Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360095306018	221	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Public, Charter	K-4	240 W 113th St-3rd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6500	217			84.3%	13 (6.0%)	115 (53.0%)	71 (32.7%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.7%)	$21,400	$561	$20,839	89.3	97	37	184
360015102396	222	Ps 105 Blythebourne (The)	Public	K-5	1031 59th St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3230	1,132	68	16.6	95.8%	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.4%)	1,042 (92.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$16,044	$1,955	$14,088	89.2	88.4	242	20
360007706523	223	Sixth Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	590 6th Ave	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 305-1000	322	23	14	23.0%	153 (47.5%)	16 (5.0%)	70 (21.7%)	31 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (15.8%)	$18,878	$1,230	$17,648	89.2	91.7	182	41
360594000386	224	Francis L Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Lakehill Rd	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	485	40	11.9	19.8%	437 (90.1%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	$14,227	$794	$13,434	89.1	84.4	351	127
362190003109	225	Ellicott Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5180 Ellicott Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6278	717	59	12.2	7.9%	672 (93.7%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$14,085	$1,007	$13,078	89.1	82.9	383	158
360010302149	226	Ps 32 Gifford School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	232 Barlow Ave	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1688	656	36	18.1	50.2%	367 (55.9%)	15 (2.3%)	113 (17.2%)	146 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$18,796	$579	$18,217	89.1	88	253	27
361008000783	227	Anne Hutchinson School	Public	2-5	60 Mill Rd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 793-6130	425	44	9.6		266 (62.6%)	5 (1.2%)	74 (17.4%)	72 (16.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$23,993	$00	$23,993	89	81	418	191
360004904470	228	Icahn Charter School 1	Public, Charter	K-8	1525 Brook Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 716-8105	338	14	23.5	92.0%	1 (0.3%)	183 (54.1%)	141 (41.7%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,628	$2,376	$19,252	89	97.2	32	196
361911001729	229	Norman J Levy Lakeside School	Public	K-6	21 Babylon Rd	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7231	636	61	10.3	7.7%	528 (83.0%)	13 (2.0%)	55 (8.6%)	35 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$23,590	$1,029	$22,560	89	83.2	375	146
360007702480	230	Ps 130 Hernando De Soto	Public	PK, KG-5	143 Baxter St	New York	10013	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 226-8072	575	43	13.5	64.2%	18 (3.1%)	10 (1.7%)	78 (13.6%)	438 (76.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.0%)	$18,619	$1,911	$16,708	89	89.7	220	10

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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)
360095306018	221	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Public, Charter	K-4	240 W 113th St-3rd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6500	217			84.3%	13 (6.0%)	115 (53.0%)	71 (32.7%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.7%)	$21,400			$561			$20,839	89.3	97	37	184
360015102396	222	Ps 105 Blythebourne (The)	Public	K-5	1031 59th St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3230	1,132	68	16.6	95.8%	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.4%)	1,042 (92.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$16,044			$1,955			$14,088	89.2	88.4	242	20
360007706523	223	Sixth Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	590 6th Ave	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 305-1000	322	23	14	23.0%	153 (47.5%)	16 (5.0%)	70 (21.7%)	31 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (15.8%)	$18,878			$1,230			$17,648	89.2	91.7	182	41
360594000386	224	Francis L Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Lakehill Rd	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	485	40	11.9	19.8%	437 (90.1%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	$14,227			$794			$13,434	89.1	84.4	351	127
362190003109	225	Ellicott Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5180 Ellicott Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6278	717	59	12.2	7.9%	672 (93.7%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$14,085			$1,007			$13,078	89.1	82.9	383	158
360010302149	226	Ps 32 Gifford School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	232 Barlow Ave	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1688	656	36	18.1	50.2%	367 (55.9%)	15 (2.3%)	113 (17.2%)	146 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$18,796			$579			$18,217	89.1	88	253	27
361008000783	227	Anne Hutchinson School	Public	2-5	60 Mill Rd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 793-6130	425	44	9.6		266 (62.6%)	5 (1.2%)	74 (17.4%)	72 (16.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$23,993			$00			$23,993	89	81	418	191
360004904470	228	Icahn Charter School 1	Public, Charter	K-8	1525 Brook Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 716-8105	338	14	23.5	92.0%	1 (0.3%)	183 (54.1%)	141 (41.7%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,628			$2,376			$19,252	89	97.2	32	196
361911001729	229	Norman J Levy Lakeside School	Public	K-6	21 Babylon Rd	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7231	636	61	10.3	7.7%	528 (83.0%)	13 (2.0%)	55 (8.6%)	35 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$23,590			$1,029			$22,560	89	83.2	375	146
360007702480	230	Ps 130 Hernando De Soto	Public	PK, KG-5	143 Baxter St	New York	10013	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 226-8072	575	43	13.5	64.2%	18 (3.1%)	10 (1.7%)	78 (13.6%)	438 (76.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.0%)	$18,619			$1,911			$16,708	89	89.7	220	10