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)
361509004773	1431	Woodhull Intermediate School	Public	4-6	140 Woodhull Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 673-2030	410	46	8.8	67.3%	80 (19.5%)	19 (4.6%)	290 (70.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$23,412			$1,183			$22,229	40.4	35.7	1567	136
360008802342	1432	Ps 89	Public	PK, KG-8	980 Mace Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 653-0835	1,211	93	13	82.3%	223 (18.4%)	247 (20.4%)	656 (54.2%)	78 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	$17,440			$1,786			$15,654	40.4	32.4	1676	244
362580003545	1433	Morse School	Public	K-6	70 Harry Wells Rd	Saugerties	12477	Ulster County	Saugerties Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 247-6960	301	26	11.7	49.2%	244 (81.1%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (13.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$21,644			$1,913			$19,730	40.4	40	1442	9
360009502725	1434	Ps 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Empire Blvd	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0122	161	15	10.7	91.3%	2 (1.2%)	135 (83.9%)	14 (8.7%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	$30,904			$6,077			$24,827	40.4	54.9	1044	390
360006704861	1435	Global Concepts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Ridge Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Global Concepts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-1903	926	82	11.3	58.7%	597 (64.5%)	200 (21.6%)	99 (10.7%)	12 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	$15,743			$3,050			$12,692	40.4	37.3	1515	80
362070002909	1436	New Windsor School	Public, Magnet	K-5	175 Quassaick Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-3700	418	38	11	59.6%	66 (15.8%)	65 (15.6%)	259 (62.0%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$17,685			$00			$17,685	40.4	39.3	1460	24
360798000572	1437	Van Schaick Island School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Continental Ave	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-2828	137	14	10	70.1%	78 (56.9%)	17 (12.4%)	18 (13.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (16.8%)	$22,836			$2,922			$19,914	40.4	50	1158	279
360010302171	1438	Ps 38 George Cromwell	Public	PK, KG-5	421 Lincoln Ave	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 351-1225	348	31	11.4	75.6%	122 (35.1%)	12 (3.4%)	90 (25.9%)	108 (31.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	$24,317			$1,589			$22,727	40.3	55.1	1038	400
363012004055	1439	Sherman School	Public	K-4	836 Sherman St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3760	320	24	13.6	56.6%	218 (68.1%)	13 (4.1%)	34 (10.6%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.5%)	$10,062			$2,283			$7,779	40.3	21.5	1992	553
361263000486	1440	Pine Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 English Rd	Rochester	14616	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4600	458	35	12.9	50.0%	287 (62.7%)	60 (13.1%)	57 (12.4%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.5%)	$16,286			$1,127			$15,159	40.2	43.6	1346	94

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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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