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)
360008802419	2231	Ps 112 Bronxwood	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Scheiffelin Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 654-6377	393	35	11	93.6%	4 (1.0%)	175 (44.5%)	208 (52.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,382			$3,862			$21,520	14.5	16.5	2135	96
360012305883	2232	Goldie Maple Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3-65 Beach 56th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 945-3300	353	31	11.4	90.7%	7 (2.0%)	232 (65.7%)	91 (25.8%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.1%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	$19,824			$1,289			$18,535	14.4	17.1	2124	108
360282006344	2233	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	640 County Rt 22	Parish	13131	Oswego County	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 625-5270	602	50	12	57.6%	563 (93.5%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$16,135			$2,329			$13,805	14.3	16.8	2129	104
360663000444	2234	Carthage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	900 Beaver Ln	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 493-1570	378	36	10.6	63.0%	276 (73.0%)	19 (5.0%)	49 (13.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	$11,007			$00			$11,007	14.3	22.8	1964	270
362070002908	2235	Horizon-On-The-Hudson School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	137 Montgomery St	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-3725	455	45	10.1	57.4%	51 (11.2%)	132 (29.0%)	228 (50.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.0%)	$17,866			$00			$17,866	14.2	12.5	2258	23
362550003522	2236	Salmon River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	637 County Rt 1	Fort Covington	12937	Franklin County	Salmon River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 358-6670	317	36	8.8	71.0%	192 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.6%)	$22,054			$3,751			$18,303	14.2	11.4	2291	55
360008602583	2237	Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg	Public	PK, KG-5	2075 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3045	280	25	11.1	97.1%	5 (1.8%)	106 (37.9%)	164 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$26,433			$3,664			$22,769	14.2	17.3	2119	118
361236001000	2238	Gouverneur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	111 Gleason St	Gouverneur	13642	St. Lawrence County	Gouverneur Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 287-2260	506	43	11.7	62.5%	481 (95.1%)	9 (1.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$13,984			$3,039			$10,945	14.1	11.3	2292	54
360009504883	2239	Middle School 394	Public	PK, KG-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-3164	247	19	12.8	91.9%	1 (0.4%)	175 (70.9%)	55 (22.3%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,377			$2,930			$20,448	14.1	16	2149	90
362376003306	2240	Morse Young Magnet School	Public	K-6	101 Mansion St	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4690	495	44	11.1		22 (4.4%)	243 (49.1%)	190 (38.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	$18,834			$3,310			$15,524	14	15.9	2150	90

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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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Educational resources:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.