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Best Schools · New York · Lowest student-teacher ratio

New York schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios

New York public schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual schools.

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NEW YORK · LOWEST STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
201SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSOUTHOLDSOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3337.8:1
202WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTSNEW YORKNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3High3197.8:1
203NORTH SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLGLEN HEADNORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle6427.8:1
204RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALOBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2857.8:1
205NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLNAPLESNAPLES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2867.8:1
206BELFAST SCHOOLBELFASTBELFAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined3187.8:1
207JUAN MOREL CAMPOS SECONDARY SCHOOLBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14High4587.8:1
208CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOLCAIROCAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3337.8:1
209BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY II HIGH SCHOOLBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High3817.9:1
210BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOLBRADFORDBRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined2497.9:1
211GORHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGORHAMGORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN)Elementary2137.9:1
212PS 244 RICHARD R GREENBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18Elementary3157.9:1
213EAST HAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOLEAST HAMPTONEAST HAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2847.9:1
214ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOLBOICEVILLEONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2487.9:1
215ANGELO PATRI MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)BRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10Middle3337.9:1
216PERRY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLPERRYPERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3337.9:1
217PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOLPENN YANPENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2887.9:1
218URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR APPLIED MATH AND SCIENCE (THE)BRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High5307.9:1
219VERNON SCHOOLEAST NORWICHOYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary4197.9:1
220PS 15 PATRICK F DALYBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15Elementary3967.9:1
221EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLBINGHAMTONBINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle4657.9:1
222AKRON MIDDLE SCHOOLAKRONAKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2607.9:1
223URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE)BRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High4137.9:1
224MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLRUSHVILLEGORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN)Middle2457.9:1
225OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOLOYSTER BAYOYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2057.9:1
226LA FAYETTE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLAFAYETTELAFAYETTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2988.0:1
227BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOLCHERRY PLAINBERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3238.0:1
228STISSING MOUNTAIN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLPINE PLAINSPINE PLAINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh4268.0:1
229ANDREW A LANGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLROCHESTERROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle3148.0:1
230ANDOVER SCHOOLANDOVERANDOVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined2398.0:1
231PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSALAMANCASALAMANCA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary4268.0:1
232FLANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMALONEMALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary2138.0:1
233ALFRED-ALMOND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLALMONDALFRED-ALMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2398.0:1
234PS 36 MARGARET DOUGLASNEW YORKNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5Elementary2728.0:1
235BILINGUAL CENTERBUFFALOBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary3588.0:1
236ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALEXANDRIA BAYALEXANDRIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary2438.0:1
237LYNBROOK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLLYNBROOKLYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2848.0:1
238FRIENDSHIP CENTRAL SCHOOLFRIENDSHIPFRIENDSHIP CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined2598.0:1
239LEE F JACKSON SCHOOLWHITE PLAINSGREENBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary2458.0:1
240AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAFTONAFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary2108.0:1
241FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VII HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYNNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23High2928.0:1
242HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOLHOLLANDHOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2168.0:1
243CLARY MIDDLE SCHOOLSYRACUSESYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2708.0:1
244MARGARET W CUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRED CREEKRED CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary3508.0:1
245OAKFIELD-ALABAMA MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLOAKFIELDOAKFIELD-ALABAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3608.0:1
246NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLNORTH COLLINSNORTH COLLINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2348.0:1
247WATERFORD-HALFMOON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWATERFORDWATERFORD-HALFMOON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3308.1:1
248JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTTBRONXNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle2628.1:1
249NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLNEW PALTZNEW PALTZ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle3818.1:1
250LIVINGSTON MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLIVINGSTON MANORLIVINGSTON MANOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary2178.1:1
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