10,684
Preschools
5,842
Elementary Schools
3,561
Middle Schools
2,548
High Schools
4,552
Public District Schools
10,294
Private Schools
15,213
Total Schools
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College Success Award
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Academic Summary
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Largest School Districts in New York
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New York City Geographic District #31
60,306 students | STATEN ISLAND, NY
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 74 schools -
New York City Geographic District # 2
54,995 students | NEW YORK, NY
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 119 schools -
New York City Geographic District #24
51,074 students | QUEENS, NY
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 57 schools -
New York City Geographic District #20
46,722 students | BROOKLYN, NY
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 45 schools -
New York City Geographic District #10
44,885 students | THE BRONX, NY
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 85 schools
Reviews From Schools in New York
Does your child attend a school in this state?
School leader
December 22, 2024
I’m sorry to hear that you have that opinion about our learning community. To clarify, the State designated us as a failing school in the 2021-22 school year, based on student proficiency results from... More
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Ps 34 Franklin D Roosevelt
Other (school staff, family member, recent alum, etc)
December 22, 2024
This school is flagged by the state as a failing school. Students are performing terribly. There are better schools in the area to send a child.
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Ps 34 Franklin D Roosevelt
Current student
December 22, 2024
I am a student at this school and I would say it’s awesome! Although I would say as a student that the safety here is not the best… there are many fight constantly recently one just happened before... More
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Camillus Middle School