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)
360010002322	1921	Ps 82 Hammond	Public	K-5	88-02 144th St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4139	582	45	13	84.7%	8 (1.4%)	50 (8.6%)	410 (70.4%)	94 (16.2%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,048			$1,326			$16,722	24.5	27.7	1815	106
360009002706	1922	Ps 211	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1919 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 901-0436	203	28	7.2	93.6%	5 (2.5%)	36 (17.7%)	157 (77.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$31,763			$4,001			$27,763	24.5	12.2	2269	347
362247003162	1923	Eagle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Wave Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8150	603	52	11.6	40.3%	168 (27.9%)	68 (11.3%)	316 (52.4%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	$15,283			$1,445			$13,838	24.5	21	2012	89
362610003597	1924	Schoharie Elementary School	Public	K-5	136 Academy Dr	Schoharie	12157	Schoharie County	Schoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 295-6651	347	31	11.1	51.9%	329 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$16,240			$1,191			$15,049	24.5	23.2	1953	29
361683001502	1925	Lawrence Elementary School At Broadway Campus	Public	1-6	195 Broadway	Lawrence	11559	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 812-6121	480	42	11.5	78.3%	48 (10.0%)	57 (11.9%)	353 (73.5%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,434			$2,175			$19,259	24.4	43.2	1358	567
360015302549	1926	School Of Science &technology	Public	PK, KG-5	725 E 23rd St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 434-5222	490	51	9.5	81.0%	36 (7.3%)	260 (53.1%)	120 (24.5%)	50 (10.2%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)	$21,491			$2,148			$19,343	24.4	35.9	1559	367
360624000406	1927	McConnellsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8564 State Rt 13	Blossvale	13308	Oneida County	Camden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 245-3412	260	16	16.2	41.2%	248 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$16,436			$3,244			$13,192	24.4	22.4	1973	46
360010004611	1928	Ps 182 Samantha Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	153-27 88th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 298-7700	638	65	9.8	89.7%	13 (2.0%)	83 (13.0%)	337 (52.8%)	165 (25.9%)	24 (3.8%)	8 (1.3%)	8 (1.3%)	$22,680			$2,819			$19,860	24.4	26.6	1856	72
361587001372	1929	Johnsburg Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	165 Main St	North Creek	12853	Warren County	Johnsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 251-2921	278	33	8.5	45.7%	267 (96.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$22,554			$442			$22,112	24.3	27.5	1822	107
360008502547	1930	Ps 152 Evergreen	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 Evergreen Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4560	655	45	14.7	93.6%	8 (1.2%)	67 (10.2%)	561 (85.6%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$20,933			$2,588			$18,345	24.3	24.2	1915	15

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.