Total enrollment
39,209
-1,581 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
63 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
New York · 39,209 students · 12 cities
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 in New York runs 63 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 39,209 students (an average of 622 per school).
4-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
63
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #305 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 39,209 | #6 of 576 | #145 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 63 | #5 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #516 of 565 | #3,130 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 81.9% | #23 of 573 | #1,108 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #30 of 425 | #261 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 #27
State test results across the district's 62 scored schools run from PS 66 JACQUELINE KENNEDY-ONASSIS at 84.0% proficient to ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY at 19.2%, a gap of 64.9 points. That is the 19th 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 #27
Across 63 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 teaches about 39,209 students in New York. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
On the school-mix side, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 spans 39 elementary, 9 middle, and 15 high schools.
On a per-school basis, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 runs about 622 students per school, 20% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 519.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 4%: 40,790 students in SY 2020-21 versus 39,209 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.