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)
361299001062	2041	Colden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8263 Boston-Colden Rd	Colden	14033	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 592-3217	200	20	9.9	42.5%	185 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,988			$1,021			$13,967	20.8	36.8	1531	510
363039005848	2042	Eugene Brooks Intermediate School	Public	4-8	194 Haight Rd	Amenia	12501	Dutchess County	Northeast Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 373-4100	232	27	8.6		138 (59.5%)	5 (2.2%)	79 (34.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$23,399			$1,636			$21,763	20.7	25.6	1880	162
360010202470	2043	Ps 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	98-01 25th Ave	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-4700	1,154	85	13.6	83.0%	13 (1.1%)	82 (7.1%)	939 (81.4%)	114 (9.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,677			$1,189			$16,488	20.6	26.8	1847	196
360009702526	2044	Ps 145 Andrew Jackson	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Noll St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4823	444	45	9.8	89.2%	7 (1.6%)	43 (9.7%)	384 (86.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	$30,049			$4,306			$25,743	20.5	25.8	1874	170
360009006266	2045	Archer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-3791	307	27	11.3	92.5%	4 (1.3%)	64 (20.8%)	184 (59.9%)	41 (13.4%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$23,970			$3,096			$20,874	20.5	12.4	2262	217
361170000932	2046	J E Lanigan School	Public	PK, KG-6	59 Bakeman Ave	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5470	422	37	11.4	48.8%	388 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$14,366			$1,479			$12,887	20.5	19.6	2045	1
360008805971	2047	Cornerstone Academy For Social Action	Public	PK, KG-5	3441 Steenwick Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-6160	279	24	11.4	93.5%	11 (3.9%)	109 (39.1%)	149 (53.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$24,424			$2,000			$22,425	20.4	18.8	2075	28
360487000223	2048	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Conklin Ave	Binghamton	13903	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8344	420	37	11.3	67.1%	165 (39.3%)	104 (24.8%)	94 (22.4%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.0%)	$20,078			$4,004			$16,074	20.4	9.8	2328	280
361590001376	2049	Johnson City Elementary/Intermediate School	Public	3-5	601 Columbia Dr	Johnson City	13790	Broome County	Johnson City Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 930-1015	466	34	13.6	60.1%	224 (48.1%)	67 (14.4%)	74 (15.9%)	40 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.9%)	$13,906			$1,459			$12,448	20.3	20.6	2021	28
361803001614	2050	Lyons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	98 William St	Lyons	14489	Wayne County	Lyons Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 946-2200	481	48	10	64.7%	356 (74.0%)	34 (7.1%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.3%)	$9,923			$1,016			$8,907	20.3	17.1	2126	76

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.