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)
360007802584	751	Ps 163 Alfred E Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	163 W 97th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2854	409	39	10.4	52.1%	83 (20.3%)	55 (13.4%)	223 (54.5%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$24,457			$1,634			$22,823	66.1	75.5	553	198
361716001529	752	Northside School	Public	K-5	35 Pelican Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7502	574	41	14.1	22.3%	231 (40.2%)	11 (1.9%)	157 (27.4%)	155 (27.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$18,410			$1,165			$17,245	66.1	71.8	636	116
362034001860	753	Bardonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	31 Bardonia Rd	Bardonia	10954	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 639-6460	354	32	10.9	20.6%	148 (41.8%)	30 (8.5%)	109 (30.8%)	51 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.1%)	$16,988			$848			$16,140	66.1	65.8	775	22
360954000727	754	Parkdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 Girard Ave	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 687-2352	655	59	11.1	12.4%	611 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$13,446			$1,553			$11,894	66.1	66.9	748	6
360012302268	755	Ps 63 Old South	Public	PK, KG-5	90-15 Sutter Ave	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-7560	1,016	59	17.1	79.0%	57 (5.6%)	48 (4.7%)	433 (42.6%)	408 (40.2%)	53 (5.2%)	8 (0.8%)	9 (0.9%)	$18,138			$1,086			$17,052	66	63.4	834	79
360990000764	756	East Quogue School	Public	K-6	6 Central Ave	East Quogue	11942	Suffolk County	East Quogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 653-5210	355	31	11.4	31.0%	238 (67.0%)	2 (0.6%)	98 (27.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$25,603			$1,312			$24,291	66	57.9	977	221
363054004101	757	John F Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Brookvale Ave	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 376-7801	335	35	9.4	21.5%	228 (68.1%)	17 (5.1%)	68 (20.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$18,660			$61			$18,599	66	43.4	1349	592
360009802215	758	Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole	Public	K-8	63-60 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-2111	1,172	84	13.9	50.3%	541 (46.2%)	12 (1.0%)	330 (28.2%)	261 (22.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.8%)	$13,663			$413			$13,251	66	74.8	570	188
360012202444	759	Ps 120	Public	PK, KG-5	58-01 136th St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-3390	699	50	13.9	82.4%	13 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	189 (27.0%)	485 (69.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$19,425			$1,918			$17,508	66	75.5	555	204
360273004334	760	Floyd Bell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Golden St	Kirkwood	13795	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-2730	271	19	14.4	44.6%	229 (84.5%)	7 (2.6%)	12 (4.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	$14,670			$1,853			$12,817	66	56.8	999	239

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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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.