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Largest New York public schools by enrollment

New York public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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NEW YORK · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
451	NYACK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	NYACK	NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	945
452	WESTBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL	WESTBURY	WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	945
453	VALLEY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	MONTGOMERY	VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY)	Middle	945
454	JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER	NEW YORK	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	Middle	945
455	LEADERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL	BRONX	LEADERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL	Combined	943
456	WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOL	EAST AMHERST	WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	940
457	SOUTH GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SOUTH GLENS FALLS	SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	939
458	G RAY BODLEY HIGH SCHOOL	FULTON	FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	938
459	VALLEY STREAM MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	VALLEY STREAM	VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	937
460	NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRENTWOOD	BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	937
461	J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL	KINGSTON	KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	936
462	AMITYVILLE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL	AMITYVILLE	AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	936
463	JHS 190 RUSSELL SAGE	FOREST HILLS	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Middle	935
464	CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	ELMHURST	CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	Elementary	935
465	ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL	BROOKLYN	ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL	Combined	935
466	HUNTINGTON K-8 SCHOOL	SYRACUSE	SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	934
467	RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	YONKERS	YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	934
468	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	BUFFALO	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	933
469	PS 16 NANCY DEBENEDITTIS SCHOOL (THE)	CORONA	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	931
470	WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WALLKILL	WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	930
471	STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL	LOCKPORT	STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	929
472	SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOLBROOK	SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	928
473	WILLINK MIDDLE SCHOOL	WEBSTER	WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	928
474	FREDERICK OLMSTED #156	BUFFALO	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	928
475	CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL	PAINTED POST	CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	925
476	CARTHAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	CARTHAGE	CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	925
477	PS 230 DORIS L COHEN	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15	Elementary	925
478	MOHONASEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SCHENECTADY	ROTTERDAM-MOHONASEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	924
479	JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL	FREEPORT	FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	924
480	LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	HARRISON	HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	923
481	PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13	Elementary	923
482	HARBORFIELDS HIGH SCHOOL	GREENLAWN	HARBORFIELDS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	923
483	EASTCHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	EASTCHESTER	EASTCHESTER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	922
484	EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	NEW YORK	EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	Combined	922
485	PITTSFORD-MENDON HIGH SCHOOL	PITTSFORD	PITTSFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	919
486	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1	BROOKLYN	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1	Combined	919
487	PS 207 ELIZABETH G LEARY	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22	Elementary	918
488	GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL	BELLMORE	BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	916
489	PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE)	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21	Elementary	916
490	EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SCARSDALE	EDGEMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	915
491	WHITESBORO HIGH SCHOOL	MARCY	WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	914
492	ROBERT FROST MIDDLE SCHOOL	DEER PARK	DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	913
493	TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOL	EAST AMHERST	WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	912
494	JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL	CROSS RIVER	KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	912
495	SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL	BUFFALO	SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL	Elementary	912
496	TAPPAN ZEE HIGH SCHOOL	ORANGEBURG	SOUTH ORANGETOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	911
497	WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL	NEW YORK	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6	Combined	908
498	JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD	OZONE PARK	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	907
499	WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	BAY SHORE	BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	906
500	CORNWALL MIDDLE SCHOOL	CORNWALL	CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	905

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