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)
360009202151	461	Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Hoyt St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 222-6400	448	54	8.2	38.8%	192 (42.9%)	77 (17.2%)	103 (23.0%)	41 (9.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.7%)	$32,719			$1,677			$31,042	78.6	81.5	403	58
360009406050	462	Brooklyn Brownstone School	Public	PK, KG-5	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 573-2307	333	22	15.4	73.0%	68 (20.4%)	188 (56.5%)	37 (11.1%)	12 (3.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.0%)	$17,941			$2,276			$15,665	78.5	81.5	405	57
361398001138	463	Pines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22 Holly Dr	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 543-8700	488	46	10.6	11.5%	348 (71.3%)	12 (2.5%)	68 (13.9%)	38 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	$23,430			$1,575			$21,855	78.4	78.9	465	2
361146000901	464	John Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	560 Nassau Blvd	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Franklin Square Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 505-6955	500	41	12.3	16.4%	262 (52.4%)	8 (1.6%)	109 (21.8%)	107 (21.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$18,072			$1,526			$16,546	78.4	75.4	558	94
360007706166	465	Yorkville Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	421 E 88th St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 722-5240	344	28	12.2	32.6%	156 (45.3%)	44 (12.8%)	85 (24.7%)	22 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.2%)	$21,030			$1,063			$19,967	78.4	77.7	497	32
361848001662	466	C S Driver Middle School	Public	4-8	2 Reed Pkwy	Marcellus	13108	Onondaga County	Marcellus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 673-6200	486	53	9.1	22.8%	460 (94.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$15,605			$767			$14,839	78.4	70.8	658	192
361068000840	467	James H Boyd Elementary School	Public	3-6	286 Cuba Hill Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 266-5430	418	37	11.2	24.2%	234 (56.0%)	27 (6.5%)	94 (22.5%)	45 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$18,763			$520			$18,243	78.3	80.1	436	31
361296001060	468	Greenwood Lake Middle School	Public	4-8	1247 Lakes Rd	Monroe	10950	Orange County	Greenwood Lake Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 782-8678	256	32	8	30.9%	158 (61.7%)	5 (2.0%)	74 (28.9%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$27,630			$1,497			$26,134	78.3	83.7	364	104
360015106197	469	Ps 748 Brooklyn School For Global Scholars	Public	K-5	1664 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 382-3130	421	36	11.5	84.1%	106 (25.2%)	2 (0.5%)	115 (27.3%)	187 (44.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$17,319			$1,956			$15,363	78.3	75.6	551	82
360007602411	470	Ps 110 Florence Nightingale	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Delancey St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 674-2690	264	30	8.9	68.2%	48 (18.2%)	35 (13.3%)	140 (53.0%)	30 (11.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.7%)	$19,050			$1,664			$17,387	78.2	75.7	548	78

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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.