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Best Schools · New York · Most racially diverse

Most racially diverse New York public schools

New York public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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NEW YORK · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
51JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN2,20975.7%24.3%(536)16.1%(355)27.4%(605)28.7%(634)
52THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUTICA39075.7%29.7%(116)25.1%(98)26.9%(105)12.8%(50)
53DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOLDEER PARK1,32675.7%27.8%(369)22.3%(296)29.2%(387)17.1%(227)
54PS Q4FLUSHING50875.7%14.2%(72)25.0%(127)27.8%(141)28.7%(146)
55FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO92875.7%28.8%(267)28.3%(263)13.3%(123)24.5%(227)
56LYNCOURT SCHOOLSYRACUSE43075.6%37.0%(159)18.1%(78)13.7%(59)22.1%(95)
57JOHN F KENNEDY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLDEER PARK88275.6%21.0%(185)20.6%(182)33.5%(295)21.1%(186)
58FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOLLONG ISLAND CITY85475.5%34.1%(291)9.1%(78)28.4%(243)10.1%(86)
59KERNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUTICA58575.5%15.9%(93)28.6%(167)33.7%(197)8.4%(49)
60WOODROW WILSON SCHOOLBINGHAMTON35575.5%32.4%(115)28.4%(101)20.3%(72)5.6%(20)
61PS 373STATEN ISLAND71075.5%20.6%(146)24.9%(177)34.4%(244)14.5%(103)
62PS 96SOUTH OZONE PARK31075.5%4.8%(15)16.1%(50)17.4%(54)38.1%(118)
63WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWATERVLIET78575.5%36.8%(289)23.2%(182)16.9%(133)9.4%(74)
64NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY45175.4%36.6%(165)25.3%(114)15.5%(70)11.3%(51)
65PS Q811LITTLE NECK52875.4%8.5%(45)33.5%(177)26.3%(139)23.1%(122)
66ROBERT FROST MIDDLE SCHOOLDEER PARK91375.4%24.2%(221)20.9%(191)33.2%(303)18.0%(164)
67JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUTICA34775.4%30.0%(104)31.4%(109)20.5%(71)10.1%(35)
68UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA96375.4%27.8%(268)28.6%(275)8.6%(83)27.3%(263)
69SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UPPER WESTNEW YORK1,00275.4%17.7%(177)19.1%(191)37.1%(372)19.8%(198)
70PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLANDROOSEVELT ISLAND68975.4%31.5%(217)11.3%(78)17.1%(118)31.9%(220)
71PS 139 ALEXINE A FENTYBROOKLYN70675.3%21.1%(149)19.3%(136)37.7%(266)13.0%(92)
72HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT CCNYNEW YORK57675.3%34.9%(201)9.0%(52)15.4%(89)28.1%(162)
73PS/IS 266BELLEROSE46575.3%8.4%(39)31.2%(145)26.9%(125)26.0%(121)
74MAURICE W DOWNING PRIMARY SCHOOLMALVERNE38275.2%20.9%(80)24.6%(94)35.3%(135)11.8%(45)
75BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL - CSD 13.2BROOKLYN58075.2%26.4%(153)30.3%(176)27.1%(157)4.1%(24)
76BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE QUEENSLONG ISLAND CITY64375.2%20.7%(133)15.1%(97)30.9%(199)29.2%(188)
77FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLNEW YORK2,25175.1%39.0%(878)11.3%(254)17.4%(391)19.2%(433)
78MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUTICA30374.9%10.2%(31)33.7%(102)24.1%(73)25.4%(77)
79JHS 14 SHELL BANKBROOKLYN46974.9%34.1%(160)25.6%(120)22.4%(105)13.4%(63)
80HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO1,14074.9%15.3%(174)33.3%(380)18.0%(205)28.7%(327)
81PS 721 BROOKLYN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTERBROOKLYN41574.9%20.7%(86)35.9%(149)24.6%(102)13.3%(55)
82ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLNEW YORK53874.9%33.8%(182)8.4%(45)27.3%(147)22.1%(119)
83CORAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCORAM95174.8%35.3%(336)21.7%(206)24.9%(237)5.3%(50)
84STEPHEN AND HARRIET MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY57074.8%15.1%(86)39.0%(222)20.9%(119)16.7%(95)
85PS 993FLORAL PARK63674.8%19.8%(126)15.7%(100)35.7%(227)24.5%(156)
86VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOLFRANKLIN SQUARE1,26074.7%20.8%(262)19.1%(241)33.6%(424)24.4%(307)
87PS 124 OSMOND A CHURCHSOUTH OZONE PARK1,00874.7%4.3%(43)16.1%(162)21.5%(217)40.1%(404)
88PS 889BROOKLYN42374.7%35.2%(149)22.5%(95)26.0%(110)8.5%(36)
89SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOLNEW YORK30574.6%38.4%(117)5.6%(17)16.1%(49)19.7%(60)
90PS 125 RALPH BUNCHENEW YORK26074.6%22.3%(58)28.9%(75)33.1%(86)8.5%(22)
91RICHARD R GREEN HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHINGNEW YORK40574.6%25.7%(104)16.1%(65)38.0%(154)11.1%(45)
92WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO49874.6%15.5%(77)24.5%(122)37.0%(184)17.9%(89)
93PS 255FLUSHING55274.5%15.0%(83)9.6%(53)38.4%(212)25.7%(142)
94ALBANY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIESALBANY37874.5%19.6%(74)39.1%(148)20.4%(77)9.8%(37)
95CARROLL HILL SCHOOLTROY32574.5%32.9%(107)23.7%(77)22.8%(74)0.3%(1)
96PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDERBROOKLYN70674.5%27.9%(197)14.2%(100)18.4%(130)35.0%(247)
97MS 51 WILLIAM ALEXANDERBROOKLYN1,03874.5%25.9%(269)7.0%(73)32.1%(333)27.5%(285)
98PS 14TROY46074.4%31.3%(144)27.8%(128)24.1%(111)1.7%(8)
99PS 81BUFFALO73974.4%16.6%(123)41.1%(304)16.9%(125)13.8%(102)
100SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO77274.4%35.4%(273)25.3%(195)23.6%(182)6.7%(52)
Page 2 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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