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Best Elementary Schools
in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30

This page covers 31 elementary schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

31
Schools Ranked
New York
State
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 31
1
rank
HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–04302 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
75
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
2
rank
PS/IS 78
Grades PK–08725 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
68
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
3
rank
PS 111 JACOB BLACKWELL
Grades PK–08397 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.7:1)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
10.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
96%
High economic need
4
rank
PS 151 MARY D CARTER
Grades PK–05311 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
5
rank
WOODSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)
Grades PK–05492 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
6
rank
PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG
Grades PK–05569 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
60
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
72%
High economic need
7
rank
PS 84 STEINWAY
Grades PK–05326 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
60
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
PS 85 JUDGE CHARLES VALLONE
Grades PK–05566 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
60
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
PS 212
Grades PK–05616 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
PS 11 KATHRYN PHELAN
Grades PK–06733 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
59
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
21 more elementary schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
31
Elementary Schools
50
Total Schools
75
#1 Score
56
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.