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The public schools with the most Black students in New York

4,573 public schools in New York appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most Black students, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 1,200, against a median of 37 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
4,573
New York
Top Black students
1,200
Median Black students
37
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1ALBANY HIGH SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT2,93740.9%1,200
2MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #171,26789.0%1,128
3CLARA BARTON HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #171,32581.2%1,076
4ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLELMONT, NYSEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT1,49259.0%881
5RIVERTON STREET CHARTER SCHOOLSAINT ALBANS, NYRIVERTON STREET CHARTER SCHOOL1,00387.1%874
6SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - ROSEDALEROSEDALE, NYSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - ROSEDALE1,12477.8%874
7SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - SPRINGFIELD GARDENSSPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NYSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - SPRINGFIELD GARDENS99887.2%870
8BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYBROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL95186.5%823
9HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #111,65047.0%776
10CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NYSYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,33857.9%775
11ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #212,21034.5%762
12CANARSIE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYCANARSIE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL85788.9%762
13BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBALDWIN, NYBALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT1,47051.6%758
14PADILLA HIGH SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,34256.0%752
15SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BERGEN BEACHBROOKLYN, NYSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BERGEN BEACH97776.2%744
16CURTIS HIGH SCHOOLSTATEN ISLAND, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #312,43930.5%743
17THOMAS R PROCTOR HIGH SCHOOLUTICA, NYUTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT2,82026.1%737
18MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #223,65720.1%736
19HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NYSYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,48349.3%731
20UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYCBROOKLYN, NYUNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC80890.2%729
21SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT2,88525.3%729
22KIPP ALWAYS MENTALLY PREPARED CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYKIPP ALWAYS MENTALLY PREPARED CHARTER SCHOOL89181.5%726
23NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOLNIAGARA FALLS, NYNIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT2,03435.3%717
24NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMYNEWBURGH, NYNEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT3,55020.1%714
25UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOLUNIONDALE, NYUNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT2,10632.9%693
26EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,36249.6%675
27MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT1,06263.1%670
28EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #213,50319.0%664
29SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-CROWN HEIGHTSBROOKLYN, NYSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-CROWN HEIGHTS78684.5%664
30NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NYSYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,35049.0%662
31BENJAMIN BANNEKER ACADEMYBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #1385476.6%654
32PS 115 DANIEL MUCATEL SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #1885474.6%637
33MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLSPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NYMERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL73286.3%632
34NEW ROCHELLE HIGH SCHOOLNEW ROCHELLE, NYNEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT3,04720.7%632
35CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYCENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL75383.4%628
36KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOLALBANY, NYKIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL84073.7%619
37REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYREACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL80576.8%618
38ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 2ROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 282773.5%608
39JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLOZONE PARK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #272,40024.9%597
40LONGWOOD HIGH SCHOOLMIDDLE ISLAND, NYLONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT2,99319.8%593
41PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLERSYRACUSE, NYSYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,12652.1%587
42PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE)BROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #1788765.7%583
43SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT89665.1%583
44PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLSAINT ALBANS, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #2981870.7%578
45UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYCBROOKLYN, NYUNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC74877.0%576
46ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3ROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 382669.5%574
47MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOLMIDDLETOWN, NYMIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT2,49522.7%566
48BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOLBAYSIDE, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #262,86619.7%565
49HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLJAMAICA, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #282,29824.5%563
50PS 235 JANICE MARIE KNIGHT SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #1866683.9%559
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