If you want to compare 5 or fewer specific schools:

1) Please select the grade,school type (public or private) and click the search button.  You will get a list of all of the schools in alphabetical order. 

2) For each school that you are interested in comparing, write the name of the school in the search field in the comparison tool section and click the box for that schools. 

3) Repeat the process for each school in which you are interested (up to 5 schools) and click the blue compare schools button. 

 

The comparison tool works for public k-12 schools as well as private preschools and k-12 schools. There is no comparison tool for the public preschools, because it is a mix of public and private schools that have different information for the services they offer.

To use the school finder, you must first select the grade and type of school. If you click the blue search button, it will give you a list of schools in alphabetical order. If you include your address, the list of schools will be in order of proximity to your home. You can add other criteria below the address section to narrow your search.  The default is a list of schools in the five boroughs in New York City. To include all schools in New York State, unclick the box indicating New York City schools.

 

There are three types of public preschool programs:

By selecting public and preschool, you will get a list of all three types of schools. You can also select the type of school you want to search (NYCEEC and UPK centers) and/or those that offer 3k programs.