The lack of diversity at public schools in the UWS is by design. There are very overcrowded schools in Harlem, with majority black students that borders the UWS. When DeBlasio’s DoE floated relieving that overcrowded school by redrawing the districts so some of those black students would be zoned for an under capacity UWS school, the very rich parents in the UWS blew a gasket and said some not so very subtle shit about black and Hispanic kids.

The DoE backed off.