New York · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in New York

The 50 public schools in New York with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa runs New York's smallest classes at 4.1:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 11.8:1.

4.1:1
smallest classes (Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa): 50
listed schools below the state average: 11.8:1
New York average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Ps 206 Jose Celso BarbosaNEW YORK	372	Elementary	New York City Geographic District # 4	-65%	4.1:1
2	Dr Susan S Mckinney Secondary School of the ArtsBROOKLYN	132	Other	New York City Geographic District #13	-65%	4.1:1
3	KappaBRONX	143	Middle	New York City Geographic District # 9	-64%	4.3:1
4	American Sign Language & English Secondary SchoolNEW YORK	147	High	New York City Geographic District # 2	-62%	4.5:1
5	Minerva Central SchoolOLMSTEDVILLE	104	Other	Minerva Central School District	-62%	4.5:1
6	School of Performing ArtsBRONX	137	Middle	New York City Geographic District #12	-60%	4.7:1
7	Clark AcademyDOBBS FERRY	121	Other	Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District	-60%	4.7:1
8	Whitesville Central SchoolWHITESVILLE	112	Other	Whitesville Central School District	-60%	4.7:1
9	Bronx Academy for Multi-MediaBRONX	144	Middle	New York City Geographic District # 8	-59%	4.8:1
10	University Neighborhood Middle SchoolNEW YORK	131	Middle	New York City Geographic District # 1	-58%	4.9:1
11	Ps 112 Jose Celso BarbosaNEW YORK	221	Other	New York City Geographic District # 4	-57%	5.1:1
12	Saint Regis Falls Central SchoolST REGIS FALLS	183	Other	Saint Regis Falls Central School District	-56%	5.2:1
13	Ps 44 Marcus GarveyBROOKLYN	120	Other	New York City Geographic District #13	-56%	5.2:1
14	Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science MagnetBUFFALO	293	Other	Buffalo City School District	-55%	5.3:1
15	Madiba Prep Middle SchoolBROOKLYN	176	Middle	New York City Geographic District #16	-55%	5.3:1
16	Harold O Levy SchoolNEW YORK	127	Middle	New York City Geographic District # 6	-55%	5.3:1
17	School for ExcellenceBRONX	101	High	New York City Geographic District # 9	-55%	5.3:1
18	Ps 396BRONX	217	Other	New York City Geographic District #10	-54%	5.4:1
19	Shelter Island SchoolSHELTER ISLAND	183	Other	Shelter Island Union Free School District	-54%	5.4:1
20	Frederick Douglass Academy V Middle SchoolBRONX	146	Middle	New York City Geographic District #12	-54%	5.4:1
21	Bronx Career and College Preparatory High SchoolBRONX	124	High	New York City Geographic District #12	-54%	5.4:1
22	Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter SchoolSTATEN ISLAND	192	Other	Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School	-53%	5.5:1
23	47 American Sign Language and English Lower School (the)NEW YORK	172	Other	New York City Geographic District # 2	-53%	5.5:1
24	Pathways AcademyBUFFALO	110	High	Buffalo City School District	-53%	5.5:1
25	High School for Violin and DanceBRONX	106	High	New York City Geographic District # 9	-53%	5.6:1
26	Khalil Gibran International AcademyBROOKLYN	106	High	New York City Geographic District #15	-53%	5.6:1
27	Kipp Infinity Charter SchoolNEW YORK	862	Other	Kipp Infinity Charter School	-52%	5.7:1
28	Southampton Intermediate SchoolSOUTHAMPTON	324	Elementary	Southampton Union Free School District	-52%	5.7:1
29	Ms 131NEW YORK	257	Middle	New York City Geographic District # 2	-52%	5.7:1
30	New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities IvROCKAWAY PARK	189	High	New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities Iv	-52%	5.7:1
31	Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island (the)STATEN ISLAND	280	Other	New York City Geographic District #31	-51%	5.8:1
32	Wells SchoolWELLS	128	Other	Wells Central School District	-51%	5.8:1
33	Ps 186 CastlewoodBELLEROSE	319	Other	New York City Geographic District #26	-50%	5.9:1
34	Bronx Writing AcademyBRONX	184	Middle	New York City Geographic District # 9	-50%	5.9:1
35	Amagansett SchoolAMAGANSETT	112	Other	Amagansett Union Free School District	-50%	5.9:1
36	Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce (the)NEW YORK	157	High	New York City Geographic District # 5	-49%	6:1
37	Ps 18 Edward BushBROOKLYN	149	Other	New York City Geographic District #14	-49%	6:1
38	Indian Lake Central SchoolINDIAN LAKE	126	Other	Indian Lake Central School District	-49%	6:1
39	Westhampton Beach Elementary SchoolWESTHAMPTON BEACH	298	Elementary	Westhampton Beach Union Free School District	-48%	6.1:1
40	Owen D Young Central SchoolVAN HORNESVILLE	159	Other	Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District	-48%	6.1:1
41	Floyd Harwood Elementary SchoolHARTFORD	140	Other	Hartford Central School District	-48%	6.1:1
42	Is 49 Berta a DreyfusSTATEN ISLAND	330	Middle	New York City Geographic District #31	-47%	6.2:1
43	N a Hamilton Bicentennial SchoolCUDDEBACKVILLE	308	Other	Port Jervis City School District	-47%	6.2:1
44	Heatly SchoolGREEN ISLAND	223	Other	Green Island Union Free School District	-47%	6.2:1
45	Accion AcademyBRONX	185	Middle	New York City Geographic District #12	-47%	6.2:1
46	Jefferson Central SchoolJEFFERSON	148	Other	Jefferson Central School District	-47%	6.2:1
47	Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High SchoolSTAR LAKE	112	Other	Clifton-Fine Central School District	-47%	6.2:1
48	Mountain View CampusELIZABETHTOWN	207	Other	Boquet Valley Csd	-47%	6.3:1
49	South Bronx Academy for Applied MediaBRONX	169	Middle	New York City Geographic District # 7	-47%	6.3:1
50	West Prep AcademyNEW YORK	158	Middle	New York City Geographic District # 3	-47%	6.3:1

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.

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