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)
361932006448	1961	Presidential Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	48 Roosevelt Ave	Middletown	10940	Orange County	Middletown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 326-1855	1,204	123	9.7	73.9%	120 (10.0%)	188 (15.6%)	802 (66.6%)	43 (3.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.7%)	$17,657			$771			$16,886	23.6	17.7	2106	145
362421003329	1962	Margaret W Cuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6624 South St	Red Creek	13143	Wayne County	Red Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 754-2100	355	43	8.3	48.7%	341 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	$13,893			$1,551			$12,342	23.5	29.8	1758	204
360099606147	1963	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Corporate Commons-1 Telepor	Staten Island	10311	Richmond County	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	905	109	8.2	78.3%	49 (5.4%)	443 (49.0%)	354 (39.1%)	14 (1.5%)	12 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (3.2%)	$26,828			$2,894			$23,934	23.5	23.4	1942	21
360528000250	1964	Hemlock Elementary School	Public	K-5	19 Hemlock Dr	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2451	638	48	13.3	81.5%	29 (4.5%)	66 (10.3%)	507 (79.5%)	27 (4.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$18,400			$1,321			$17,079	23.5	23.3	1949	15
360007602104	1965	Ps 20 Anna Silver	Public	PK, KG-5	166 Essex St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 254-9577	379	30	12.5	86.0%	26 (6.9%)	57 (15.0%)	222 (58.6%)	59 (15.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$26,209			$3,158			$23,051	23.4	15.3	2165	200
360008502509	1966	Ps 140 Eagle School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	916 Eagle Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-1205	364	27	13.3	94.2%	10 (2.7%)	109 (29.9%)	240 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$24,543			$2,922			$21,622	23.3	25.3	1890	76
360009402813	1967	Ps 309 George E Wibecan Preparatory Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	794 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2381	193	17	11.3	92.7%	3 (1.6%)	97 (50.3%)	86 (44.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$36,353			$3,491			$32,862	23.3	15.2	2173	206
360007902387	1968	Ps 102 Jacques Cartier	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E 113th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5834	236	22	10.7	92.8%	6 (2.5%)	66 (28.0%)	151 (64.0%)	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$48,691			$6,399			$42,292	23.2	9.8	2327	359
362010001833	1969	Graham School	Public	PK, KG-8	421 E 5th St	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-2800	397	33	12.1	63.0%	22 (5.5%)	274 (69.0%)	91 (22.9%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,357			$1,394			$16,963	23.1	28.3	1802	167
360008705137	1970	Ps 3 Raul Julia Micro Society	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Lafontaine Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1899	302	26	11.8	95.7%	2 (0.7%)	83 (27.5%)	212 (70.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$24,903			$3,315			$21,588	23.1	26.2	1865	105

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.