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, November 14, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2445)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
363147004212	371	Heim Elementary School	Public	K-4	155 Heim Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-8686	657	55	11.9	20.5%	508 (77.3%)	14 (2.1%)	25 (3.8%)	72 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.6%)	$12,412			$994			$11,419	82.6	79.9	442	71
360008102462	372	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	251	23	10.9	58.2%	53 (21.1%)	72 (28.7%)	85 (33.9%)	26 (10.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$24,487			$4,081			$20,406	82.5	75.4	556	184
360008802404	373	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	518	35	14.8	97.3%	218 (42.1%)	24 (4.6%)	188 (36.3%)	79 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$18,081			$2,100			$15,980	82.4	75.4	557	184
360010102617	374	Ps 176 Cambria Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	120-45 235th St	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 525-4057	567	32	17.5	52.6%	5 (0.9%)	473 (83.4%)	31 (5.5%)	25 (4.4%)	21 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	$14,438			$428			$14,011	82.4	87.2	279	95
360015102575	375	Ps 160 William T Sampson	Public	K-5	5105 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-0337	943	78	12.1	95.1%	33 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (7.6%)	825 (87.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	$20,550			$2,200			$18,351	82.3	86.9	290	85
360015102692	376	Ps 205 Clarion	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-2380	1,097	86	12.7	80.3%	146 (13.3%)	6 (0.5%)	305 (27.8%)	627 (57.2%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	$18,188			$1,837			$16,351	82.3	82.5	387	11
360009802337	377	Ps/Is 87 Middle Village	Public	PK, KG-8	67-54 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-8243	517	46	11.3	72.1%	147 (28.4%)	3 (0.6%)	313 (60.5%)	37 (7.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$21,909			$461			$21,448	82.3	80.9	420	43
360011902412	378	Ps 110 Monitor (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	124 Monitor St	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	No	(718) 383-7600	477	29	16.4	23.5%	305 (63.9%)	12 (2.5%)	97 (20.3%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	$15,136			$906			$14,230	82.3	81.4	409	31
363147004211	379	Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	250 N Forest Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-9800	513	53	9.7	22.4%	401 (78.2%)	26 (5.1%)	40 (7.8%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$15,486			$995			$14,491	82.2	87.7	261	118
360005404452	380	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	1,119	162	6.9	87.8%	9 (0.8%)	493 (44.1%)	590 (52.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.4%)	$20,534			$3,414			$17,120	82.2	75.3	559	179

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math, NY State Assessments Science test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 14, 2024, 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.

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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.