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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
651	PS 32 STATE STREET	FLUSHING	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Elementary	815
652	PS 13 CLEMENT C MOORE	ELMHURST	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	815
653	SAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	WEST SAYVILLE	SAYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	814
654	EAST UPPER HIGH SCHOOL	ROCHESTER	ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	814
655	PS 214	BRONX	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12	Elementary	814
656	JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL	PORT JEFFERSON STA	BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	814
657	PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL	YONKERS	YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	813
658	NATHANIEL WOODHULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SHIRLEY	WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	812
659	PS 182 SAMANTHA SMITH	JAMAICA	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Elementary	810
660	ATHENA MIDDLE SCHOOL	ROCHESTER	GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	810
661	GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II	JAMAICA	GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II	Elementary	810
662	JAMES MONROE UPPER SCHOOL	ROCHESTER	ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	809
663	UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC	BROOKLYN	UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC	Elementary	808
664	PS 110	CORONA	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	808
665	PS/IS 218 RAFAEL HERNANDEZ DUAL LANGUAGE MAGNET SCHOOL	BRONX	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Elementary	807
666	PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEY	JAMAICA	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Elementary	806
667	BARBARA ESSELBORN SCHOOL (THE)	STATEN ISLAND	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31	Elementary	806
668	MINISINK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL	MIDDLETOWN	MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	806
669	SOUTH SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL	ROCKVILLE CENTRE	ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	806
670	PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY	FLUSHING	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Elementary	806
671	WEST HEMPSTEAD SECONDARY SCHOOL	WEST HEMPSTEAD	WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	806
672	REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	BUFFALO	REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	Elementary	805
673	TWIN PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRENTWOOD	BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	804
674	NEW WORLD PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL	STATEN ISLAND	NEW WORLD PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL	Elementary	803
675	MUNSEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	MANHASSET	MANHASSET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	803
676	SOUTH WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL	SYOSSET	SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	802
677	ROSLYN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ROSLYN HEIGHTS	ROSLYN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	802
678	HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	NEW WINDSOR	NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	802
679	SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	801
680	SCHOOL 9M-OCEANSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OCEANSIDE	OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	801
681	SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SAUGERTIES	SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	800
682	BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL II	BROOKLYN	BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL II	Combined	800
683	PS 255 BARBARA REING SCHOOL	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22	Elementary	800
684	PS/IS 78	LONG ISLAND CITY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Elementary	799
685	CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL	CENTRAL SQUARE	CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	799
686	IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172	FLORAL PARK	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26	Middle	799
687	BATTERY PARK CITY SCHOOL	NEW YORK	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	Elementary	797
688	BARNUM WOODS SCHOOL	EAST MEADOW	EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	797
689	BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL-CSD 13	BROOKLYN	BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL-CSD 13	Elementary	797
690	PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	RIVERHEAD	RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	797
691	WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL	WILLIAMSVILLE	WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	796
692	JOHN S HOBART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SHIRLEY	WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	796
693	C E WALTERS SCHOOL	YAPHANK	LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	795
694	TRANSIT TECH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19	High	795
695	RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL	RIVERHEAD	RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	793
696	MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL	YORKTOWN HEIGHTS	YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	793
697	SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	WARWICK	WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	791
698	INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL	PHILADELPHIA	INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	791
699	ARDSLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL	ARDSLEY	ARDSLEY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	790
700	BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE	BRONX	BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE	Elementary	790

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