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)
360009102796	2211	Ps 287 Bailey K Ashford	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Navy St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-4745	132	11	11.5	89.4%	2 (1.5%)	90 (68.2%)	33 (25.0%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$29,409			$5,164			$24,245	15.3	47.2	1238	973
360008705139	2212	Ps 85 Great Expectations	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Marion Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5275	641	60	10.7	95.6%	3 (0.5%)	187 (29.2%)	438 (68.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$26,247			$3,294			$22,953	15.3	14.6	2195	17
360104406248	2213	Choice Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	423 E 138th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Choice Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 660-3251	235				6 (2.6%)	65 (27.7%)	152 (64.7%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$21,257			$4,274			$16,984	15.3	20.3	2028	185
362475003390	2214	School 16-John Walton Spencer	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Post Ave	Rochester	14619	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 235-1272	378	28	13.4	85.4%	12 (3.2%)	294 (77.8%)	52 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$16,856			$6,236			$10,620	15.1	6	2384	170
360585000369	2215	Ps 81	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Tacoma Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4060	737	57	12.8	77.5%	150 (20.4%)	303 (41.1%)	121 (16.4%)	83 (11.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (9.5%)	$12,363			$1,721			$10,642	15.1	20.2	2031	184
360663000449	2216	West Carthage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	21568 Cole Rd	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 493-2400	348	35	10	51.1%	281 (80.7%)	10 (2.9%)	37 (10.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$10,256			$00			$10,256	15.1	22.3	1975	241
360846000647	2217	Fe Smith Intermediate School	Public	3-4	33 Wheeler Ave	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4180	271	27	10	64.6%	240 (88.6%)	8 (3.0%)	10 (3.7%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$17,731			$2,686			$15,046	15.1	16.7	2132	85
360008700130	2218	Ps 23 New Children's School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2151 Washington Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3992	364	29	12.4	92.6%	3 (0.8%)	94 (25.8%)	260 (71.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$30,928			$4,960			$25,968	15	15.7	2154	64
360008703805	2219	Ps 360	Public	PK, KG-5	2880 Kingsbridge Ter	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 548-1511	305	25	12.2	92.5%	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.2%)	274 (89.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,528			$2,336			$22,192	15	14.5	2199	20
360008502211	2220	Ps 48 Joseph R Drake	Public	PK, KG-5	1290 Spofford Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4312	475	35	13.5	91.8%	5 (1.1%)	99 (20.8%)	364 (76.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$27,736			$2,836			$24,900	14.9	15.5	2159	61

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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.
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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.