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)
362010001835	1541	Hamilton School	Public	K-8	20 Oak St	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5050	354	35	10		15 (4.2%)	163 (46.0%)	172 (48.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,229			$3,490			$17,739	36.9	38.5	1488	53
360008502168	1542	Ps 36 Unionport	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 Castle Hill Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5345	702	44	16	82.9%	35 (5.0%)	75 (10.7%)	330 (47.0%)	237 (33.8%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	$18,346			$1,838			$16,508	36.8	44.2	1328	214
360008704695	1543	Ps/Middle School 280 Mosholu Parkway	Public	K-8	3202 Steuben Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6360	699	65	10.8	94.7%	30 (4.3%)	68 (9.7%)	532 (76.1%)	41 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$19,536			$2,437			$17,099	36.8	34.4	1604	61
360099206119	1544	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2 Polk St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 445-3100	741	16	46.3	86.8%	81 (10.9%)	438 (59.1%)	168 (22.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.5%)	$18,854			$3,646			$15,209	36.8	45.9	1282	262
360621000400	1545	Cambridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 S Park St	Cambridge	12816	Washington County	Cambridge Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 677-8527	417	41	10.1	51.6%	379 (90.9%)	12 (2.9%)	11 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,502			$414			$11,088	36.7	34.3	1610	65
361986001816	1546	Morris Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	65 Main St	Morris	13808	Otsego County	Morris Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 263-6100	319	43	7.4	40.4%	290 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$20,203			$3,649			$16,554	36.6	45	1311	235
362511003473	1547	Roxbury Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	53729 Nys Rt 30	Roxbury	12474	Delaware County	Roxbury Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 326-4151	231	33	7	39.0%	212 (91.8%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$24,879			$1,486			$23,392	36.6	48.5	1207	340
362688003665	1548	Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Dickinson St	Silver Creek	14136	Chautauqua County	Silver Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 934-2603	440	56	7.8	54.5%	310 (70.5%)	5 (1.1%)	43 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)	$13,657			$1,666			$11,991	36.6	40.2	1432	116
360008605561	1549	Ps 63 Author's Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Franklin Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-3058	412	31	13.2	96.1%	12 (2.9%)	128 (31.1%)	260 (63.1%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,927			$1,894			$19,033	36.6	34.8	1590	41
360007702042	1550	Ps 1 Alfred E Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Henry St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 267-4133	192	19	10.1	77.6%	9 (4.7%)	44 (22.9%)	60 (31.3%)	69 (35.9%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	$32,416			$3,667			$28,749	36.5	36.3	1549	1

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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:

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

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.