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The public K-12 schools with the highest share of Black students in New York

This ranking covers the public K-12 schools with the highest share of Black students in New York, drawn from 173 qualifying public K-12 schools. BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 86.5%, against a median of 3.2% 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
173
New York
Top % Black
86.5%
Median % Black
3.2%
MOST BLACK · NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYBROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL95186.5%(823)
2ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL39583.8%(331)
3UNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCBROOKLYN, NYUNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC51382.5%(423)
4UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE BOYS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCBROOKLYN, NYUNCOMMON EXCELLENCE BOYS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC41579.0%(328)
5SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT89665.1%(583)
6SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1BROOKLYN, NYSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 191960.6%(557)
7HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYHARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL64760.0%(388)
8CITIZENSHIP AND SCIENCE ACADEMY OF SYRACUSE CHARTER SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NYCITIZENSHIP AND SCIENCE ACADEMY OF SYRACUSE CHARTER SCHOOL76457.6%(440)
9PS 140BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7532755.7%(182)
10MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOLPLEASANTVILLE, NYMOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT12253.3%(65)
11PS 256SYOSSET, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7554349.5%(269)
12PS 369 COY L COX SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7548343.7%(211)
13WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT74343.6%(324)
14BOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORKBRONX, NYBOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK54643.6%(238)
15PS 35NEW YORK, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7525042.0%(105)
16BEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYBEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOL66541.0%(273)
17PS 368BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7523640.7%(96)
18PS 77BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7539739.8%(158)
19PS 141BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7536639.1%(143)
20GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONXBRONX, NYGIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX40238.3%(154)
21PS 169 ROBERT F KENNEDYNEW YORK, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7538337.6%(144)
22PS 811 MICKEY MANTLE SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7550837.0%(188)
23HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYHARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL24436.9%(90)
24PS 721 BROOKLYN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTERBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7541535.9%(149)
25PS 226NEW YORK, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7527435.4%(97)
26PS 723BRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7538135.2%(134)
27PS 188BRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7547935.1%(168)
28PS 84BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT15134.4%(52)
29PS 17BRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7569234.1%(236)
30PS Q811LITTLE NECK, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7552833.5%(177)
31PS 94NEW YORK, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7543732.5%(142)
32PS 168BRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7557732.1%(185)
33PS 771BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7553931.7%(171)
34PS 233FOREST HILLS, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7551431.7%(163)
35SOUTH RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL IS/PS 25STATEN ISLAND, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7557231.5%(180)
36PS 53BROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7540628.6%(116)
37PS 469-BRONX SCHOOL FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNING (THE)BRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7562528.3%(177)
38BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL IIBROOKLYN, NYBEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL II80028.1%(225)
39PS 138NEW YORK, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7567027.3%(183)
40PS 10BRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7556927.2%(155)
41NASSAU BOCESGARDEN CITY, NYNASSAU BOCES1,79726.8%(482)
42PS 23 AT QUEENS CHILDREN CENTERBELLEROSE, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7538926.0%(101)
43BLYTHEDALE SCHOOLVALHALLA, NYMOUNT PLEASANT-BLYTHEDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT13325.6%(34)
44WESTERN SUFFOLK BOCESDIX HILLS, NYWESTERN SUFFOLK BOCES86624.1%(209)
45PS 9MASPETH, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7562223.3%(145)
46MONROE 1 BOCESFAIRPORT, NYMONROE 1 BOCES58222.9%(133)
47WESTCHESTER BOCESRYE BROOK, NYWESTCHESTER BOCES31621.5%(68)
48GERALD F NEARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHAVERSTRAW, NYHAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND)12221.3%(26)
49HUDSON HIGH SCHOOLHUDSON, NYHUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT49321.1%(104)
50MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE)STATEN ISLAND, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #311,42320.8%(296)
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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