Total enrollment
44,136
-4,443 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
48 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 runs 48 public K-12 schools inside New York, with combined enrollment around 44,136 (34 elementary, 9 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
48
+3 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #147 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 44,136 | #4 of 576 | #118 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 48 | #16 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #520 of 565 | #3,263 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 82.2% | #22 of 573 | #1,087 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #52 of 425 | #783 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
State test results across the district's 45 scored schools run from BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF INQUIRY at 92.4% proficient to PS 506 SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND TECHNOLOGY (THE) at 37.0%, a gap of 55.4 points. That is the 23rd widest gap among 258 New York districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 is a rural-scale public-school district in New York. The district maintains 48 schools and educates approximately 44,136 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 spans 34 elementary, 9 middle, and 5 high schools.
On a per-school basis, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 runs about 920 students per school, 77% above the state mean of roughly 519.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 has decreased 9% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 48,579 students to 44,136. NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 now counts 48 public schools, up from 45 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.