7 Park Slope Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Several elementary and middle schools in Park Slope have been ranked among the best in New York, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked M.S. 51 William Alexander as the highest in the state among schools in Park Slope, according to the new list. M.S. 51 William Alexander was ranked No. 25 statewide.

Here’s a look at how other schools in Park Slope ranked compared with others in the state:

No. 32: The Math & Science Exploratory School
No. 42: New Voices School of Academic and Creative Arts
No. 334: MS 88 Peter Rouget
No. 595: PS 282 Park Slope
No. 715: Park Slope Collegiate
No. 750: Park Place Community Middle School

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Schools were also ranked by district. Here’s how elementary and middle schools in New York City Public Schools measured up:

1. PS 122 Mamie Fay
2. IS 187 Christa Mcauliffe School
3. Baccalaureate School for Global Education
4. East Side Middle School
5. New Explorations Into Sciencetech and Math High School

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.