This is a list of public elementary schools in New York City. They are typically referred to as "PS number" (e.g. "PS 46"). Many PS numbers are ambiguous, being used by more than one school. The sections correspond to

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. Some

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s are included throughout this list; others may be added to the charter schools section at the end of the list.

Manhattan

Older classifications

Region 1:
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Region 2: The Bronx

Region 3:
Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

Region 4: Queens

Region 5:
Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
, Queens

Region 6: Brooklyn

Region 7:
Staten Island Staten Island ( ) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located in the city's southwest portion, the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull an ...
, Brooklyn

Region 8: Brooklyn

Region 9:
Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
, the Bronx

Region 10: Manhattan, the Bronx

Empowerment Schools: citywide

Special Education District 75: citywide

Charter school A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of auto ...
s: citywide

Glossary

In some of the literature issued by the New York City Board of Education there may be a letter or a string of two letters which may be before or after the School Number. Boroughs: The City of New York comprises five geographic sections called "boroughs." Schools that are part of Community School Districts, High Schools, and Specialized Superintendencies all receive a borough designation as follows:

K = Brooklyn (Kings County)
M = Manhattan
Q = Queens
R = Staten Island (Richmond County)
X = Bronx. School Levels:

E = Elementary,
I = J.H.S, Middle & Intermediate,
H = High School.
Instructional Leadership Division:

Division 1 - Bronx (BX)
Division 2 - Bronx (BX)
Division 3 - Queens (QNS)
Division 4 - Queens (QNS)
Division 5 - Queens (QNS) & Brooklyn (BK)
Division 6 - Brooklyn (BK)
Division 7 - Brooklyn (BK) & Staten Island (SI)
Division 8 - Brooklyn (BK)
Division 9 - Manhattan (M) & Bronx (BX)
Division 10 - Manhattan (M)

References

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