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)
360639000421	1531	Roberts Street Middle School	Public	4-6	120 Roberts St	Canastota	13032	Madison County	Canastota Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 697-2029	294	26	11.2	53.7%	269 (91.5%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$19,473			$3,858			$15,615	37.2	35.9	1558	27
360011902533	1532	Ps 147 Issac Remsen	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 497-0326	190	14	13.5	81.1%	11 (5.8%)	58 (30.5%)	95 (50.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.9%)	$27,413			$3,781			$23,632	37.2	35.4	1577	45
360008802450	1533	Ps 121 Throop	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Throop Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 654-2055	557	38	14.7	76.8%	29 (5.2%)	253 (45.4%)	219 (39.3%)	50 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,306			$2,358			$16,949	37.2	33.1	1652	119
360008302550	1534	Ps 153 Adam Clayton Powell	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-8611	374	30	12.5	90.4%	32 (8.6%)	67 (17.9%)	265 (70.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$24,254			$1,734			$22,521	37.2	11.9	2274	740
360121606709	1535	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	335 Doat St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 284-5388	376	38	9.8	92.8%	15 (4.0%)	179 (47.6%)	47 (12.5%)	132 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,421			$2,246			$10,175	37.2			(n/a)
362010001836	1536	Mount Vernon Honor Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	195 N Columbus Ave	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5110	308	30	10.3	57.8%	8 (2.6%)	229 (74.4%)	63 (20.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,209			$1,913			$20,296	37.1	53.1	1079	457
362163003067	1537	Howard A Hanlon Elementary School	Public	3-6	300 College Ave	Odessa	14869	Schuyler County	Odessa-Montour Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 594-3341	233	17	13.4	46.8%	217 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	$11,268			$1,544			$9,725	37.1	22.8	1965	428
360011902116	1538	Ps 23 Carter G Woodson	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-0375	222	23	9.6	90.5%	3 (1.4%)	120 (54.1%)	94 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$30,687			$2,155			$28,532	37	29.3	1779	241
360115506608	1539	Whin Music Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	517 W 164th St	New York	10032	New York County	Whin Music Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(844) 489-0817	334	37	8.9		14 (4.2%)	55 (16.5%)	243 (72.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	$20,928			$1,895			$19,033	37	31.6	1699	160
360001301154	1540	Durhamville School	Public	K-5	5462 Main St	Durhamville	13054	Oneida County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-8065	217	14	15.2	59.9%	195 (89.9%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$16,461			$2,914			$13,547	36.9	31.1	1719	179

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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.
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