Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2439)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
360015106197	551	Ps 748 Brooklyn School For Global Scholars	Public	K-5	1664 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 382-3130	434	30	14.5	81.8%	116 (26.7%)	2 (0.5%)	116 (26.7%)	190 (43.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$17,319			$1,956			$15,363	75.6	83.2	355	196
362112002990	552	Old Mill Road School	Public	K-6	1775 Old Mill Rd	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 379-0945	454	29	15.4	10.8%	327 (72.0%)	9 (2.0%)	78 (17.2%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$21,144			$882			$20,262	75.5	77.2	487	65
360007802584	553	Ps 163 Alfred E Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	163 W 97th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2854	409	39	10.4	52.1%	83 (20.3%)	55 (13.4%)	223 (54.5%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$24,457			$1,634			$22,823	75.5	82.8	367	186
360009902129	554	Ps 26 Rufus King	Public	PK, KG-5	195-02 69th Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 464-4505	581	39	14.9	66.4%	87 (15.0%)	37 (6.4%)	102 (17.6%)	339 (58.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$18,052			$675			$17,376	75.5	76.1	513	41
360012202444	555	Ps 120	Public	PK, KG-5	58-01 136th St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-3390	699	50	13.9	82.4%	13 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	189 (27.0%)	485 (69.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$19,425			$1,918			$17,508	75.5	81.7	392	163
360008102462	556	Ps 125 Ralph Bunche	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 123rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-6400	262	19	14	59.9%	66 (25.2%)	74 (28.2%)	89 (34.0%)	19 (7.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$24,487			$4,081			$20,406	75.4	72	608	52
360008802404	557	Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti	Public	PK, KG-5	1166 Neill Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 863-9829	482	37	13.1	93.2%	196 (40.7%)	26 (5.4%)	186 (38.6%)	64 (13.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$18,081			$2,100			$15,980	75.4	70.8	644	87
361146000901	558	John Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	560 Nassau Blvd	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Franklin Square Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 505-6955	483	36	13.3	12.4%	259 (53.6%)	9 (1.9%)	114 (23.6%)	92 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$18,072			$1,526			$16,546	75.4	79	445	113
360005404452	559	KIPP Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	250 E 156th St-4th Fl	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	KIPP Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-3555	1,132	149	7.6	92.4%	8 (0.7%)	495 (43.7%)	611 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	$20,534			$3,414			$17,120	75.3	66.4	758	199
361716001531	560	Summit Lane School	Public	K-5	4 Summit Ln	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7526	400	33	12	30.0%	163 (40.8%)	6 (1.5%)	119 (29.8%)	103 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$20,060			$1,219			$18,840	75.3	84.2	330	230

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the NY State Education Department.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.