 10006
(212) 732-4392
New York, NY 10006
(212) 732-4392
Gr: PK-5 | 242 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
East Side Elementary School-ps 267
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
213 E 63rd St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 888-7848
New York, NY 10065
(212) 888-7848
Gr: K-5 | 362 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
P.s. 89
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
201 Warren St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
Gr: PK-5 | 330 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #1414.
Millennium High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
75 Broad St
New York, NY 10004
(212) 825-9008
New York, NY 10004
(212) 825-9008
Gr: 9-12 | 674 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
P.s. 290 Manhattan New School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
311 E 82nd St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
Gr: PK-5 | 432 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
River School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
425 E 35th St
New York, NY 10016
(212) 251-6640
New York, NY 10016
(212) 251-6640
Gr: PK-5 | 512 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #1717.
Clinton School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
10 E 15th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 524-4360
New York, NY 10003
(212) 524-4360
Gr: 6-12 | 839 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #1818.
Nyc Ischool
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
131 Ave Of The Americas
New York, NY 10013
(917) 237-7300
New York, NY 10013
(917) 237-7300
Gr: 9-12 | 447 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 527 East Side School For Social Action
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
323 E 91st St
New York, NY 10128
(212) 828-2710
New York, NY 10128
(212) 828-2710
Gr: K-5 | 389 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #2020.
P.s. 40 Augustus Saint-gaudens
(Math: 86% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
Gr: PK-5 | 537 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 158 Bayard Taylor
(Math: 87% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1458 York Ave
New York, NY 10075
(212) 744-6562
New York, NY 10075
(212) 744-6562
Gr: PK-5 | 620 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 41 Greenwich Village
(Math: 86% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
116 W 11th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2756
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2756
Gr: PK-5 | 476 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
Rank: #2323.
Ballet Tech/nyc 51±¬ÁÏ For Dance
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
890 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
Gr: 4-8 | 116 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #2424.
I.s. 289
(Math: 82% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
201 Warren St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-9268
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-9268
Gr: 6-8 | 258 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #2525.
Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner
(Math: 83% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
220 E 76th St
New York, NY 10021
(212) 535-8610
New York, NY 10021
(212) 535-8610
Gr: 6-8 | 1,007 student Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #2626.
P.s. 59 Beekman Hill International
(Math: 84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
231-249 E 56th St
New York, NY 10022
(212) 888-7870
New York, NY 10022
(212) 888-7870
Gr: PK-5 | 515 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
Rank: #2727.
P.s. 234 Independence School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
292 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10007
(212) 233-6034
New York, NY 10007
(212) 233-6034
Gr: K-5 | 489 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #2828.
Spruce Street School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
12 Spruce St
New York, NY 10018
(212) 266-4800
New York, NY 10018
(212) 266-4800
Gr: PK-8 | 450 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
Rank: #2929.
Battery Park City School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
55 Battery Pl
New York, NY 10011
(212) 266-5800
New York, NY 10011
(212) 266-5800
Gr: PK-8 | 803 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #3030.
Lower Manhattan Community Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
26 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
(646) 826-8100
New York, NY 10004
(646) 826-8100
Gr: 6-8 | 328 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
Rank: #3131.
Peck Slip School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1 Peck Slip
New York, NY 10038
(212) 312-6260
New York, NY 10038
(212) 312-6260
Gr: PK-5 | 351 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #3232.
P.s. 42 Benjamin Altman
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
71 Hester St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 226-8410
New York, NY 10002
(212) 226-8410
Gr: PK-5 | 457 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #3333.
P.s. 3 Charrette School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
490 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-1183
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-1183
Gr: PK-5 | 544 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
Rank: #3434.
P.s. 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
320 W 21st St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 929-1743
New York, NY 10011
(212) 929-1743
Gr: PK-5 | 739 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
P.s. 130 Hernando De Soto
(Math: 77% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
143 Baxter St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-8072
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-8072
Gr: PK-5 | 575 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many schools belong to New York City Geographic District # 2 School District?
New York City Geographic District # 2 School District manages 119 public schools serving 54,681 students.
What is the rank of New York City Geographic District # 2 School District?
New York City Geographic District # 2 School District is ranked #110 out of 1,009 school districts in New York (top 20%) based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data for the 2022-2023 school year. This district ranks in the top 20% of New York school districts for: Highest overall rank (Top 20%), Highest math proficiency (Top 20%), Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%), Highest science proficiency (Top 10%), Most diverse schools (Top 1%) and Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
What is the racial composition of students in New York City Geographic District # 2 School District?
36% of New York City Geographic District # 2 School District students are Hispanic, 25% of students are White, 20% of students are Asian, 13% of students are Black, 5% of students are Two or more races, and 1% of students are American Indian.
What is the student/teacher ratio of New York City Geographic District # 2 School District?
New York City Geographic District # 2 School District has a student/teacher ratio of 13:1, which is higher than the New York state average of 11:1.
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