Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360111006501	101	Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights	Public, Charter	K-6	701 Fort Washington Ave	New York	10040	New York County	Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 558-0027	541			74.3%	17 (3.1%)	114 (21.1%)	380 (70.2%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$16,985	$767	$16,217	94.6	90.7	200	99
360606000392	102	Wampus School	Public	3-5	41 Wampus Ave	Armonk	10504	Westchester County	Byram Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 273-4190	522	48	10.8	3.6%	422 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	38 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$24,247	$286	$23,962	94.6	95	92	10
361428001175	103	Denton Avenue School	Public	K-5	1050 Denton Ave	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 305-8400	611	44	14	18.2%	78 (12.8%)	7 (1.1%)	46 (7.5%)	478 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,192	$440	$17,752	94.5	95.9	68	35
363147004214	104	Maple East Elementary School	Public	K-4	1500 Maple Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8800	624	52	12	12.3%	446 (71.5%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.6%)	117 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.4%)	$14,628	$994	$13,633	94.5	90.7	199	95
360007702569	105	Ps 158 Bayard Taylor	Public	PK, KG-5	1458 York Ave	New York	10075	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 744-6562	620	38	16.3	13.9%	418 (67.4%)	11 (1.8%)	62 (10.0%)	79 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.7%)	$15,472	$451	$15,021	94.4	95.4	79	26
360108906412	106	Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights	Public, Charter	K-4	801 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2121	231			72.7%	7 (3.0%)	189 (81.8%)	23 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	$19,226	$665	$18,561	94.4	90.8	198	92
361251001013	107	E M Baker School	Public	K-5	69 Baker Hill Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4100	643	50	12.9	17.9%	187 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.0%)	372 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	$23,702	$386	$23,316	94.3	94.6	105	2
360012202314	108	Ps 79 Francis Lewis	Public	PK, KG-5	147-27 15th Dr	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 746-0396	1,057	65	16.2	63.9%	147 (13.9%)	16 (1.5%)	234 (22.1%)	643 (60.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	$14,315	$319	$13,997	94.3	91.5	188	80
360007706304	109	Ps 527 East Side School For Social Action	Public	K-5	323 E 91st St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 828-2710	389	29	13.4	23.1%	197 (50.6%)	16 (4.1%)	64 (16.5%)	65 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.1%)	$17,437	$1,557	$15,881	94.3	94.2	119	10
360007706130	110	Spruce Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Spruce St	New York	10306	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 266-4800	450	38	11.6	20.2%	190 (42.2%)	27 (6.0%)	74 (16.4%)	109 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.1%)	$19,064	$1,073	$17,991	94.2	95.1	86	24

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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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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.

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)
360111006501	101	Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights	Public, Charter	K-6	701 Fort Washington Ave	New York	10040	New York County	Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 558-0027	541			74.3%	17 (3.1%)	114 (21.1%)	380 (70.2%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$16,985			$767			$16,217	94.6	90.7	200	99
360606000392	102	Wampus School	Public	3-5	41 Wampus Ave	Armonk	10504	Westchester County	Byram Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 273-4190	522	48	10.8	3.6%	422 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	38 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$24,247			$286			$23,962	94.6	95	92	10
361428001175	103	Denton Avenue School	Public	K-5	1050 Denton Ave	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 305-8400	611	44	14	18.2%	78 (12.8%)	7 (1.1%)	46 (7.5%)	478 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,192			$440			$17,752	94.5	95.9	68	35
363147004214	104	Maple East Elementary School	Public	K-4	1500 Maple Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8800	624	52	12	12.3%	446 (71.5%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.6%)	117 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.4%)	$14,628			$994			$13,633	94.5	90.7	199	95
360007702569	105	Ps 158 Bayard Taylor	Public	PK, KG-5	1458 York Ave	New York	10075	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 744-6562	620	38	16.3	13.9%	418 (67.4%)	11 (1.8%)	62 (10.0%)	79 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.7%)	$15,472			$451			$15,021	94.4	95.4	79	26
360108906412	106	Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights	Public, Charter	K-4	801 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2121	231			72.7%	7 (3.0%)	189 (81.8%)	23 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	$19,226			$665			$18,561	94.4	90.8	198	92
361251001013	107	E M Baker School	Public	K-5	69 Baker Hill Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4100	643	50	12.9	17.9%	187 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.0%)	372 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	$23,702			$386			$23,316	94.3	94.6	105	2
360012202314	108	Ps 79 Francis Lewis	Public	PK, KG-5	147-27 15th Dr	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 746-0396	1,057	65	16.2	63.9%	147 (13.9%)	16 (1.5%)	234 (22.1%)	643 (60.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	$14,315			$319			$13,997	94.3	91.5	188	80
360007706304	109	Ps 527 East Side School For Social Action	Public	K-5	323 E 91st St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 828-2710	389	29	13.4	23.1%	197 (50.6%)	16 (4.1%)	64 (16.5%)	65 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.1%)	$17,437			$1,557			$15,881	94.3	94.2	119	10
360007706130	110	Spruce Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Spruce St	New York	10306	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 266-4800	450	38	11.6	20.2%	190 (42.2%)	27 (6.0%)	74 (16.4%)	109 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.1%)	$19,064			$1,073			$17,991	94.2	95.1	86	24