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The highest-poverty public schools in New York

4,610 public schools in New York appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN leads the list at 100%, against a median of 56.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

4,610

New York

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

56.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW YORK

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5	Elementary	144	100%
2	COMMUNITY MATH AND SCIENCE PREP	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6	Middle	115	100%
3	PS 18 JOHN PETER ZENGER	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7	Elementary	271	100%
4	BRONX ACADEMY FOR MULTI-MEDIA	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8	Middle	144	100%
5	PS 399 STANLEY EUGENE CLARKE	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17	Elementary	157	100%
6	CREO COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL	BRONX, NY	CREO COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	360	100%
7	INNOVA GIRLS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	ROCHESTER, NY	INNOVA GIRLS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	Elementary	179	100%
8	AECI II: NYC CHARTER HS	BRONX, NY	AECI II: NYC CHARTER HS	High	449	99.8%
9	HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE)	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Middle	383	99.7%
10	PS 42 CLAREMONT	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Elementary	311	99.7%
11	CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23	Elementary	297	99.7%
12	PS 149 DANNY KAYE	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19	Elementary	509	99.6%
13	NYC CHARTER HS - AECI	BRONX, NY	NYC CHARTER HS - AECI	High	450	99.6%
14	PS 398 WALTER WEAVER	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17	Elementary	212	99.5%
15	PS 132 JUAN PABLO DUARTE	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6	Elementary	197	99.5%
16	PS 34 FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1	Elementary	184	99.5%
17	PS 209	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	Elementary	167	99.4%
18	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	High	491	99.4%
19	PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL	ELMHURST, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	High	482	99.4%
20	PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Elementary	292	99.3%
21	VISTA ACADEMY	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19	Middle	434	99.3%
22	PS 107	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8	Elementary	419	99.3%
23	NEW SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND JOURNALISM (THE)	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	Middle	555	99.3%
24	PS 110 THEODORE SCHOENFELD	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Elementary	274	99.3%
25	BRONX DEBATE ACADEMY	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Middle	130	99.2%
26	IS 232	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Middle	248	99.2%
27	HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6	High	359	99.2%
28	ACADEMY FOR LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	High	356	99.2%
29	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7	High	345	99.1%
30	PS 33 TIMOTHY DWIGHT	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	Elementary	789	99.1%
31	DR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL	BRONX, NY	DR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL	High	733	99.0%
32	PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Elementary	729	99.0%
33	PS 291	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	Elementary	311	99.0%
34	MOTT HAVEN VILLAGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7	High	197	99.0%
35	IS 303 LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Middle	291	99.0%
36	PS 115 ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6	Elementary	350	98.9%
37	IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Middle	248	98.8%
38	PS 134 HENRIETTA SZOLD	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1	Elementary	164	98.8%
39	ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL	Elementary	402	98.8%
40	CLAREMONT INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	High	383	98.7%
41	BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	High	371	98.7%
42	LONGWOOD ACADEMY OF DISCOVERY (THE)	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8	Elementary	439	98.6%
43	PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8	Elementary	509	98.6%
44	PS 30 HERNANDEZ/HUGHES	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5	Elementary	218	98.6%
45	PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Elementary	358	98.6%
46	PS 6 WEST FARMS	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12	Elementary	417	98.6%
47	PS 31 WILLIAM T DAVIS	STATEN ISLAND, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31	Elementary	342	98.5%
48	NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY AT ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARK (THE)	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	Elementary	340	98.5%
49	PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT MONROE	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12	High	339	98.5%
50	IS 254	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	Middle	406	98.5%

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