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)
360008602413	1941	Ps 110 Theodore Schoenfeld	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Crotona Park S	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-0759	289	26	11.1	96.5%	20 (6.9%)	88 (30.4%)	180 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,614			$2,005			$19,609	24	10	2325	384
360008701304	1942	Ps 37 Multiple Intelligence School	Public	K-8	360 W 230th St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-0360	429	36	12	88.8%	3 (0.7%)	66 (15.4%)	352 (82.1%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,677			$2,298			$19,379	24	25.5	1883	59
360798000568	1943	Abram Lansing School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 James St	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-5044	320	23	13.8	76.3%	176 (55.0%)	42 (13.1%)	52 (16.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.4%)	$14,053			$1,772			$12,281	24	20.3	2027	84
360642000423	1944	Candor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-3935	412	35	11.7	51.7%	393 (95.4%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$15,945			$1,936			$14,009	24	25.6	1878	66
360294000066	1945	Park Avenue School	Public	2-5	140 Park Ave	Amityville	11701	Suffolk County	Amityville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 565-6300	578	59	9.7	72.8%	23 (4.0%)	173 (29.9%)	347 (60.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$22,955			$2,534			$20,421	24	14.8	2187	242
361578003417	1946	Terryville Road School	Public	3-5	401 Terryville Rd	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2834	453	34	13.1	35.5%	226 (49.9%)	24 (5.3%)	166 (36.6%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$20,438			$518			$19,920	24	21.7	1987	41
360009002541	1947	Ps 150 Charles James Fox	Public	PK, KG-5	920 E 167th St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-7729	501	34	14.8	97.2%	10 (2.0%)	126 (25.1%)	364 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,063			$3,944			$19,118	23.9	24.6	1906	41
360008502401	1948	Ps 107	Public	PK, KG-5	1695 Seward Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-8760	420	37	11.3	99.3%	13 (3.1%)	123 (29.3%)	277 (66.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$23,643			$3,741			$19,902	23.9	27.4	1829	119
360008405533	1949	Ps 157 Grove Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5255	409	34	12.1	96.6%	2 (0.5%)	71 (17.4%)	257 (62.8%)	2 (0.5%)	76 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,921			$2,678			$22,242	23.9	15.1	2177	228
360008701307	1950	Ps 306	Public	K-5	40 W Tremont Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5355	428	36	11.8	96.7%	1 (0.2%)	117 (27.3%)	304 (71.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$24,006			$3,336			$20,670	23.9	24.6	1908	42

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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.