Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360119106671	81	Harlem Village Academy West 2 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	74 W 124th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Village Academy West 2 Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	224	17	13.2	89.3%	3 (1.3%)	170 (75.9%)	41 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$19,132	$978	$18,153	95.4	92.7	159	78
362856003844	82	Village Elementary School	Public	K-5	90 Convent Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5817	408	40	10.2	7.8%	142 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.6%)	218 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$23,710	$475	$23,235	95.4	95.6	75	7
360984000758	83	McVey Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 Devon St	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 228-5300	830	77	10.7	31.4%	261 (31.4%)	27 (3.3%)	210 (25.3%)	312 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.0%)	$13,454	$1,033	$12,421	95.4	94.2	121	38
360010002448	84	Ps 121	Public	PK, KG-5	126-10 109th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-1560	711	45	15.8	77.1%	8 (1.1%)	93 (13.1%)	89 (12.5%)	311 (43.7%)	163 (22.9%)	35 (4.9%)	12 (1.7%)	$14,988	$1,018	$13,970	95.3	96.7	46	38
360007701219	85	Ps 290 Manhattan New School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 E 82nd St	New York	10028	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 734-7127	432	28	15.4	14.4%	259 (60.0%)	7 (1.6%)	58 (13.4%)	57 (13.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	$17,739	$1,109	$16,631	95.2	96.5	52	33
360109606390	86	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	1000 Teller Ave-3rd Fl	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2152	1,330			79.6%	19 (1.4%)	758 (57.0%)	499 (37.5%)	21 (1.6%)	21 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	$16,876	$1,043	$15,833	95.1	91.5	187	101
360009202607	87	Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	825 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 965-4200	445	41	10.8	78.0%	79 (17.8%)	30 (6.7%)	286 (64.3%)	37 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$24,034	$2,357	$21,677	95.1	97.8	18	69
360801000575	88	West Side School	Public	2-6	1597 Laurel Hollow Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Cold Spring Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 692-7900	191	21	9.2	2.1%	161 (84.3%)	3 (1.6%)	7 (3.7%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$23,761	$928	$22,832	95.1	94.9	95	7
360564000290	89	Bronxville Elementary School	Public	K-5	177 Pondfield Rd	Bronxville	10708	Westchester County	Bronxville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 395-0500	669	59	11.3		508 (75.9%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (9.3%)	44 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)				95	96.1	59	30
360007705112	90	Ballet Technical/Nyc Public School For Dance	Public, Magnet	4-8	890 Broadway	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 254-1803	116	11	10.7	48.3%	48 (41.4%)	21 (18.1%)	17 (14.7%)	19 (16.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.6%)	$21,554	$1,693	$19,861	95	97.5	26	64

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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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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)
360119106671	81	Harlem Village Academy West 2 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	74 W 124th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Village Academy West 2 Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	224	17	13.2	89.3%	3 (1.3%)	170 (75.9%)	41 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$19,132			$978			$18,153	95.4	92.7	159	78
362856003844	82	Village Elementary School	Public	K-5	90 Convent Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5817	408	40	10.2	7.8%	142 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.6%)	218 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$23,710			$475			$23,235	95.4	95.6	75	7
360984000758	83	McVey Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 Devon St	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 228-5300	830	77	10.7	31.4%	261 (31.4%)	27 (3.3%)	210 (25.3%)	312 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.0%)	$13,454			$1,033			$12,421	95.4	94.2	121	38
360010002448	84	Ps 121	Public	PK, KG-5	126-10 109th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-1560	711	45	15.8	77.1%	8 (1.1%)	93 (13.1%)	89 (12.5%)	311 (43.7%)	163 (22.9%)	35 (4.9%)	12 (1.7%)	$14,988			$1,018			$13,970	95.3	96.7	46	38
360007701219	85	Ps 290 Manhattan New School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 E 82nd St	New York	10028	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 734-7127	432	28	15.4	14.4%	259 (60.0%)	7 (1.6%)	58 (13.4%)	57 (13.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	$17,739			$1,109			$16,631	95.2	96.5	52	33
360109606390	86	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	1000 Teller Ave-3rd Fl	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2152	1,330			79.6%	19 (1.4%)	758 (57.0%)	499 (37.5%)	21 (1.6%)	21 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	$16,876			$1,043			$15,833	95.1	91.5	187	101
360009202607	87	Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	825 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 965-4200	445	41	10.8	78.0%	79 (17.8%)	30 (6.7%)	286 (64.3%)	37 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$24,034			$2,357			$21,677	95.1	97.8	18	69
360801000575	88	West Side School	Public	2-6	1597 Laurel Hollow Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Cold Spring Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 692-7900	191	21	9.2	2.1%	161 (84.3%)	3 (1.6%)	7 (3.7%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$23,761			$928			$22,832	95.1	94.9	95	7
360564000290	89	Bronxville Elementary School	Public	K-5	177 Pondfield Rd	Bronxville	10708	Westchester County	Bronxville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 395-0500	669	59	11.3		508 (75.9%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (9.3%)	44 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)								95	96.1	59	30
360007705112	90	Ballet Technical/Nyc Public School For Dance	Public, Magnet	4-8	890 Broadway	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 254-1803	116	11	10.7	48.3%	48 (41.4%)	21 (18.1%)	17 (14.7%)	19 (16.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.6%)	$21,554			$1,693			$19,861	95	97.5	26	64