7 UWS K-8 Public Schools Among Best In State, U.S. News Finds

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Several elementary and middle schools on the Upper West Side have been ranked among the best in New York by 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.

The Anderson School had the best overall showing on the Upper West Side.

The K-8 school at 100 West 77th Street was ranked both the best elementary and middle school in the neighborhood and was the only local school to appear on the top 50 of both rankings.

Here's a complete look at the Upper West Side public schools that ranked among the top 50 of either the best elementary or middle schools in New York.

UWS Elementary Schools

1. The Anderson School: State Rank - No. 6
2. P.S. 166 The Richard Rodgers School: State Rank - No. 16
3. P.S. 199 Jessie Isador Straus: State Rank - No. 41
4. P.S. 87 William Sherman School: State Rank - No. 50

UWS Middle Schools

1. The Anderson School: State Rank - No. 11
2. Booker T. Washington/Delta: State Rank - No. 16
3. The Center School: State Rank - No. 20
4. The Computer School: State Rank - No. 50

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.

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.

Here's a look at how the overall top 10 city schools in each category ranked compared with others in the state.

Elementary Schools:

1. New Explorations Into Science, Technology and Math High School: State Rank - No. 1
2. PS 77 Lower Lab School: State Rank - No. 2
3. Tag Young Scholars: State Rank - No. 3
4. The Academy for Excellence Through the Arts: State Rank - No. 4
5. 30th Avenue School: State Rank - No. 5
6. The Anderson School: State Rank - No. 6
7. PS 196 Grand Central Parkway: State Rank - No. 7
8. Spruce Street School: State Rank - No. 8
9. East Side Elementary School-PS 267: State Rank - No. 14
10. PS 172 Beacon School of Excellence: State Rank - No. 15

Middle Schools:

1. PS 122 Mamie Fay: State Rank - No. 1
2. IS 187 Christa Mcauliffe School: State Rank - No. 2
3. Baccalaureate School for Global Education: State Rank - No. 3
4. East Side Middle School: State Rank - No. 4
5. New Explorations Into Sciencetech and Math High School: State Rank - No. 5
6. Brooklyn School of Inquiry: State Rank - No. 6
7. 30th Avenue School: State Rank - No. 7
8. MS 255 Salk School of Science: State Rank - No. 8
9. IS 98 Bay Academy: State Rank - No. 9
10. NYC Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies: State Rank - No. 10

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