The average public elementary school in New York has approximately 473 students (2025).
The public elementary schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public elementary school in New York (by enrollment) is Charter School For Applied Technologies with 2,312 students.
# Students Range: 1,406
2,312
Avg. # Students: 1,607
Largest New York Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Charter School For Applied Technologies
Charter School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,312
Grades: K-12
2303 Kenmore Ave
Buffalo, NY 14207
(716) 876-7505
Buffalo, NY 14207
(716) 876-7505
Rank: #22.
I.s. 61 Leonardo Da Vinci
(Math: 20% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,170
Grades: 6-8
98-50 50th Ave
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 760-3233
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 760-3233
Rank: #33.
Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,895
Grades: K-12
117 N Franklin Ave
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 408-2200
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 408-2200
Rank: #44.
Eastern Suffolk Boces
Special Education School
Students: 1,892
Grades: K-12
201 Sunrise Hwy
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 687-3006
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 687-3006
Rank: #55.
Kipp Infinity Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,846
Grades: K-12
625 W 133 St-rm 308d
New York, NY 10027
(212) 991-2600
New York, NY 10027
(212) 991-2600
Rank: #66.
Nassau Boces
Special Education School
Students: 1,743
Grades: K-12
71 Clinton Rd
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 396-2200
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 396-2200
Rank: #77.
Junior High School 259 William Mckinley
(Math: 68% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,724
Grades: 6-8
7305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-1000
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-1000
Rank: #88.
I.s. 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,649
Grades: 6-8
70-02 54th Ave
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 639-3817
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 639-3817
Rank: #99.
Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes
(Math: 28% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,648
Grades: 6-8
109-15 98th St
Ozone Park, NY 11417
(718) 659-0471
Ozone Park, NY 11417
(718) 659-0471
Rank: #1010.
Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
(Math: 67% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,635
Grades: 6-9
63-55 102nd St
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Rank: #1111.
New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School
Magnet School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,613
Grades: K-12
111 Columbia St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
Rank: #1212.
P.s. 19 Marino Jeantet
(Math: 19% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,597
Grades: PK-5
44-10 99th St
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 424-5859
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 424-5859
Rank: #1313.
Madeleine Brennan School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,591
Grades: 6-8
8010 12th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-9363
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-9363
Rank: #1414.
I.s. 227 Louis Armstrong
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,561
Grades: 5-8
32-02 Junction Blvd
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 335-7500
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 335-7500
Rank: #1515.
Monroe-woodbury Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,557
Grades: 6-8
199 Dunderberg Rd
Central Valley, NY 10917
(845) 460-6400
Central Valley, NY 10917
(845) 460-6400
Rank: #1616.
White Plains Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,554
Grades: 6-8
128 Grandview Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 422-2092
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 422-2092
Rank: #1717.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 1
Charter School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,553
Grades: K-12
34 W 118th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
Rank: #1818.
Berner Middle School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,550
Grades: 6-8
50 Carman Mill Rd
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 308-5701
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 308-5701
Rank: #1919.
I.s. 228 David A Boody
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,549
Grades: 6-8
228 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 375-7635
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 375-7635
Rank: #2020.
P.s. 206 Joseph F Lamb
(Math: 46% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,534
Grades: K-8
2200 Gravesend Neck Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 743-5598
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 743-5598
Rank: #2121.
I.s. 145 Joseph Pulitzer
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,525
Grades: 6-8
33-34 80th St
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 457-1242
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 457-1242
Rank: #2222.
Academy Charter School-uniondale
Charter School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,522
Grades: K-12
100 Charles Lindbergh Blvd
Uniondale, NY 11553
(516) 591-3030
Uniondale, NY 11553
(516) 591-3030
Rank: #2323.
P.s. 83 Donald Hertz
(Math: 39% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,515
Grades: K-8
950 Rhinelander Ave
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 863-1993
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 863-1993
Rank: #2424.
I.s. 125 Thomas J Mccann Woodside
(Math: 35% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,505
Grades: 5-8
46-02 47th Ave
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 937-0320
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 937-0320
Rank: #2525.
I.s. 75 Frank D Paulo
(Math: 58% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,503
Grades: 6-8
455 Huguenot Ave
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 701-6343
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 701-6343
Rank: #2626.
Junior High School 216 George J Ryan
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,495
Grades: 6-8
64-20 175th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2005
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2005
Rank: #2727.
Shaker Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,470
Grades: 6-8
475 Watervliet-shaker Rd
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 785-1341
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 785-1341
Rank: #2828.
Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,469
Grades: 6-8
147-26 25th Dr
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-3232
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-3232
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
I.s. 72 Rocco Laurie
(Math: 41% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,458
Grades: 6-8
33 Ferndale Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-5757
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-5757
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
P.s. 143 Louis Armstrong
(Math: 16% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,458
Grades: PK-5
34-74 113th St
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 429-5700
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 429-5700
Rank: #3131.
Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell
(Math: 26% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,455
Grades: 6-8
93-11 101st Ave
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 845-5942
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 845-5942
Rank: #3232.
Canandaigua Primary-elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,441
Grades: PK-5
90 W Gibson St
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 396-3900
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 396-3900
Rank: #3333.
I.s. 98 Bay Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,430
Grades: 6-8
1401 Emmons Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Rank: #3434.
Michael J Petrides School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,429
Grades: PK-12
715 Ocean Terr
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 815-0186
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 815-0186
Rank: #3535.
Maple Avenue Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,406
Grades: 6-8
515 Maple Ave
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 587-4551
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 587-4551
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New York average public elementary schools student size?
The New York average public elementary schools student size is 473 for 2025.
What are the public elementary schools with the largest student size in New York?
The best top ranked public elementary schools in New York include Charter School For Applied Technologies, I.s. 61 Leonardo Da Vinci and Academy Charter School.
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