Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362358003291	231	John J Daly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Rockwood Ave	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5200	475	40	11.8	0.6%	271 (57.1%)	17 (3.6%)	125 (26.3%)	41 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$24,208	$1,478	$22,730	88.9	87.8	258	27
362667003641	232	Skano Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0560	543	37	14.5	14.4%	365 (67.2%)	12 (2.2%)	31 (5.7%)	107 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$11,540	$231	$11,309	88.8	88.2	250	18
360984000759	233	Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	241 Old Westbury Rd	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 520-4400	461	52	8.8	27.3%	170 (36.9%)	21 (4.6%)	102 (22.1%)	152 (33.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	$19,774	$1,124	$18,650	88.8	89.4	226	7
362400003314	234	Putnam Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	171 Oscawana Lake Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8092	554	36	15.5	19.3%	331 (59.7%)	17 (3.1%)	162 (29.2%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	$18,885	$1,831	$17,054	88.7	87.4	271	37
362334003267	235	Pocantico Hills Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	599 Bedford Rd	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Pocantico Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-2440	320	35	9.1	19.7%	120 (37.5%)	27 (8.4%)	93 (29.1%)	57 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$33,429	$2,038	$31,391	88.6	88.2	249	14
360008305990	236	Washington Heights Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Sherman Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-3320	511	37	13.8	87.9%	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	481 (94.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$20,429	$2,461	$17,968	88.6	82.9	382	146
360105606317	237	Central Queens Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	88-14 Justice Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Central Queens Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-6200	709	56	12.5	84.3%	45 (6.3%)	35 (4.9%)	448 (63.2%)	165 (23.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$17,962	$00	$17,962	88.6	76.1	540	303
362322003253	238	Old Bethpage School	Public	K-4	1159 Round Swamp Rd	Old Bethpage	11804	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3419	435	39	11.1	6.2%	285 (65.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.0%)	104 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$20,747	$470	$20,277	88.5	94.5	113	125
360474000221	239	Kramer Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Kramer Ln	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 644-4501	387	27	14.1	17.6%	201 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.0%)	110 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	$17,020	$142	$16,878	88.4	92.7	157	82
360007706371	240	River School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	425 E 35th St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 251-6640	459	29	15.7	21.4%	177 (38.6%)	36 (7.8%)	68 (14.8%)	144 (31.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.3%)	$16,023	$1,032	$14,991	88.4	95.4	78	162

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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)
362358003291	231	John J Daly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Rockwood Ave	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5200	475	40	11.8	0.6%	271 (57.1%)	17 (3.6%)	125 (26.3%)	41 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$24,208			$1,478			$22,730	88.9	87.8	258	27
362667003641	232	Skano Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0560	543	37	14.5	14.4%	365 (67.2%)	12 (2.2%)	31 (5.7%)	107 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$11,540			$231			$11,309	88.8	88.2	250	18
360984000759	233	Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	241 Old Westbury Rd	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 520-4400	461	52	8.8	27.3%	170 (36.9%)	21 (4.6%)	102 (22.1%)	152 (33.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	$19,774			$1,124			$18,650	88.8	89.4	226	7
362400003314	234	Putnam Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	171 Oscawana Lake Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8092	554	36	15.5	19.3%	331 (59.7%)	17 (3.1%)	162 (29.2%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	$18,885			$1,831			$17,054	88.7	87.4	271	37
362334003267	235	Pocantico Hills Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	599 Bedford Rd	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Pocantico Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-2440	320	35	9.1	19.7%	120 (37.5%)	27 (8.4%)	93 (29.1%)	57 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$33,429			$2,038			$31,391	88.6	88.2	249	14
360008305990	236	Washington Heights Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Sherman Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-3320	511	37	13.8	87.9%	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	481 (94.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$20,429			$2,461			$17,968	88.6	82.9	382	146
360105606317	237	Central Queens Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	88-14 Justice Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Central Queens Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-6200	709	56	12.5	84.3%	45 (6.3%)	35 (4.9%)	448 (63.2%)	165 (23.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$17,962			$00			$17,962	88.6	76.1	540	303
362322003253	238	Old Bethpage School	Public	K-4	1159 Round Swamp Rd	Old Bethpage	11804	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3419	435	39	11.1	6.2%	285 (65.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.0%)	104 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$20,747			$470			$20,277	88.5	94.5	113	125
360474000221	239	Kramer Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Kramer Ln	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 644-4501	387	27	14.1	17.6%	201 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.0%)	110 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	$17,020			$142			$16,878	88.4	92.7	157	82
360007706371	240	River School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	425 E 35th St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 251-6640	459	29	15.7	21.4%	177 (38.6%)	36 (7.8%)	68 (14.8%)	144 (31.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.3%)	$16,023			$1,032			$14,991	88.4	95.4	78	162