Zoned schools that beat their district while serving high-need students in New York City
Public zoned schools whose state-test results top their district's average while most of their students face economic need.
How we chose these
- A public zoned school serving some of grades K–8.
- An Economic Need Index of 60 or more (the city's measure of how many students face economic hardship).
- Average ELA and math proficiency on the New York State tests at least 10 points above its district's average.
71 in New York City, A–Z
- Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School65%proficient49%District 19 average93need index
- Milton Fein School73%proficient44%District 10 average79need index
- P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair78%proficient57%District 16 average81need index
- P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone84%proficient53%District 24 average73need index
- P.S. 012 James B. Colgate64%proficient53%District 24 average75need index
- P.S. 013 M. L. Lindemeyer77%proficient61%District 31 average73need index
- P.S. 021 Crispus Attucks77%proficient57%District 16 average81need index
- P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan67%proficient56%District 11 average89need index
- P.S. 038 Rosedale68%proficient55%District 29 average61need index
- P.S. 040 George W. Carver83%proficient57%District 16 average83need index
- P.S. 040 Samuel Huntington79%proficient63%District 28 average85need index
- P.S. 044 David C. Farragut72%proficient44%District 12 average95need index
- P.S. 055 Maure81%proficient63%District 28 average64need index
- P.S. 060 Woodhaven68%proficient57%District 27 average68need index
- P.S. 06574%proficient49%District 19 average83need index
- P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations82%proficient44%District 12 average93need index
- P.S. 068 Bronx76%proficient56%District 11 average73need index
- P.S. 071 Rose E. Scala58%proficient47%District 8 average66need index
- P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera69%proficient48%District 4 average83need index
- P.S. 095 Eastwood72%proficient55%District 29 average76need index
- P.S. 09676%proficient57%District 27 average71need index
- P.S. 096 Richard Rodgers85%proficient56%District 11 average84need index
- P.S. 101 The Verrazano81%proficient62%District 21 average68need index
- P.S. 102 Bayview71%proficient53%District 24 average69need index
- P.S. 105 The Blythebourne80%proficient69%District 20 average89need index
- P.S. 108 Captain Vincent G. Fowler75%proficient57%District 27 average62need index
- P.S. 108 Sal Abbracciamento79%proficient49%District 19 average86need index
- P.S. 121 Queens85%proficient63%District 28 average62need index
- P.S. 12372%proficient57%District 27 average68need index
- P.S. 131 Abigail Adams72%proficient55%District 29 average69need index
- P.S. 132 Ralph Bunche70%proficient55%District 29 average64need index
- P.S. 147 Isaac Remsen82%proficient61%District 14 average80need index
- P.S. 149 Danny Kaye81%proficient49%District 19 average86need index
- P.S. 153 Helen Keller74%proficient56%District 11 average68need index
- P.S. 15584%proficient57%District 27 average62need index
- P.S. 163 Bath Beach81%proficient69%District 20 average70need index
- P.S. 171 Patrick Henry91%proficient48%District 4 average79need index
- P.S. 172 Beacon School of Excellence95%proficient64%District 15 average64need index
- P.S. 181 Brookfield71%proficient55%District 29 average68need index
- P.S. 190 Sheffield85%proficient49%District 19 average84need index
- P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff67%proficient50%District 6 average85need index
- P.S. 204 Morris Heights73%proficient45%District 9 average91need index
- P.S. 20762%proficient44%District 10 average88need index
- P.S. 208 Elsa Ebeling79%proficient60%District 18 average69need index
- P.S. 233 Langston Hughes71%proficient60%District 18 average69need index
- P.S. 23489%proficient61%District 30 average68need index
- P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston72%proficient59%District 17 average76need index
- P.S. 244 Richard R. Green79%proficient60%District 18 average72need index
- P.S. 249 The Caton89%proficient59%District 17 average77need index
- P.S. 25375%proficient62%District 21 average86need index
- P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School81%proficient57%District 16 average82need index
- P.S. 276 Louis Marshall78%proficient60%District 18 average68need index
- P.S. 297 Abraham Stockton77%proficient61%District 14 average88need index
- P.S. 306 Ethan Allen66%proficient49%District 19 average93need index
- P.S. 328 Phyllis Wheatley69%proficient49%District 19 average94need index
- P.S. 335 Granville T. Woods69%proficient57%District 16 average89need index
- P.S. 346 Abe Stark62%proficient49%District 19 average81need index
- P.S. 37680%proficient45%District 32 average77need index
- P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie74%proficient59%District 17 average71need index
- P.S. 58366%proficient47%District 8 average84need index
- P.S. 69 Vincent D. Grippo School79%proficient69%District 20 average87need index
- P.S. 75 School of Research and Discovery66%proficient47%District 8 average91need index
- P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School77%proficient62%District 21 average87need index
- P.S. K13484%proficient61%District 22 average77need index
- P.S./I.S. 29569%proficient55%District 29 average61need index
- The Children's Lab School65%proficient53%District 24 average66need index
- The Family School61%proficient45%District 9 average94need index
- The Fresh Creek School75%proficient49%District 19 average92need index
- The Madeleine Brennan School83%proficient69%District 20 average64need index
- Waterside Children's Studio School72%proficient57%District 27 average65need index
- Wave Preparatory Elementary School87%proficient57%District 27 average83need index
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