List of public elementary schools in New York City
In some of the literature issued by the New York City Board of Education there may be a letter or a string of two letters which may be before or after the School Number. Boroughs: The City of New York comprises five geographic sections called "boroughs." Schools that are part of Community School Districts, High Schools, and Specialized Superintendencies all receive a borough designation as follows: 
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<br>K = Brooklyn (Kings County)<br>
M = Manhattan <br>
Q = Queens <br>
R = Staten Island (Richmond County)<br>
X = Bronx. School Levels: <br>
<br>E = Elementary, <br>
I = J.H.S, Middle & Intermediate, <br>
H = High School. <br>
Instructional Leadership Division: <br>
<br>Division 1 - Bronx (BX) <br>
Division 2 - Bronx (BX) <br>
Division 3 - Queens (QNS) <br>
Division 4 - Queens (QNS) <br>
Division 5 - Queens (QNS) & Brooklyn (BK) <br>
Division 6 - Brooklyn (BK) <br>
Division 7 - Brooklyn (BK) & Staten Island (SI) <br>
Division 8 - Brooklyn (BK) <br>
Division 9 - Manhattan (M) & Bronx (BX) <br>
Division 10 - Manhattan (M) <br>
Glossary
Many PS numbers are ambiguous, being used by more than one school. The sections correspond to New York City DOE Regions.