YORKVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL vs PROFESSOR JUAN BOSCH PUBLIC SCHOOL

Professor Juan Bosch Public School edges out Yorkville Community School by 0.1 overall rating points — 9.0 vs. 8.9 out of 10 — but the state rank gap tells a sharper story: Professor Juan Bosch sits at #60 of 4,742 New York schools versus Yorkville Community School at #84. Both are genuinely elite performers in a state with nearly 5,000 schools, separated by 5.7 miles across Manhattan.

Academically, Professor Juan Bosch Public School scores 9.0/10 versus Yorkville Community School's 8.5/10 — a half-point advantage that reflects meaningfully stronger tested proficiency. On growth, the gap narrows considerably: Yorkville Community School posts a 9.6/10 growth score against Professor Juan Bosch's 9.9/10, meaning both schools accelerate students at an exceptional rate, with Professor Juan Bosch holding a slight edge there too.

The demographic and structural differences between the two schools are pronounced. Yorkville Community School enrolls 344 students with a 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio and 33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Professor Juan Bosch Public School is smaller at 245 students, carries a 7.7:1 student-teacher ratio — among the lowest in the city — and serves a population where 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That ratio gap means Professor Juan Bosch students receive, on average, significantly more individualized adult attention.

One structural difference affects the youngest learners directly: Yorkville Community School serves prekindergarten through grade 5, while Professor Juan Bosch Public School begins at kindergarten. Families with pre-K-aged children who want to stay in one building through fifth grade will find that option only at Yorkville Community School.