New York Public Schools
The New York Public School System is the largest school district in the United States, with over 1 million students enrolled. It has been ranked as one of the best public school systems in the country by U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek magazine.
The New York State Board of Regents oversees all state-run educational institutions in New York State. These include community colleges, vocational technical schools, junior colleges, four-year universities, and specialized high schools.
New York School Funding
Funding for education in New York is allocated through a combination of local property tax levies, federal grants, and state appropriations. Local funding comes from both the city and county levels. In addition to this, there are also several other sources of revenue that support education in New York City.
In 2009, the average per pupil expenditure was $11,934. This figure includes expenditures on instruction, administration, transportation, special services,
New York School Accountability
To measure the quality of education in New York, the state board of regents uses several methods: student achievement tests, graduation rates, dropout rates, teacher evaluations, and standardized test scores.
Education in New York is divided into three types of schools: elementary schools (grades K–5), middle schools (grades 6–8), and high schools (grades 9–12). There are more than 2,000 elementary schools, about 4,500 middle schools, and nearly 3,000 high schools.
Students in New York public schools are required to take courses in English, mathematics, science, social studies, and health. They may choose electives such as art, music, physical education, foreign languages, computer technology, and career and technical education. Students who do not pass their classes have the option of repeating them or taking an alternative course.
Schools in New York are graded according to two different sets of criteria. One set measures how well students perform on statewide tests, while another evaluates teachers based on student performance. Teachers are evaluated every year using these standards.
Schools in New York are classified as either "high performing" or "low performing." High performing schools receive extra resources and assistance to improve academic performance. Low performing schools are given additional funds to help improve their programs.
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- W A Olmsted Elementary School - Harpursville
- W A Wettel Elementary School - Vernon
- W E B Dubois Academic High School - Brooklyn
- W E B Dubois Academy -
- W F Prior Elementary School - Oneida
- W H Maxwell Career And Technical Education High School - Brooklyn
- W H Stevenson Elementary School - Ransomville
- W Kenneth Doyle Middle School - Troy
- W L Morse School - Sleepy Hollow
- W Tresper Clarke High School - Westbury
- W.F. Prior Elementary School - Oneida
- Waddington Elementary School - Waddington
- Wading River School - Wading River
- Wadleigh Secondary School For The Performing And Visual Arts - New York
- Wainscott School - Wainscott
- Wake-Eden Christian Academy - Bronx
- Walberta Park Primary School - Syracuse
- Walden Elementary School - Walden
- Walden School -
- Waldorf School Of Garden City - Garden City
- Waldorf School Of Saratoga Springs - Saratoga Springs
- Waldorf School Of The Finger Lakes - Ithaca
- Wales Primary School - East Aurora
- Walk In Love Christian Academy - Brooklyn
- Walkabout Mountain School - Cornwallville
- Walker Christian School - Cortland
- Wallkill Senior High School - Wallkill
- Walnut Street Elementary School - Uniondale
- Walnut View Mennonite School - Dundee
- Walt Disney School - Rochester
- Walt Whitman Elementary School - Woodbury
- Walt Whitman High School - Huntington Station
- Walt Whitman Junior High School -
- Walter B Howard Elementary School - New Lebanon
- Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School - Copiague
- Walter Panas High School - Cortlandt Manor
- Walton High School - Walton
- Walton High School - Bronx
- Walton Middle School - Walton
- Wampsville Elementary School -
- Wampus School - Armonk
- Wanakah School - Hamburg
- Wantagh Middle School - Wantagh
- Wantagh School - Wantagh
- Wantagh Senior High School - Wantagh
- Wappingers Junior High School - Wappingers Falls
- Ward Melville Senior High School - East Setauket
- Warner Elementary School -
- Warren P Towne Primary School - Medina
- Warren Street School - Johnstown
- Warrensburg Elementary School - Warrensburg
- Warrensburg Junior-Senior High School - Warrensburg
- Warring Magnet Academy Of Science And Technology - Poughkeepsie
- Warsaw Christian School -
- Warsaw Elementary School - Warsaw
- Warsaw Middle/Senior High School - Warsaw
- Warsaw Montessori School -
- Warwick Valley High School - Warwick
- Warwick Valley Middle School - Warwick
- Washington Drive Primary School - Centerport
- Washington Elementary School - Lackawanna
- Washington Elementary School -
- Washington Heights & Inwood Ym/Ywha Nursery & Kindergarten - New York
- Washington Heights Academy - Manhattan
- Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School - Manhattan
- Washington Hunt School - Lockport
- Washington Irving High School - New York
- Washington Irving Interm School - Tarrytown
- Washington Irving School - Rochester
- Washington Irving School -
- Washington Rose School - Roosevelt
- Washington School - Utica
- Washington School - Huntington Station
- Washington Street School - Franklin Square
- Washington West Elementary School - Olean
- Washingtonville Middle School - Washingtonville
- Washingtonville Senior High School - Washingtonville
- Watchful I Child Care Center - East Islip
- Waterford Elementary School - Waterford
- Waterford Junior-Senior High School - Waterford
- Waterford Middle School - Waterford
- Waterfront School - Buffalo
- Waterfront School - Sag Harbor
- Waterloo High School - Waterloo
- Waterloo High School - Waterloo
- Waterloo Middle School - Waterloo
- Waterloo Middle School - Waterloo
- Waterman Elementary School - Skaneateles
- Waterport School -
- Waterside Children's Studio School - Rockaway Park
- Waterside School For Leadership - Rockaway Park
- Watertown Christian Academy - Watertown
- Watertown Senior High School - Watertown
- Waterville Jr/Sr High School - Waterville
- Waterville Junior Senior High School -
- Waterville Middle School - Waterville
- Watervliet Catholic Elementary School -
- Watervliet Elementary School - Watervliet
- Watervliet Junior-Senior High School - Watervliet
- Watkins Glen Central High School - Watkins Glen
- Watkins Glen Elementary School - Watkins Glen
- Watkins Glen Middle School - Watkins Glen
- Watson School - Rockville Centre
- Watson Williams Elementary School - Utica
- Wave Preparatory Elementary School - Far Rockaway
- Waverly Avenue School - Holtsville
- Waverly Early Childhood Center - Eastchester
- Waverly High School - Waverly
- Waverly Middle School - Waverly
- Waverly Park School - East Rockaway
- Wawarsing Christian Academy - Wawarsing
- Wayland Elementary School - Wayland
- Wayland Elementary School - Wayland
- Wayland High School - Wayland
- Wayland Middle School - Wayland
- Wayland Sda School -
- Wayland-Cohocton High School - Wayland
- Wayland-Cohocton Middle School - Wayland
- Wayne Central Middle School - Ontario Center
- Wayne Senior High School - Ontario Center
- Web Ecc - Buffalo
- Web Middle School - Buffalo
- Webster Christian School - Webster
- Webster Elementary School - Syracuse
- Webster Montessori School - Webster
- Webster-Schroeder High School - Webster
- Webutuck Elementary School - Amenia
- Webutuck High School - Amenia
- Webutuck Middle School - Amenia
- Weedsport Elementary School - Weedsport
- Weedsport Junior-Senior High School - Weedsport
- Wellington C Mepham High School - Bellmore
- Wells School - Wells
- Wellspring Elementary - Hollis
- Wellsville Christian School - Wellsville
- Wellsville Elementary School - Wellsville
- Wellsville Middle School - Wellsville
- Wellsville S.D.A. School - Wellsville
- Wellsville Senior High School - Wellsville
- Wellwood Middle School - Fayetteville
- Wenonah School - Lake Grove
- Wesleyan Christian Academy - Hudson Falls
- West Albany Elementary School -
- West Avenue School -
- West Avenue School -
- West Babylon Junior High School - West Babylon
- West Babylon Senior High School - West Babylon
- West Bangor S.D.A. School - West Bangor
- West Bronx Academy For The Future - Bronx
- West Brooklyn Community High School - Brooklyn
- West Buffalo Charter School - Buffalo
- West Canada Valley Elementary School - Newport
- West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School - Newport
- West Carthage Elementary School - Carthage
- West Elementary School - West Seneca
- West Elementary School - Long Beach
- West Elma Primary School -
- West End Day School - New York
- West End School - Lynbrook
- West Falls Elementary School -
- West Frankfort Elementary School - Frankfort
- West Gates Avenue School - Lindenhurst
- West Genesee Middle School - Camillus
- West Genesee Senior High School - Camillus
- West Haverstraw Elementary School - West Haverstraw
- West Hempstead High School - West Hempstead
- West Hempstead Middle School - West Hempstead
- West Hempstead Ms -
- West Hertel Elementary School - Buffalo
- West Hill Elementary School - Canajoharie
- West Hills Montessori At Crestwood - Plainview
- West Hills Montessori School - Huntington
- West Hollow Middle School - Melville
- West Hurley Elementary School - West Hurley
- West Islip Senior High School - West Islip
- West Leyden Elementary School - West Leyden
- West Middle Island School - Middle Island
- West Middle School - Binghamton
- West Middle School - Auburn
- West Middle School - West Seneca
- West Middle School - Bay Shore
- West Nyack Elementary School - West Nyack
- West Park School - West Park
- West Patent Elementary School - Bedford Hills
- West Point Elem School -
- West Prep Academy - New York
- West Queens High -
- West Ridge Elementary School - Rochester
- West Road School -
- West Road School - Conewango Valley
- West Road School - Conewango Valley
- West Road/D'Aquannis Intermediate School - Pleasant Valley
- West Sand Lake Elementary School - West Sand Lake
- West Sand Lake Elementary School - West Sand Lake
- West Sayville Christian School - West Sayville
- West Seneca Christian School - West Seneca
- West Seneca East Senior High School - West Seneca
- West Seneca West Senior High School - West Seneca
- West Side Elementary School - Gouverneur
- West Side High School - New York
- West Side Montessori School - New York
- West Side School - Syosset
- West Street Elementary School - Sanborn
- West Street Elementary School - Geneva
- West Street Elementary School - Newburgh
- West Valley Central School - West Valley
- West Valley Elementary School - West Valley
- West Wood Mennonite School - Penn Yan
- Westbrook Elementary School - West Islip
- Westbury Friends School - Westbury
- Westbury High School - Old Westbury
- Westbury Middle School - Westbury
- Westchester Area School - New Rochelle
- Westchester Day School - Mamaroneck
- Westchester Exceptional Children Center - North Salem
- Westchester Fairfield Hebrew Academy - Port Chester
- Westchester Hebrew High School - Mamaroneck
- Westchester Muslim Center - Mt Vernon
- Westchester School For Special Children - Harrison
- Westchester School For Special Children - Yonkers
- Westchester Square Academy - Bronx
- Westerlo Elementary School - Berne
- Western New York Maritime Charter School - Buffalo
- Westfall Academy - Rochester
- Westfield Day School - Rye
- Westfield Elementary School - Westfield
- Westfield High School - Westfield
- Westfield Middle School - Westfield
- Westfield Middle School - Westfield
- Westhampton Beach Elementary School - Westhampton Beach
- Westhampton Beach Senior High School - Westhampton Beach
- Westhampton Middle School - Westhampton Beach
- Westhill Christian Academy - Vestal Center
- Westhill High School - Syracuse
- Westlake High School - Thornwood
- Westlake Middle School - Thornwood
- Westmere Elementary School - Albany
- Westminster Community Charter School - Buffalo
- Westmoreland Elementary School - Westmoreland
- Westmoreland High School - Westmoreland
- Westmoreland Middle School - Westmoreland
- Westmoreland Road Elementary School - Whitesboro
- Westorchard School - Chappaqua
- Westport Central School - Westport
- Westside Academy At Blodgett - Syracuse
- Westside Academy At Blodgett - Syracuse
- Westside Early Childhood Center At School 57 - Rochester
- Wetmore School - Utica
- Wetzel Road Elementary School - Liverpool
- Wheatfield Christian Academy - Sanborn
- Wheatland-Chili High School - Scottsville
- Wheatley School - Old Westbury
- Wheeler Avenue School - Valley Stream
- Wheeler Elementary School - Nedrow
- Wheelerville School - Caroga Lake
- Whispering Pines Sda School - Old Westbury
- Whispering Wonders Pre-School & Kindergarten - Port Jefferson
- White Lotus School - Delhi
- White Plains Middle School - White Plains
- White Plains Middle School-Eastview Campus - White Plains
- White Plains Middle School-Highlands Campus - White Plains
- White Plains Senior High School - White Plains
- White Sulphur Springs Elementary School - White Sulphur Springs
- Whitehall Elementary School - Whitehall
- Whitehall Junior-Senior High School - Whitehall
- Whitesboro High School - Marcy
- Whitesboro Middle School - Whitesboro
- Whitestone Academy - Whitestone
- Whitesville Central School - Whitesville
- Whitney Point Intermediate School - Whitney Point
- Whitney Point Senior High School - Whitney Point
- Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy - Amsterdam
- Wilderness Community School - Johnsburg
- Wildwood School - Schenectady
- Wildwood School - Schenectady
- Willet Avenue School - Hicksville
- Willets Road School - Roslyn Heights
- William A Carter School - Middletown
- William Appleby Elementary School - Marathon
- William B Tecler Arts In Education - Amsterdam
- William B Ward Elementary School - New Rochelle
- William C Keane Elementary School - Schenectady
- William C Munn School - Spencerport
- William Cullen Bryant High School - Long Island City
- William D. Aker Elementary School - Cobleskill
- William D. Aker Elementary School - Cobleskill
- William E Cottle School - Eastchester
- William E Deluca Jr Elementary School - North Babylon
- William E Grady Career And Technical Education High School - Brooklyn
- William E Severn Elementary School - Corning
- William Floyd Elementary School -
- William Floyd Elementary School - Shirley
- William Floyd High School - Mastic Beach
- William Floyd High School - Mastic Beach
- William Floyd Kdgn Prog -
- William Floyd Kindergarten Program - Mastic
- William Floyd Middle School - Moriches
- William H Barkley Microsociety - Amsterdam
- William H Barton Intermediate School - Queensbury
- William H Golding Elementary School - Cobleskill
- William H Golding Middle School - Cobleskill
- William H Seward Elementary School - Auburn
- William H. Golding High School - Cobleskill
- William H. Golding Middle School - Cobleskill
- William H. Taft High School - Bronx
- William L Buck School - Valley Stream
- William O Schaefer Elementary School - Tappan
- William Paca Junior High School -
- William Paca Middle School - Mastic Beach
- William Rall School - Lindenhurst
- William S Covert School - South Hempstead
- William S Hackett Middle School - Albany
- William Sidney Mount School - East Setauket
- William Spyropoulos School - Flushing
- William Street School - Lancaster
- William T Hoag Elementary School - Angola
- William T Rogers Middle School - Kings Park
- William T. Rogers Middle School - Kings Park
- Williamsbridge Naacp Early Childhood Education Center - Bronx
- Williamsburg Ascend Charter School - Brooklyn
- Williamsburg Charter High School - Brooklyn
- Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School - Brooklyn
- Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design - Brooklyn
- Williamsburg Prep Academy - Brooklyn
- Williamsburg Preparatory School - Brooklyn
- Williamson 3-5 Middle School - Williamson
- Williamson Elementary School - Williamson
- Williamson Middle School - Williamson
- Williamson Senior High School - Williamson
- Williamstown Elementary School - Williamstown
- Williamsville East High School - East Amherst
- Williamsville North High School - Williamsville
- Williamsville South High School - Williamsville
- Willink Middle School - Webster
- Willis Avenue School - Mineola
- Williston Academy - Brooklyn
- Willits Elementary School - Syosset
- Willow Avenue Elementary School - Cornwall
- Willow Field Elementary School - Liverpool
- Willow Grove Elementary School - Thiells
- Willow Ridge Elementary School - Amherst
- Willow Road School - Franklin Square
- Willsboro Central School - Willsboro
- Wilson High School - Wilson
- Wilson School - Rockville Centre
- Wiltwyck School -
- Wimpfheimer Nursery School - Poughkeepsie
- Winchester Elementary School - West Seneca
- Windermere Blvd School - Amherst
- Windham Ashland Central School - Windham
- Windmill Montessori School - Brooklyn
- Windom Elementary School - Orchard Park
- Windsong School -
- Windsor Academy - New Windsor
- Windsor Central High School - Windsor
- Windsor School - Flushing
- Windward School - White Plains
- Winfield Street Elementary School - Corning
- Wing Elementary School - Islip
- Winganhauppauge Elementary School -
- Wingdale Elementary School - Wingdale
- Wings Academy - Bronx
- Wings High School -
- Winnicomac School -
- Winston Preparatory School - New York
- Wisdom Lane Middle School - Levittown
- Wm E Deluca Jr Elementary School -
- Woestina Elementary School - Rotterdam Junction
- Wolcott Street School - Le Roy
- Women's Academy Of Excellence - Bronx
- Wood Corner Mennonite School - Penn Yan
- Wood Park School - Commack
- Wood Road Elementary School - Ballston Spa
- Wood Road School -
- Woodcrest School - Rifton
- Wooden Shoe Nursery -
- Wooden Shoe Nursery -
- Woodglen Elementary School - New City
- Woodhull Day School - Hollis
- Woodhull Intermediate School - Huntington
- Woodhull School - Ocean Beach
- Woodland Avenue School - Hicksville
- Woodland Elementary School - East Syracuse
- Woodland Hill Montessori School - Rensselaer
- Woodland Middle School - East Meadow
- Woodlands Middle School - Hartsdale
- Woodlands Senior High School - Hartsdale
- Woodlawn Elementary School - Buffalo
- Woodlawn School - Schenectady
- Woodmere Academy - Woodmere
- Woodmere Middle School - Hewlett
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School - Sloan
- Woodrow Wilson School - Binghamton
- Woods Road Elementary School -
- Woods Road Elementary School - North Babylon
- Woodside School - Peekskill
- Woodstock Childrens Center -
- Woodstock Day School - Woodstock
- Woodstock Elementary School - Woodstock
- Woodstock Montessori School - Woodstock
- Woodward Mental Health Center - Freeport
- Woodward Park School - Brooklyn
- Woodward Parkway Elementary School - Farmingdale
- Woolfe Building Ii - Middletown
- Worcester School - Worcester
- Word Christian Academy - Cambria Heights
- Word Of Faith Center -
- Word Of Life Christian Academy - Baldwinsville
- Word Of Life Ministries Academy - Freeport
- World Academy For Total Community Health - Brooklyn
- World Harvest Deliverance Center Christian Academy - Far Rockaway
- World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School - Flushing
- World Life Education Centre - Waterport
- World Of Work -
- Wyandanch Memorial High School - Wyandanch
- Wynantskill School -
- Wyoming Central School - Wyoming
- Wyoming Valley School - Wyoming