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)
360008802336	1861	Ps 87	Public	K-5	1935 Bussing Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-5188	297	21	14.4	90.6%	3 (1.0%)	165 (55.6%)	94 (31.6%)	8 (2.7%)	20 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$20,543			$2,808			$17,735	26.4	22.5	1970	109
360008806559	1862	Matilda Avenue School (The)	Public	K-5	4520 Matilda Ave	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-4360	243	22	11.2	96.3%	9 (3.7%)	121 (49.8%)	93 (38.3%)	9 (3.7%)	7 (2.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,135			$1,786			$16,349	26.4	28.7	1792	70
361188000952	1863	Neil Armstrong School	Public	K-5	3273 Lyell Rd	Rochester	14606	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 247-3190	388	37	10.4	57.7%	168 (43.3%)	73 (18.8%)	86 (22.2%)	20 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	$21,566			$2,470			$19,096	26.4	25.7	1875	12
360010302206	1864	Ps 46 Albert V Maniscalco	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Reid Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 987-5155	179	18	9.8	87.7%	44 (24.6%)	36 (20.1%)	67 (37.4%)	21 (11.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	$31,820			$3,755			$28,065	26.4	23.5	1937	73
360008402147	1865	Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	250 E 156th St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4397	523	45	11.5	91.0%	11 (2.1%)	156 (29.8%)	335 (64.1%)	13 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$25,514			$2,591			$22,923	26.3	29.6	1769	96
361038000801	1866	Elba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	57 S Main St	Elba	14058	Genesee County	Elba Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 757-9967	246	30	8.3	42.3%	200 (81.3%)	2 (0.8%)	32 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$13,450			$1,897			$11,553	26.3	32.5	1671	195
361356001109	1867	Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	206 Wildcat Dr	Hancock	13783	Delaware County	Hancock Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 637-1217	92	8	11	34.8%	85 (92.4%)	4 (4.3%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,396			$672			$16,724	26.3	49.8	1161	706
362775003760	1868	Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Langford St	Van Etten	14889	Chemung County	Spencer-Van Etten Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 589-7110	331	29	11.3	49.8%	316 (95.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$13,496			$2,692			$10,804	26.2	34.4	1605	263
362010001832	1869	Mount Vernon Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	455 N High St	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2700	381	34	11	61.9%	30 (7.9%)	147 (38.6%)	198 (52.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,769			$1,475			$18,294	26.2	34.4	1603	266
360009006261	1870	Ps 536	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 931-4270	272	21	12.9	94.1%	4 (1.5%)	59 (21.7%)	157 (57.7%)	47 (17.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,495			$2,220			$18,275	26.2	26.6	1855	15

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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.