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)
360246000020	1951	Pine Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 N Allen St	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6725	333	23	14.5	72.4%	66 (19.8%)	138 (41.4%)	64 (19.2%)	30 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.3%)	$16,763			$1,571			$15,191	23.9	16.7	2130	179
363117004171	1952	T J Connor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Beckwith Ave	Scottsville	14546	Monroe County	Wheatland-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-6298	327	28	11.6	45.6%	221 (67.6%)	41 (12.5%)	32 (9.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$14,993			$1,039			$13,955	23.8	33.3	1642	310
360008502285	1953	Ps 69 Journey Prep School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Theriot Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-4736	494	34	14.6	86.8%	11 (2.2%)	93 (18.8%)	342 (69.2%)	22 (4.5%)	7 (1.4%)	15 (3.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$19,178			$1,842			$17,336	23.8	25.4	1886	67
360008702361	1954	Ps 95 Sheila Mencher	Public	K-8	3961 Hillman Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-9200	902	79	11.4	86.9%	41 (4.5%)	139 (15.4%)	657 (72.8%)	44 (4.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	12 (1.3%)	$19,121			$2,044			$17,077	23.8	23.4	1943	11
360008702691	1955	Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia	Public	K-5	2475 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6390	596	55	10.8	92.6%	30 (5.0%)	71 (11.9%)	481 (80.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	$24,691			$3,688			$21,004	23.8	21.2	2006	51
362499003464	1956	Ulysses Byas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	60 Underhill Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7500	444	43	10.3		2 (0.5%)	141 (31.8%)	290 (65.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$22,710			$2,636			$20,074	23.7	30.6	1729	227
360007602515	1957	Ps 142 Amalia Castro	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Attorney St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 598-3800	336	28	11.8	94.0%	15 (4.5%)	59 (17.6%)	245 (72.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$27,577			$2,986			$24,590	23.7	29.6	1767	190
362613003599	1958	Schroon Lake Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1125 Us Rt 9	Schroon Lake	12870	Essex County	Schroon Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 532-7164	238	26	9.1	60.9%	235 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,118			$2,137			$18,980	23.7	30.6	1731	227
360008402191	1959	Ps 43 Jonas Bronck	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4502	343	27	12.6	96.8%	3 (0.9%)	77 (22.4%)	254 (74.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$25,880			$3,937			$21,943	23.6	28.2	1807	152
362289003213	1960	Midlakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1510 Rt 488	Clifton Springs	14432	Ontario County	Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 548-6900	787	80	9.7	50.1%	713 (90.6%)	7 (0.9%)	53 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$13,029			$1,144			$11,884	23.6	13.6	2224	264

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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.
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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.