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Best Elementary Schools
in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31

This page covers 49 elementary schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. 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.

49
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 49
1
rank
PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)
Grades PK–05654 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
68
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
31%
Low economic need
2
rank
PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM
Grades PK–05509 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.0:1)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
10.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
PS 56 LOUIS DESARIO SCHOOL (THE)
Grades PK–05640 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
68
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
PS 31 WILLIAM T DAVIS
Grades PK–05332 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.5:1)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
8.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
95%
High economic need
5
rank
PS 65 ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE LEARNING (THE)
Grades PK–05382 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.1:1)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
11.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
6
rank
PS 4 MAURICE WOLLIN
Grades PK–05799 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.5:1)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
10.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
PS 46 ALBERT V MANISCALCO
Grades PK–05190 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.3:1)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
10.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
8
rank
NAPLES STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05299 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.8:1)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
9.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
KATHLEEN GRIMM SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP
Grades PK–05456 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
65
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
10
rank
PS 5 HUGUENOT
Grades KG–05295 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
64
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
39 more elementary schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 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
49
Elementary Schools
72
Total Schools
68
#1 Score
60
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.