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)
363192001920	2321	William Boyce Thompson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1061 N Broadway	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8563	373	24	15.5	78.0%	14 (3.8%)	90 (24.1%)	238 (63.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.3%)	$22,611			$1,080			$21,531	10.6	14.9	2183	138
360585000370	2322	Ps 82	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Easton Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4070	288	28	10.1	95.1%	13 (4.5%)	197 (68.4%)	21 (7.3%)	45 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	$23,371			$4,255			$19,115	10.6	19.5	2050	272
360008402043	2323	Ps 1 Courtlandt School	Public	PK, KG-5	335 E 152nd St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 299-3700	441	37	11.9	98.0%	10 (2.3%)	101 (22.9%)	325 (73.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$21,943			$2,711			$19,232	10.5	10.3	2318	5
362859003870	2324	Meachem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Spaulding Ave	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4610	340	27	12.6	88.2%	53 (15.6%)	197 (57.9%)	51 (15.0%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	$20,613			$4,768			$15,845	10.5	12.6	2253	71
360585000382	2325	West Hertel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	489 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4150	718	62	11.6	94.2%	76 (10.6%)	324 (45.1%)	133 (18.5%)	155 (21.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	$13,262			$2,284			$10,979	10.4	8.6	2348	23
360010102532	2326	Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair	Public	PK, KG-8	218-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2420	413	39	10.5	72.9%	5 (1.2%)	321 (77.7%)	61 (14.8%)	13 (3.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$21,797			$2,071			$19,726	10.4	15	2180	146
360012302395	2327	Ps 105 Bay School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	420 Beach 51st St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 474-8615	593	54	11	98.5%	3 (0.5%)	334 (56.3%)	226 (38.1%)	14 (2.4%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	$21,987			$2,172			$19,816	10.3	12.9	2243	84
360007004898	2328	Southside Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Onondaga Creek Blvd	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Southside Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 476-3019	697	35	20.2	97.4%	16 (2.3%)	418 (60.0%)	138 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (17.6%)	$14,977			$3,033			$11,944	10.2	9.5	2337	9
360007105538	2329	Buffalo United Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	325 Manhattan Ave	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo United Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 835-9862	524	40	13.1	92.7%	14 (2.7%)	374 (71.4%)	69 (13.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (10.3%)	$13,278			$2,630			$10,648	10.1	8.2	2357	28
360002604363	2330	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27 Zimbrich St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 544-6170	1,035	64	16.1	80.1%	17 (1.6%)	221 (21.4%)	773 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.0%)	$16,196			$4,420			$11,777	10.1	12.5	2260	70

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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.