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Best Elementary Schools
in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9

This page covers 30 elementary schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. 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 below 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.

30
Schools Ranked
New York
State
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 30
1
rank
PS 88 S SILVERSTEIN LITTLE SPARROW SCHOOL
Grades KG–0496 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.0:1)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
8.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
92%
High economic need
2
rank
PS 42 CLAREMONT
Grades PK–05316 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.8:1)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
8.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
3
rank
GRANT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05362 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.8:1)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
9.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
97%
High economic need
4
rank
PS 58
Grades PK–05289 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.1:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
11.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
96%
High economic need
5
rank
PS 28 MOUNT HOPE
Grades PK–05589 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
6
rank
PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL
Grades KG–05399 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
96%
High economic need
7
rank
PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG
Grades PK–05280 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
97%
High economic need
8
rank
PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM
Grades PK–05610 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
96%
High economic need
9
rank
PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD
Grades PK–05785 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
97%
High economic need
10
rank
PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST
Grades PK–08343 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Free Lunch
97%
High economic need
20 more elementary schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 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
30
Elementary Schools
69
Total Schools
70
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
Other School Levels
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.