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)
362484003435	1981	Joseph A Edgar Imtermediate School	Public	3-5	525 Rt 25a	Rocky Point	11778	Suffolk County	Rocky Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 849-7404	569	53	10.8	34.4%	410 (72.1%)	7 (1.2%)	131 (23.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$18,680			$764			$17,915	22.6	29.4	1775	206
360008606150	1982	Sheridan Academy For Young Leaders	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-3411	436	32	13.7	96.8%	1 (0.2%)	98 (22.5%)	313 (71.8%)	15 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	$24,987			$3,614			$21,373	22.6	12.8	2249	267
360008602188	1983	Ps 42 Claremont	Public	PK, KG-5	1537 Washington Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-7366	312	38	8.1	99.4%	4 (1.3%)	90 (28.8%)	217 (69.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,629			$2,078			$26,551	22.6	19.3	2056	73
360008102663	1984	Ps 194 Countee Cullen	Public	PK, KG-5	244 W 144th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5954	144	13	11	97.9%	2 (1.4%)	80 (55.6%)	56 (38.9%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$35,553			$3,909			$31,644	22.6	18.4	2088	104
362895003912	1985	Carroll Hill School	Public	K-5	112 Delaware Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5701	321	44	7.2	81.0%	109 (34.0%)	81 (25.2%)	66 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (19.9%)								22.6	10.9	2308	323
361413001156	1986	Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	1-6	176 William St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4401	524	26	20	82.1%	3 (0.6%)	57 (10.9%)	451 (86.1%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$22,350			$3,107			$19,242	22.5	20.2	2032	46
360010202606	1987	Ps 171 Peter G Van Alst	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14-14 29th Ave	Long Island City	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 932-0909	472	39	11.9	91.5%	59 (12.5%)	79 (16.7%)	262 (55.5%)	60 (12.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	$25,380			$2,138			$23,243	22.5	22.9	1959	28
362496006347	1988	Rondout Valley Intermediate School	Public	4-6	122 Kyersike Rd	Accord	12404	Ulster County	Rondout Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 687-2400	375	47	7.9	44.3%	306 (81.6%)	10 (2.7%)	30 (8.0%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	$22,630			$1,104			$21,526	22.5	25.4	1887	101
360297000075	1989	William H Barkley Microsociety	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	66 Destefano St	Amsterdam	12010	Montgomery County	Amsterdam City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 843-1850	294	21	13.7	70.4%	122 (41.5%)	17 (5.8%)	132 (44.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$14,532			$4,227			$10,304	22.5	18.8	2073	84
360487000235	1990	Woodrow Wilson School	Public	PK, KG-5	287 Prospect St	Binghamton	13905	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 763-8442	359	35	10.1	73.0%	131 (36.5%)	95 (26.5%)	57 (15.9%)	16 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	55 (15.3%)	$20,139			$3,353			$16,786	22.5	21.1	2007	17

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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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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.