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Best New York Magnet Public Preschools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 103 magnet public preschools serving 47,111 students in New York.
Learn more about how magnet schools work. The top ranked magnet public preschools in New York are P.s. 31 Samuel F Dupont, Pearls Hawthorne School and P.s. 122 Mamie Fay. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
New York magnet public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the New York public pre school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public preschool average of 62% (majority Hispanic).

Best Magnet Public Preschools in New York (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
P.s. 31 Samuel F Dupont
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
75 Meserole Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 383-8998
Gr: PK-5 | 583 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 53%
Rank: #22.
Pearls Hawthorne School
Magnet School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
350 Hawthorne Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Gr: PK-8 | 795 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #33.
P.s. 122 Mamie Fay
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
21-21 Ditmars Blvd
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 721-6410
Gr: PK-8 | 1,146 student Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #44.
Mandalay School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2667 Bayview Ave
Wantagh, NY 11793
(516) 679-6390
Gr: PK-5 | 305 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #55.
P.s. 38 Pacific
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
450 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Gr: PK-5 | 548 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 72%
Rank: #66.
P.s. 152 Gwendoline N Alleyne School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
33-52 62nd St
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 429-3141
Gr: PK-5 | 658 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #77.
P.s. 69 Jackson Heights
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
77-02 37th Ave
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 424-7700
Gr: PK-5 | 813 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #88.
Montessori Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
45 Tremont St
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 475-6675
Gr: PK-5 | 324 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Rank: #99.
P.s. 215 Morris H Weiss
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
415 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 339-2464
Gr: PK-5 | 715 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Rank: #1010.
Casimir Pulaski School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
150 Kings Cross
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 376-8575
Gr: PK-8 | 561 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #1111.
P.s. 251
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
144-51 Arthur St
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(718) 276-2745
Gr: PK-5 | 223 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
Rank: #1212.
Queens Explorers Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
90-07 101st St
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 558-7088
Gr: PK-5 | 392 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1313.
Montessori School 27
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
132 Valentine Ln
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8455
Gr: PK-6 | 332 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1414.
Ps/ms 200 Magnet School-global Studi
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
70-10 164th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 969-7780
Gr: PK-8 | 534 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #1515.
Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
325 S 3rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 963-0393
Gr: PK-5 | 534 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
P.s. 140 Edward K Ellington
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
116-01 166th St
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 657-4760
Gr: PK-5 | 316 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
P.s. 245
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
249 E 17th St
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 284-2330
Gr: PK-5 | 224 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1818.
P.s. 192 Magnet School For Math And Science Inquiry
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
4715 18th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 633-3061
Gr: PK-8 | 567 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 70
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
30-45 42nd St
Astoria, NY 11103
(718) 728-4646
Gr: PK-5 | 809 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #2020.
School 29
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
47 Croydon Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Gr: PK-8 | 610 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 55 Maure
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
131-10 97th Ave
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 849-3845
Gr: PK-5 | 491 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2222.
Albany School Of Humanities
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
108 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12209
(518) 475-6575
Gr: PK-5 | 332 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #2323.
P.s. 62 Chester Park School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
97-25 108th St
South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
(718) 286-4460
Gr: PK-5 | 795 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2424.
P.s. 198
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
4105 Farragut Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 282-4920
Gr: PK-5 | 292 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Rank: #2525.
P.s. 90 Edna Cohen School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
2840 W 12th St
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 787-3333
Gr: PK-5 | 468 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #2626.
Yonkers Montessori Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
160 Woodlawn Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8540
Gr: PK-12 | 1,240 student Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #2727.
Paideia School 15
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
175 Westchester Ave
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
(914) 376-8645
Gr: PK-8 | 579 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 60%
Rank: #2828.
Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
60 Crescent Pl
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8570
Gr: PK-6 | 519 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #2929.
Ps/is 210 21st Century Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
501-503 W 152nd St
New York, NY 10031
(212) 283-0012
Gr: PK-8 | 423 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #3030.
P.s. 151 Mary D Carter
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
50-05 31st Ave
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 728-2676
Gr: PK-5 | 349 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 254 Rosa Parks School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
84-40 101st St
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 520-7878
Gr: PK-5 | 510 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #3232.
Paideia School 24
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
50 Colin St
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8640
Gr: PK-6 | 301 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #3333.
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
75 Morris St
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8430
Gr: PK-8 | 575 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #3434.
P.s. 15 Patrick F Daly
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
71 Sullivan St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-9280
Gr: PK-5 | 413 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #3535.
Queens School For Leadership And Excellence
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
88-08 164th St
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 558-6220
Gr: PK-5 | 599 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked magnet public preschools in New York?
The top ranked magnet public preschools in New York include P.s. 31 Samuel F Dupont, Pearls Hawthorne School and P.s. 122 Mamie Fay.
How many magnet public preschools are located in New York?
103 magnet public preschools are located in New York.
What is the racial composition of students in New York?
New York magnet public preschools minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public preschools average of 62% (majority Hispanic).

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