The DSF manages the City’s public school infrastructure by identifying each school
building or DOE facility with an unique 4-character Building Identification
Code. In most cases the Building ID Code will always be four (4) characters
long: 1 Alpha Letter plus 3 Numeric Digits.
- 1 Alpha Letter (any one of 5 alpha letters representing the boroughs)
This letter designates the borough in which the building is located:
- "X" = Bronx
- "K" = Brooklyn
- "M" = Manhattan
- "Q" = Queens
- "R" = Staten Island
- 3 Numeric Digits
In most cases, School Building ID Numbers will be 3 digits.
For school building numbers that are less than 3 digits long (numbers 1 through
99), one or two zeroes will precede the number:
- Example:
- Curtis High School in Staten Island would be Building ID Code
R450.
- "R" = Staten Island
- "450" = school's building number
- Public School 15 in Manhattan would be Building
ID Code M015.
- "M" = Manhattan
- "015" = school's building number
- Public School 7 in Brooklyn would be Building
ID Code K007.
- "K" = Brooklyn
- "007" = school's building number
Please Note:
The DSF only administers physical plants; that is, buildings or facilities; but
not organizations, such as individual school organizations.
Example:
DSF Manages Physical Buildings
Theodore Roosevelt High School Building is located at 500 East Fordham Road,
Bronx New York, 10458. The Building Identification Code is
X435
DSF Does Not Manage Schools nor Organizations
Within the Theodore Roosevelt High School Building, there are several other organizations;
all located at 500 East Fordham Road, Bronx New York, 10458:
- X243 = The West Bronx Academy for the Future
- X434 = The Belmont Preparatory High School
- X437 = Fordham HS for the Arts
- X438 = The Fordham Leadership Academy for Business and Technology
- X439 = The Bronx HS of Law and Community Service
If you wish to locate a school organization, or find a school's contact information,
please try
'Find A School' at the Department of Education website.