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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

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
151	HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WEST	DIX HILLS	1,028	73.5%	39.2%(403)	15.9%(163)	15.5%(159)	24.5%(252)
152	PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP	JAMAICA	661	73.4%	1.1%(7)	30.4%(201)	34.0%(225)	21.9%(145)
153	JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY	JAMAICA	354	73.4%	1.1%(4)	33.3%(118)	29.4%(104)	24.3%(86)
154	PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN	FOREST HILLS	766	73.3%	29.8%(228)	2.7%(21)	22.9%(175)	33.8%(259)
155	RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	RENSSELAER	462	73.3%	42.9%(198)	15.6%(72)	15.6%(72)	14.7%(68)
156	LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	BUFFALO	475	73.3%	10.1%(48)	28.4%(135)	32.0%(152)	26.9%(128)
157	EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	BINGHAMTON	465	73.3%	30.8%(143)	32.0%(149)	23.0%(107)	1.3%(6)
158	PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER	BROOKLYN	611	73.3%	26.7%(163)	25.4%(155)	35.0%(214)	3.4%(21)
159	SALEM HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SYRACUSE	466	73.3%	23.8%(111)	41.2%(192)	14.4%(67)	8.6%(40)
160	BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BINGHAMTON	403	73.3%	35.7%(144)	27.8%(112)	21.8%(88)	3.0%(12)
161	SCHOOL 50-HELEN BARRETT MONTGOMERY	ROCHESTER	590	73.3%	13.6%(80)	36.1%(213)	31.9%(188)	10.8%(64)
162	HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE	BRONX	393	73.3%	40.2%(158)	7.6%(30)	22.1%(87)	21.6%(85)
163	LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO	363	73.3%	20.9%(76)	38.8%(141)	19.8%(72)	16.8%(61)
164	NEIL ARMSTRONG SCHOOL	ROCHESTER	400	73.3%	41.8%(167)	18.3%(73)	20.3%(81)	6.5%(26)
165	PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL	NEW YORK	522	73.3%	33.5%(175)	21.6%(113)	31.4%(164)	5.4%(28)
166	PS 9 SARAH SMITH GARNET SCHOOL (THE)	BROOKLYN	782	73.2%	33.1%(259)	31.1%(243)	23.1%(181)	7.2%(56)
167	PS 100 GLEN MORRIS	SOUTH OZONE PARK	649	73.2%	2.6%(17)	6.2%(40)	21.9%(142)	30.1%(195)
168	PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL	FOREST HILLS	616	73.2%	25.5%(157)	10.1%(62)	28.6%(176)	33.3%(205)
169	ORIGINS HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN	479	73.2%	40.5%(194)	22.6%(108)	14.2%(68)	17.9%(86)
170	WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	WATERVLIET	670	73.2%	41.3%(277)	14.8%(99)	23.4%(157)	9.6%(64)
171	ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN	2,210	73.2%	14.1%(312)	34.5%(762)	32.4%(717)	15.5%(342)
172	PS 121	SOUTH OZONE PARK	750	73.1%	1.2%(9)	12.8%(96)	16.4%(123)	42.4%(318)
173	EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)	BROOKLYN	518	73.1%	41.7%(216)	10.4%(54)	23.8%(123)	13.5%(70)
174	NYC LAB HIGH SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES	NEW YORK	413	73.1%	35.4%(146)	6.8%(28)	23.7%(98)	28.3%(117)
175	CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA	682	73.1%	32.0%(218)	35.5%(242)	9.4%(64)	17.2%(117)
176	JHS 190 RUSSELL SAGE	FOREST HILLS	935	73.1%	22.4%(209)	7.2%(67)	33.6%(314)	31.4%(294)
177	CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	DIX HILLS	706	73.1%	40.6%(287)	13.5%(95)	16.0%(113)	23.9%(169)
178	GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL	SYRACUSE	612	73.0%	16.3%(100)	43.6%(267)	10.9%(67)	18.3%(112)
179	EPIC HIGH SCHOOL-SOUTH	SOUTH OZONE PARK	435	73.0%	1.8%(8)	26.7%(116)	31.7%(138)	30.3%(132)
180	SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS	NEW YORK	204	73.0%	17.2%(35)	31.4%(64)	35.8%(73)	5.9%(12)
181	PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS	FOREST HILLS	605	73.0%	37.2%(225)	2.1%(13)	19.3%(117)	27.3%(165)
182	LONGRIDGE SCHOOL	ROCHESTER	754	73.0%	39.9%(301)	19.0%(143)	24.7%(186)	6.0%(45)
183	WILLIAM E GRADY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN	646	72.9%	27.6%(178)	29.9%(193)	31.4%(203)	8.1%(52)
184	WATSON WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	UTICA	590	72.9%	8.0%(47)	34.6%(204)	18.8%(111)	32.5%(192)
185	LEMOYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SYRACUSE	338	72.9%	29.0%(98)	38.8%(131)	14.2%(48)	6.2%(21)
186	PECK SLIP SCHOOL (THE)	NEW YORK	307	72.9%	35.8%(110)	6.2%(19)	33.2%(102)	12.7%(39)
187	OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	DIX HILLS	574	72.9%	39.2%(225)	10.3%(59)	20.4%(117)	25.1%(144)
188	MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL	ALBANY	322	72.9%	41.3%(133)	24.5%(79)	10.9%(35)	14.6%(47)
189	HUNTINGTON K-8 SCHOOL	SYRACUSE	934	72.8%	25.5%(238)	42.0%(392)	9.7%(91)	10.4%(97)
190	CITY HONORS SCHOOL	BUFFALO	1,088	72.8%	41.5%(452)	16.3%(177)	12.2%(133)	22.7%(247)
191	PS 186 CASTLEWOOD	BELLEROSE	319	72.8%	15.7%(50)	11.9%(38)	24.4%(78)	41.4%(132)
192	ODYSSEY ACADEMY	ROCHESTER	878	72.8%	39.4%(346)	23.4%(205)	22.6%(198)	6.2%(54)
193	MONTGOMERY C SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	HUDSON	689	72.8%	41.6%(287)	14.9%(103)	23.5%(162)	7.4%(51)
194	WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL	ALBANY	615	72.8%	16.8%(103)	38.5%(237)	28.5%(175)	8.0%(49)
195	WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SYRACUSE	650	72.8%	20.5%(133)	43.9%(285)	12.5%(81)	10.8%(70)
196	PS/IS 78	LONG ISLAND CITY	799	72.7%	35.9%(287)	4.5%(36)	19.3%(154)	31.3%(250)
197	IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG	BROOKLYN	416	72.7%	39.7%(165)	13.7%(57)	25.2%(105)	18.0%(75)
198	JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEY	REGO PARK	1,611	72.7%	33.0%(531)	5.0%(80)	24.0%(387)	31.8%(512)
199	ELLA BAKER SCHOOL	NEW YORK	337	72.7%	31.4%(106)	15.1%(51)	37.1%(125)	9.8%(33)
200	BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ITHACA	258	72.6%	41.5%(107)	22.1%(57)	15.9%(41)	5.4%(14)

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