Total enrollment
19,200
-1,107 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
45 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
New York · 19,478 students · 1 city
Looking at the NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 system: 45 public K-12 schools serving approximately 19,478 students inside New York, averaging 433 per school.
4-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
42
-2 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #140 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19,478 | #21 of 576 | #416 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 44 | #21 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #417 of 565 | #1,728 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 54.5% | #126 of 573 | #3,524 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #16 of 425 | #132 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 # 3
State test results across the district's 42 scored schools run from SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL at 98.9% proficient to RIVERSIDE SCHOOL FOR MAKERS AND ARTISTS (THE) at 17.5%, a gap of 81.4 points. That is the 4th 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 # 3
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 runs 45 public schools across New York, collectively teacheing roughly 19,478 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 consists of 19 elementary, 8 middle, 16 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 runs about 433 students per school, 17% lower than the state mean of roughly 519.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 19,200 students, fell 5% from the 20,307 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 44 to 42 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.