About NYC School Zones

NYC school zones, not districts

What

The unofficial map of NYC public school zones, using official data from NYC Open Data and myschools.nyc.

Why

For New York City public schools, particularly elementary and middle schools, admissions priority is often determined by a resident's school zone. (Districts still matter. Some unzoned schools prioritize its closest districts.) I could find my child's zoned school with the official DOE tool, but I also wanted to know where the zone boundaries were. Like many New Yorkers, our family rents and could move soon. Incredulously, I could not find a good map of them anywhere. So I created my own.

Who

schoolzones.nyc is a project by Jimmy Chion, a Brooklyn parent and designer.

Data

School zones (Elementary) — NYC Open Data

Freshness

• Data last updated: 11/26/24
• Map last updated: 03/18/25