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)
361641001447	1581	C Grant Grimshaw School	Public	PK, KG-6	5957 Us Rt 20w	La Fayette	13084	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 677-3152	324	27	11.8	47.2%	237 (73.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	77 (23.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$16,142			$1,862			$14,280	35.5	38.9	1477	104
361299001066	1582	Springville Elementary School	Public	K-5	283 North St	Springville	14141	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 592-3204	517	53	9.8	38.5%	490 (94.8%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$13,319			$867			$12,451	35.5	42.3	1381	201
362979004000	1583	Leptondale Elementary School	Public	K-6	48 Mill St	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 895-7200	468	39	11.8	30.3%	294 (62.8%)	27 (5.8%)	123 (26.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$17,271			$1,519			$15,752	35.4	43	1363	220
360009006133	1584	Urban Scholars Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-8133	295	32	9.3	96.9%	2 (0.7%)	112 (38.0%)	172 (58.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$29,222			$2,999			$26,222	35.3	41.6	1400	184
360753000534	1585	Chestnut Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3560 Chili Ave	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-2188	574	51	11.1	32.8%	355 (61.8%)	82 (14.3%)	73 (12.7%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	$11,877			$1,391			$10,485	35.3	52.9	1086	499
362712004902	1586	Sodus Intermediate School	Public	4-7	54 Mill St Ext	Sodus	14551	Wayne County	Sodus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 483-5242	232	29	7.9	69.8%	130 (56.0%)	19 (8.2%)	61 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	$16,628			$2,460			$14,168	35.3	34	1616	30
360009502576	1587	Ps 161 Crown (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Crown St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-3100	311	19	16.2	95.5%	7 (2.3%)	206 (66.2%)	75 (24.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,116			$5,356			$21,760	35.2	52.3	1101	486
361869004674	1588	Tangier Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	336 Blanco Dr	Mastic Beach	11951	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1341	764	52	14.7	56.8%	249 (32.6%)	111 (14.5%)	348 (45.5%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	$17,195			$1,851			$15,344	35.2	34.8	1591	3
360015301788	1589	Ps 109	Public	PK, KG-8	1001 E 45th St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3426	542	48	11.2	89.1%	14 (2.6%)	392 (72.3%)	103 (19.0%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	$23,556			$3,497			$20,059	35.2	37.3	1517	72
360015303387	1590	Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School	Public	K-5	1957 Nostrand Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-2800	364	39	9.3	90.1%	5 (1.4%)	240 (65.9%)	77 (21.2%)	32 (8.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$24,667			$2,804			$21,863	35.1	18.1	2092	502

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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:

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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.