Completely revised with new profiles of more than 150 elementary schools and pre-kindergarten programs!

For nearly 2 decades, parents have looked to Clara Hemphill to help them find a good public school for their child. This Fourth Edition features all-new reviews of more than 150 of the city’s best public elementary schools, based on visits and in-depth interviews by the InsideSchools staff. This essential guide uncovers the “inside scoop” on schools (the condition of the building, special programs, teacher quality, and more), includes a checklist of things to look for on a school tour, and incorporates new listings of charter schools and stand-alone pre-kindergarten programs. It also provides the hard facts on:

• Total school enrollment
• Test scores for reading and math
• Ethnic makeup
• Who gets in?
• Admissions requirements
• Teaching methods and styles
• Special education services
• How to apply

“Brisk, thoughtful profiles of topnotch, intriguing schools.”
—New York Daily News

“Hemphill has done for schools what Zagat’s did for restaurants.”
—Big Apple Parent

“Thoughtful, well-researched . . . required reading.”
—New York Magazine

“A bible for urban parents.”
—New York Times