Best Elementary Schools in New York

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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)
360009802284	1811	Ps 68 Cambridge	Public	PK, KG-5	59-09 St Felix Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-7246	480	32	14.9	72.7%	31 (6.5%)	16 (3.3%)	410 (85.4%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$22,879			$1,681			$21,198	27.8	30.8	1725	86
360840000639	1812	Winfield Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	193 Winfield St	Corning	14830	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 962-6706	234	15	15.4	66.2%	199 (85.0%)	8 (3.4%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	$13,117			$1,231			$11,886	27.8	19.2	2059	247
360687001061	1813	Anthony Alfano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Wheeler Rd	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5139	586	36	16.3	85.0%	19 (3.2%)	73 (12.5%)	479 (81.7%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$21,429			$3,412			$18,017	27.8	28.6	1795	18
363069004129	1814	Manetuck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Van Buren Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5640	496	40	12.4	14.9%	399 (80.4%)	4 (0.8%)	64 (12.9%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$18,347			$130			$18,216	27.7	37.5	1506	308
360297000074	1815	William B Tecler Arts In Education	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	210 Northern Blvd	Amsterdam	12010	Montgomery County	Amsterdam City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 843-4805	461	25	18.3	55.7%	239 (51.8%)	11 (2.4%)	179 (38.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$16,583			$4,068			$12,514	27.7	22.9	1963	148
360897000684	1816	Delevan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 School St	Delevan	14042	Cattaraugus County	Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 492-9463	355	32	11.1	51.0%	331 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$15,191			$2,082			$13,109	27.7	28.6	1793	23
360012302392	1817	Ps 104 Bays Water (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	26-01 Mott Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1910	516	37	13.8	83.5%	22 (4.3%)	173 (33.5%)	286 (55.4%)	7 (1.4%)	19 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	$23,886			$1,180			$22,705	27.7	25.2	1894	77
360006804870	1818	Harlem Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	240 E 123rd St-1st Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-9953	759	79	9.5	88.3%	9 (1.2%)	435 (57.3%)	294 (38.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	$25,166			$6,222			$18,944	27.7	32.2	1679	139
360010405549	1819	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Park Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 428-8997	1,003	59	17	79.8%	161 (16.1%)	612 (61.0%)	156 (15.6%)	38 (3.8%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.5%)	$11,915			$2,331			$9,584	27.7	21.3	2002	183
360231000002	1820	Abraham Wing School	Public	K-6	120 Lawrence St	Glens Falls	12801	Warren County	Glens Falls Common School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 792-3231	155	16	9.8	80.6%	121 (78.1%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.9%)	$28,181			$3,938			$24,242	27.6	19.5	2048	228

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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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.