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NYC's Best Public Elementary Schools: See 2019 Rankings

These are the best public elementary schools in the city, according to Niche.com.

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NEW YORK — New York City's public schools face tough competition from the suburbs. But the youngest New Yorkers can still get a high-quality education within the five boroughs, according to a new Niche.com ranking.

The school research website last month released its 2019 list of the best public elementary schools in the New York City area.

Suburban schools dominated the list, with Jericho, Long Island's Robert Seaman Elementary School taking the top spot.

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The highest-ranking city school was New Explorations Into Science, Technology & Math on the Lower East Side, a K-12 school for "gifted and talented" students that landed at No. 21 in the metropolitan area.

Charter schools in Brooklyn, The Bronx and Manhattan occupied seven of the city's top 10 slots, while Queens schools claimed the remaining two spots.

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Niche's rankings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as reviews and survey responses from students and parents. Schools were evaluated on five factors: academics, teachers, culture and diversity, overall experience and the district's overall Niche grade.

Here are the 10 best public elementary schools in New York City, as well as their area-wide rankings on Niche's list.

  1. New Explorations Into Science, Technology & Math School, Lower East Side (No. 21 area-wide)
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Bedford Stuyvesant Campus No. 1, Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn (No. 51 area-wide)
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 2, Claremont Village, Bronx (No. 54 area-wide)
  4. South Bronx Classical Charter School, Longwood, Bronx (No. 78 area-wide)
  5. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1, Mott Haven, Bronx (No. 82 area-wide)
  6. KIPP Infinity Charter School, Manhattanville (No. 129 area-wide)
  7. P.S. 186 - Castlewood, Glen Oaks, Queens (No. 148 area-wide)
  8. Harlem Success Academy Charter School 5, Harlem (No. 150 area-wide)
  9. Icahn Charter School 4, Morris Park, Bronx (No. 172 area-wide)
  10. P.S. 98 - The Douglaston School, Douglaston, Queens (No. 176 area-wide)
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