Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
361758001574	1001	Livingston Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19 School St	Livingston Manor	12758	Sullivan County	Livingston Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 439-5656	227	28	8	39.6%	182 (80.2%)	10 (4.4%)	26 (11.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$13,626	$00	$13,626	56.7	66.7	750	251
363060004108	1002	West Canada Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5447 State Rt 28	Newport	13416	Herkimer County	West Canada Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 845-6800	315	33	9.6	49.2%	307 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)				56.6	57.4	990	12
362865003892	1003	Washington Irving Interm School	Public	3-5	103 S Broadway	Tarrytown	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 631-4442	581	57	10.1	49.7%	177 (30.5%)	14 (2.4%)	338 (58.2%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	$20,029	$703	$19,325	56.6	54	1075	72
361302001067	1004	Groton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Elm St	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 898-5853	380	28	13.5	43.2%	317 (83.4%)	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	$11,095	$1,977	$9,118	56.5	60.7	905	99
360008606132	1005	Family School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-3266	431	35	12.3	93.7%	11 (2.6%)	111 (25.8%)	292 (67.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,337	$3,596	$19,742	56.5	42.6	1380	375
362925003935	1006	Andrew J Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Homer St	Union Springs	13160	Cayuga County	Union Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 889-4170	339	25	13.4	40.7%	306 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	$10,891	$1,479	$9,412	56.4	63.1	840	166
362442003339	1007	Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School	Public	K-6	11 Mill Rd	Remsenburg	11960	Suffolk County	Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 325-0203	122	19	6.4	36.1%	80 (65.6%)	2 (1.6%)	30 (24.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	$40,103	$1,335	$38,768	56.3	65.3	780	227
362217003140	1008	Owego Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Sheldon Guile Blvd	Owego	13827	Tioga County	Owego-Apalachin Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 687-7303	486	37	13.2	53.3%	457 (94.0%)	9 (1.9%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$15,782	$1,550	$14,232	56.3	54.4	1063	55
360012002538	1009	Ps 149 Danny Kaye	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7620	479	33	14.4	94.8%	12 (2.5%)	263 (54.9%)	183 (38.2%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	$21,680	$2,427	$19,253	56.3	52.3	1116	107
362850003833	1010	Willow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Willow Ridge Dr	Amherst	14228	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1575	358	36	9.9	38.0%	212 (59.2%)	60 (16.8%)	10 (2.8%)	44 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	$18,657	$1,334	$17,323	56.2	42.1	1394	384

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2439)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
361758001574	1001	Livingston Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19 School St	Livingston Manor	12758	Sullivan County	Livingston Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 439-5656	227	28	8	39.6%	182 (80.2%)	10 (4.4%)	26 (11.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$13,626			$00			$13,626	56.7	66.7	750	251
363060004108	1002	West Canada Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5447 State Rt 28	Newport	13416	Herkimer County	West Canada Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 845-6800	315	33	9.6	49.2%	307 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								56.6	57.4	990	12
362865003892	1003	Washington Irving Interm School	Public	3-5	103 S Broadway	Tarrytown	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 631-4442	581	57	10.1	49.7%	177 (30.5%)	14 (2.4%)	338 (58.2%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	$20,029			$703			$19,325	56.6	54	1075	72
361302001067	1004	Groton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Elm St	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 898-5853	380	28	13.5	43.2%	317 (83.4%)	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	$11,095			$1,977			$9,118	56.5	60.7	905	99
360008606132	1005	Family School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-3266	431	35	12.3	93.7%	11 (2.6%)	111 (25.8%)	292 (67.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,337			$3,596			$19,742	56.5	42.6	1380	375
362925003935	1006	Andrew J Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Homer St	Union Springs	13160	Cayuga County	Union Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 889-4170	339	25	13.4	40.7%	306 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	$10,891			$1,479			$9,412	56.4	63.1	840	166
362442003339	1007	Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School	Public	K-6	11 Mill Rd	Remsenburg	11960	Suffolk County	Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 325-0203	122	19	6.4	36.1%	80 (65.6%)	2 (1.6%)	30 (24.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	$40,103			$1,335			$38,768	56.3	65.3	780	227
362217003140	1008	Owego Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Sheldon Guile Blvd	Owego	13827	Tioga County	Owego-Apalachin Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 687-7303	486	37	13.2	53.3%	457 (94.0%)	9 (1.9%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$15,782			$1,550			$14,232	56.3	54.4	1063	55
360012002538	1009	Ps 149 Danny Kaye	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7620	479	33	14.4	94.8%	12 (2.5%)	263 (54.9%)	183 (38.2%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	$21,680			$2,427			$19,253	56.3	52.3	1116	107
362850003833	1010	Willow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Willow Ridge Dr	Amherst	14228	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1575	358	36	9.9	38.0%	212 (59.2%)	60 (16.8%)	10 (2.8%)	44 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	$18,657			$1,334			$17,323	56.2	42.1	1394	384