Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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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)
360921000706	2191	Dover Elementary School	Public	3-5	9 School St	Dover Plains	12522	Dutchess County	Dover Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 877-5730	295	26	11.5	76.6%	146 (49.5%)	8 (2.7%)	134 (45.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,374			$2,455			$14,919	15.8	20.1	2034	157
363069004130	2192	Oquenock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Spruce Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 504-5660	419	35	11.8	20.3%	300 (71.6%)	6 (1.4%)	89 (21.2%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$22,223			$401			$21,822	15.8	21.1	2009	183
360007602511	2193	Ps 140 Nathan Straus	Public	PK, KG-8	123 Ridge St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-4680	368	34	10.8	95.1%	11 (3.0%)	55 (14.9%)	293 (79.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$29,849			$2,285			$27,564	15.8	12.2	2268	75
361920001739	2194	Holbrook Road School	Public	1-5	170 Holbrook Ave	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8560	380	22	17.5	36.8%	180 (47.4%)	18 (4.7%)	120 (31.6%)	40 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$16,148			$00			$16,148	15.8	34.6	1601	593
360012002787	2195	Ps 273 Wortman	Public	PK, KG-5	923 Jerome St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-5739	294	23	12.9	87.1%	4 (1.4%)	203 (69.0%)	82 (27.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,643			$3,701			$20,942	15.7	19.1	2066	129
360528000260	2196	Southwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1095 Joselsen Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2261	955	75	12.6	77.9%	61 (6.4%)	107 (11.2%)	713 (74.7%)	47 (4.9%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.7%)	$20,529			$1,901			$18,628	15.7	19.5	2049	147
361197000965	2197	North Street Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 W North St	Geneva	14456	Ontario County	Geneva City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 781-0489	500	50	9.9	73.2%	207 (41.4%)	57 (11.4%)	174 (34.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.2%)	$13,392			$2,339			$11,054	15.7	11.6	2287	90
360624000403	2198	Camden Elementary School	Public	K-4	1 Oswego St	Camden	13316	Oneida County	Camden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 245-2616	486	37	13	53.9%	450 (92.6%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$15,686			$2,700			$12,986	15.6	24.1	1918	280
360008606121	2199	Grant Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6288	368	35	10.4	95.9%	14 (3.8%)	86 (23.4%)	251 (68.2%)	7 (1.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$22,865			$2,406			$20,459	15.6	19.1	2062	137
363192004255	2200	School 9	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	53 Fairview St	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8325	278	19	14.3	73.7%	10 (3.6%)	74 (26.6%)	185 (66.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$27,162			$2,176			$24,986	15.6	18.6	2081	119

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.