Total enrollment
33,610
-296 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
New York · 33,610 students · 1 city
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, 40 public K-12 schools serve about 33,610 students, an average of 840 per school.
4-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
40
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #230 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 33,610 | #10 of 576 | #185 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 40 | #25 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #515 of 565 | #3,129 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 80.9% | #25 of 573 | #1,162 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #15 of 425 | #107 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 #21
State test results across the district's 40 scored schools run from IS 98 BAY ACADEMY at 91.9% proficient to PS 288 SHIRLEY TANYHILL (THE) at 21.4%, a gap of 70.5 points. That is the 15th 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 #21
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 is a sparse New York school district running 40 schools with combined enrollment near 33,610.
For a sense of the school types, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 consists of 22 elementary, 6 middle, and 12 high schools.
On a per-school basis, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 runs about 840 students per school, 62% higher than the state mean of roughly 519.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 33,610 students, held roughly steady from the 33,906 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.