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)
360007802308	1971	Ps 76 A Phillip Randolph	Public	PK, KG-8	220 W 121st St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2865	268	24	11.1	95.5%	25 (9.3%)	158 (59.0%)	79 (29.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$23,873			$4,057			$19,816	23.1	20.2	2033	62
360011902668	1972	Ps 196 Ten Eyck	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	207 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 497-0139	285	20	14	83.5%	16 (5.6%)	57 (20.0%)	199 (69.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$23,694			$2,381			$21,313	23	42.4	1380	592
360003804346	1973	Tapestry Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	65 Great Arrow Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Tapestry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 204-5883	1,126	94	12	68.2%	228 (20.2%)	595 (52.8%)	172 (15.3%)	28 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (8.8%)	$14,091			$2,626			$11,464	23	28	1810	163
360008606392	1974	Walton Avenue School (The)	Public	K-5	1425 Walton Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-5970	345	32	10.7	97.1%	7 (2.0%)	53 (15.4%)	274 (79.4%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,452			$2,618			$19,834	22.9	29.5	1771	203
360008703795	1975	Ps 340	Public	PK, KG-5	25 W 195th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-1830	610	59	10.4	93.4%	20 (3.3%)	52 (8.5%)	513 (84.1%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	$24,592			$2,211			$22,381	22.9	32.9	1660	315
363027004066	1976	Elm Street Elementary School	Public	1-4	145 Elm St	Waverly	14892	Tioga County	Waverly Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 565-8186	440	37	11.8	48.9%	407 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$12,000			$1,990			$10,010	22.9	27.1	1840	136
360008102670	1977	Ps 197 John B Russwurm	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5960	199	21	9.4	96.0%	11 (5.5%)	111 (55.8%)	72 (36.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$37,880			$4,283			$33,597	22.8	18.3	2089	112
362601003593	1978	Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Salina St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8320	318	27	11.8	69.5%	65 (20.4%)	83 (26.1%)	89 (28.0%)	42 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.9%)	$18,106			$2,660			$15,446	22.8	14.1	2210	232
360010302247	1979	Ps 57 Hubert H Humphrey	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Palma Dr	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 447-1191	431	37	11.5	93.0%	13 (3.0%)	212 (49.2%)	172 (39.9%)	24 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$26,435			$2,045			$24,391	22.6	20.5	2022	43
360010306184	1980	Ps 74 Future Leaders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Daniel Low Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 727-5380	252	26	9.8	94.8%	20 (7.9%)	64 (25.4%)	153 (60.7%)	11 (4.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,658			$2,515			$26,142	22.6	19	2068	88

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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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.