Researching public schools can be incredibly stressful and time-consuming. With so many websites offering different rankings and conflicting information, it's hard to get a clear picture of your options.

That's why I decided to aggregate data from five major school ranking platforms (U.S. News & World Report, Niche, SchoolDigger, GreatSchools, and Public School Review) to give you a comprehensive ranking of all public elementary schools in NYC District 2.

This district covers Midtown, Clinton, Gramercy, Upper East Side, Financial District, Tribeca, and West Village areas, known for their excellent public schools and strong community engagement.

Rank School Name Admission Method Dual Language Grades Students Address
1 P.S. 267 East Side Elementary School Zoned - K-5 364 213 East 63rd Street
2 P.S. 041 Greenwich Village Zoned - PK-5 407 116 West 11th Street
3 P.S. 290 Manhattan New School Zoned - PK-5 354 311 E 82nd St
4 P.S. 150 | Tribeca Learning Center Non-Zoned - PK-5 215 335 Greenwich Street
5 Spruce Street School Zoned - PK-8 430 12 Spruce Street
6 P.S. 158 | The Bayard Taylor Zoned - PK-5 562 1458 York Ave
7 P.S. 077 Lower Lab School District G&T - K-5 367 1700 3 Ave
8 Battery Park City School Zoned - PK-8 792 55 BATTERY PLACE
9 P.S. 124 | Yung Wing School District G&T, Zoned - PK-5 465 40 Division St.
10 P.S. 089 | Liberty School Zoned - PK-5 300 201 Warren St
11 P.S. 006 Lillie D Blake Zoned - PK-5 499 45 E 81st St
12 P.S. 183 Robert Stevenson Zoned - PK-5 500 419 E 66TH ST
13 P.S. 234 | The Independence School Zoned - K-5 487 292 Greenwich St
14 P.S. 527 | East Side School For Social Action Zoned - PK-5 391 323 East 91st St
15 P.S. 040 Augustus St.-Gaudens Zoned - PK-5 519 320 E 20th St
16 P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman Zoned - PK-5 418 71 Hester St
17 P.S. 281 The River School Zoned - PK-5 459 425 East 35 Street
18 P.S. 059 Beekman Hill Zoned - PK-5 502 231-249 E 56TH ST
19 P.S. 011 Sarah J. Garnet School District G&T, Zoned - PK-5 724 320 West 21st St
20 P.S. 340 | Sixth Avenue Elementary Zoned - PK-5 255 64 West 17th Street
21 P.S. 003 Charrette Zoned, possibility out of zone - PK-5 519 490 Hudson Street
22 P.S. 343 | Peck Slip School Zoned - PK-5 327 1 Peck Slip
23 P.S. 130 | Hernando Desoto District G&T, Zoned - PK-5 563 143 Baxter St
24 P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis Zoned - PK-8 548 80 CATHERINE STREET
25 P.S./I.S. 217 Roosevelt Island District G&T, Zoned - PK to 8 622 645 MAIN STREET
26 P.S. 198 | The Straus School District G&T, Zoned - PK-5 459 1700 3 Ave
27 P.S. 151 | Yorkville Community School Zoned - PK-5 299 421 East 88th St.
28 Ella Baker School Non-Zoned - PK-8 294 317 EAST 67 STREET
29 P.S. 002 The Meyer London School Zoned - K-5 271 122 Henry St
30 P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children Non-Zoned - K-8 482 154 WEST 93 STREET
31 P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep District G&T, Zoned - PK-5 595 281 9th Ave
32 P.S. 116 | Mary Lindley Murray Zoned - PK-5 341 210 East 33rd St.
33 P.S. 212 Midtown West Non-Zoned - PK-5 285 328 West 48th Street
34 P.S. 051 Elias Howe Zoned - PK-5 399 525 West 44th Street
35 P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs District G&T, Zoned - PK-5 362 440 W 53rd St
36 P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith School Zoned Chinese, Spanish PK-5 172 8 Henry St.
37 The Riverside School for Makers and Artists Zoned - PK-8 514 300 West 61St Street

Methodology: Rankings based on average scores from five major school ranking sites (U.S. News, Niche, SchoolDigger, GreatSchools, Public School Review). Data excludes charter schools.

Quick Insights

District G&T: P.S. 077, P.S. 124, P.S. 011, P.S. 130, P.S. 217, P.S. 198, P.S. 033, P.S. 111
Non-Zoned: P.S. 150, Ella Baker School, P.S. 333, P.S. 212
Dual Language Schools: P.S. 001 (Chinese/Spanish)
Smallest School: P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith School (172 students)
Largest School: P.S. 011 Sarah J. Garnet School (724 students)

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