Best Public Schools in Zip Code 10021

Summary:

The 10021 zip code area of New York City is home to two high-performing public schools: Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner, a standout middle school, and Eleanor Roosevelt High School, a top-ranked high school. These schools consistently rank among the best in the state, with Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner placing 96th out of 1,504 middle schools and Eleanor Roosevelt High School placing 175th out of 1,242 high schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner is particularly impressive, with its students significantly outperforming district and state averages on standardized tests, including 83.53% proficiency in 7th grade ELA compared to 79.22% in the district and 49.56% statewide. The school also boasts a 100% proficiency rate on several Regents exams, despite having a relatively high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 34.74%. This suggests the school is effectively supporting and challenging its students, regardless of their socioeconomic background.

While Eleanor Roosevelt High School does not quite match the middle school's level of academic excellence, it still stands out as a top-performing high school. The school maintains a 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% and impressive Regents exam proficiency rates, including 100% in Common Core ELA. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1% is an area of concern that the school and New York City Geographic District # 2 should address. Overall, the schools in the 10021 zip code area provide a strong educational ecosystem, with multiple high-performing public school options for families.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents Physics (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)			NY State Assessments Math (2024)			NY State Assessments Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner	Public	6-8	220 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 535-8610	1,007	76	13.2	31.0%	523 (51.9%)	60 (6.0%)	192 (19.1%)	170 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.8%)	93.1	96^th of 1504 public middle schools	93.6%		93.3	93^rd of 1500 public middle schools	93.8%	3						100.0		100.0	100.0	75.4	83.5	76.6	80.8	88.9	73.1	58.2	$15,614	$664	$14,950
Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	411 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 772-1220	540	35	15.6	48.7%	221 (40.9%)	40 (7.4%)	126 (23.3%)	126 (23.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	77.8	175^th of 1242 public high schools	85.9%		81.4	89^th of 1228 public high schools	92.8%	86	72.2	90.2	100.0	90.3	96.9	93.6	66.1	96.6	87.5								$13,039	$339	$12,699

Cities Near Zip Code 10021

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New York	0.21 mi	361	442^nd
Roosevelt Island	0.73 mi	1	86^th
Long Island City	1.14 mi	41	398^th
Astoria	1.97 mi	6	142^nd
Woodside	2.84 mi	9	326^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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