The most improved public preschools in New York are P.s.
125 Ralph Bunche, Woodhull School and P.s. 84 Lillian Weber. A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2020-25).
Improved Rank Range: 1,868
3,092
Avg. Improved Rank: 2,226
Most Improved ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschools in New York (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2020-25)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
P.s. 125 Ralph Bunche
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +3092
(from 4,095 to 1,003)
(from 4,095 to 1,003)
Grades: PK-5
425 W 123rd St
New York, NY 10027
(212) 666-6400
New York, NY 10027
(212) 666-6400
Rank: #22.
Woodhull School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +2991
(from 4,121 to 1,130)
(from 4,121 to 1,130)
Grades: PK-6
99 Maple Ave Dock
Ocean Beach, NY 11770
(631) 583-5626
Ocean Beach, NY 11770
(631) 583-5626
Rank: #33.
P.s. 84 Lillian Weber
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +2845
(from 3,369 to 524)
(from 3,369 to 524)
Grades: PK-5
32 W 92nd St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 799-2534
New York, NY 10025
(212) 799-2534
Rank: #44.
P.s. 26 Carteret School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +2680
(from 3,683 to 1,003)
(from 3,683 to 1,003)
Grades: PK-5
4108 Victory Blvd
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-1530
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-1530
Rank: #55.
P.s. 40 Samuel Huntington
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +2613
(from 3,922 to 1,309)
(from 3,922 to 1,309)
Grades: PK-5
109-20 Union Hall St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 526-1904
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 526-1904
Rank: #66.
47 American Sign Language And English Lower School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +2554
(from 3,783 to 1,229)
(from 3,783 to 1,229)
Grades: PK-8
223 E 23rd St
New York, NY 10010
(914) 326-6609
New York, NY 10010
(914) 326-6609
Rank: #77.
P.s. 397 Foster-laurie
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +2496
(from 3,809 to 1,313)
(from 3,809 to 1,313)
Grades: PK-5
490 Fenimore St
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 774-5200
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 774-5200
Rank: #88.
Ps/is 217 Roosevelt Island
(Math: 70% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +2462
(from 3,124 to 662)
(from 3,124 to 662)
Grades: PK-8
645 Main St
New York, NY 10044
(212) 980-0294
New York, NY 10044
(212) 980-0294
Rank: #99.
P.s. 38 Pacific
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +2447
(from 3,386 to 939)
(from 3,386 to 939)
Grades: PK-5
450 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Rank: #1010.
P.s. 316 Elijah Stroud
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +2408
(from 3,127 to 719)
(from 3,127 to 719)
Grades: PK-5
750 Classon Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-4043
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-4043
Rank: #1111.
P.s. 40 George W Carver
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +2297
(from 3,262 to 965)
(from 3,262 to 965)
Grades: PK-5
265 Ralph Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 574-2353
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 574-2353
Rank: #1212.
P.s. 191 Paul Robeson
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +2283
(from 3,683 to 1,400)
(from 3,683 to 1,400)
Grades: PK-5
1600 Park Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 756-1206
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 756-1206
Rank: #1313.
P.s. 198 Isador E Ida Straus
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +2269
(from 2,995 to 726)
(from 2,995 to 726)
Grades: PK-5
1700 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10128
(212) 289-3702
New York, NY 10128
(212) 289-3702
Rank: #1414.
P.s. 155
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +2265
(from 3,291 to 1,026)
(from 3,291 to 1,026)
Grades: PK-5
130-02 115th Ave
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 558-1310
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 558-1310
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 171 Patrick Henry
(Math: 93% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +2204
(from 2,358 to 154)
(from 2,358 to 154)
Grades: PK-8
19 E 103rd St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
Rank: #1616.
P.s. 181 Brookfield
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +2192
(from 4,001 to 1,809)
(from 4,001 to 1,809)
Grades: PK-5
148-15 230th St
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(718) 528-5807
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(718) 528-5807
Rank: #1717.
P.s. 32 Samuel Mills Sprole
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +2161
(from 2,905 to 744)
(from 2,905 to 744)
Grades: PK-5
317 Hoyt St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 222-6400
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 222-6400
Rank: #1818.
Blythedale School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +2143
(from 4,286 to 2,143)
(from 4,286 to 2,143)
Grades: PK-12
95 Bradhurst Ave
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 347-1800
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 347-1800
Rank: #1919.
Berne-knox-westerlo Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +2127
(from 3,014 to 887)
(from 3,014 to 887)
Grades: PK-6
1738 Helderberg Trail
Berne, NY 12023
(518) 872-2030
Berne, NY 12023
(518) 872-2030
Rank: #2020.
Casimir Pulaski School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +2077
(from 3,341 to 1,264)
(from 3,341 to 1,264)
Grades: PK-8
150 Kings Cross
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 376-8575
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 376-8575
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 192 Magnet School For Math And Science Inquiry
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +2071
(from 3,771 to 1,700)
(from 3,771 to 1,700)
Grades: PK-8
4715 18th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 633-3061
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 633-3061
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 140 Edward K Ellington
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +2038
(from 3,675 to 1,637)
(from 3,675 to 1,637)
Grades: PK-5
116-01 166th St
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 657-4760
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 657-4760
Rank: #2323.
P.s. 163 Flushing Heights
(Math: 81% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +2007
(from 2,817 to 810)
(from 2,817 to 810)
Grades: PK-5
159-01 59th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 353-2514
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 353-2514
Rank: #2424.
Ps/is 78
(Math: 82% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +1994
(from 2,316 to 322)
(from 2,316 to 322)
Grades: PK-8
48-09 Center Blvd
Long Island City, NY 11109
(718) 392-5402
Long Island City, NY 11109
(718) 392-5402
Rank: #2525.
P.s. 20 Clinton Hill
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1983
(from 3,262 to 1,279)
(from 3,262 to 1,279)
Grades: PK-5
225 Adelphi St
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 834-6744
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 834-6744
Rank: #2626.
School 29
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +1980
(from 3,825 to 1,845)
(from 3,825 to 1,845)
Grades: PK-8
47 Croydon Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Rank: #2727.
P.s. 11 Purvis J Behan
(Math: 88% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +1976
(from 2,126 to 150)
(from 2,126 to 150)
Grades: PK-5
419 Waverly Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-2661
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-2661
Rank: #2828.
Black River School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +1945
(from 3,294 to 1,349)
(from 3,294 to 1,349)
Grades: PK-4
160 Leray St
Black River, NY 13612
(315) 773-5911
Black River, NY 13612
(315) 773-5911
Rank: #2929.
Ps/is 187 Hudson Cliffs
(Math: 67% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +1930
(from 2,709 to 779)
(from 2,709 to 779)
Grades: PK-8
349 Cabrini Blvd
New York, NY 10040
(212) 927-8218
New York, NY 10040
(212) 927-8218
Rank: #3030.
P.s. 165 Robert E Simon
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +1928
(from 3,737 to 1,809)
(from 3,737 to 1,809)
Grades: PK-5
234 W 109th St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 678-2873
New York, NY 10025
(212) 678-2873
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 176 Cambria Heights
(Math: 73% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +1919
(from 2,728 to 809)
(from 2,728 to 809)
Grades: PK-5
120-45 235th St
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 525-4057
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 525-4057
Rank: #3232.
Seeall Academy
(Math: 67% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1888
(from 2,914 to 1,026)
(from 2,914 to 1,026)
Grades: PK-8
5601 16th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 851-8070
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 851-8070
Rank: #3333.
Academy Of Arts And Letters
(Math: 58% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1884
(from 3,054 to 1,170)
(from 3,054 to 1,170)
Grades: PK-8
344 Monroe St
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 789-3962
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 789-3962
Rank: #3434.
P.s. 268 Emma Lazarus
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +1879
(from 3,661 to 1,782)
(from 3,661 to 1,782)
Grades: PK-5
133 E 53rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 773-5332
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 773-5332
Rank: #3535.
David N Dinkins School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +1868
(from 3,887 to 2,019)
(from 3,887 to 2,019)
Grades: PK-5
108-29 155th St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 558-6700
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 558-6700
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