Best Elementary Schools in New York

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best New York elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

JUST IN! New York NY State Assessments test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New York test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
363105001417	401	Westmoreland Upper Elementary School	Public	3-6	5176 Rt 233	Westmoreland	13490	Oneida County	Westmoreland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2618	237	22	10.7		231 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,624	$1,274	$11,350	81.4	74.2	584	183
361098000875	402	Albany Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Albany Ave	North Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5510	507	48	10.4	10.1%	343 (67.7%)	20 (3.9%)	93 (18.3%)	26 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$24,831	$458	$24,373	81.4	87.4	272	130
361608001393	403	Meadow Pond Elementary School	Public	K-5	185 Smith Ridge Rd	South Salem	10590	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 763-7902	342	36	9.4	8.2%	236 (69.0%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (18.4%)	19 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	$27,114	$348	$26,766	81.4	87.4	270	133
360594000385	404	Charlton Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	170 Stage Rd	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 399-9141	481	37	12.8	14.3%	442 (91.9%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$13,496	$755	$12,741	81.4	79	463	59
360015106120	405	Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)	Public	K-5	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-2730	347	47	7.3	63.7%	180 (51.9%)	9 (2.6%)	27 (7.8%)	123 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	$32,190	$970	$31,219	81.3	90.7	201	204
360441000191	406	Winthrop Avenue School	Public	3-4	580 Winthrop Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 679-2920	255	24	10.5	14.9%	197 (77.3%)	5 (2.0%)	28 (11.0%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$21,723	$345	$21,378	81.2	89.5	224	182
360014105778	407	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2351 1st Ave-4th Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9600	478	52	9.1	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	299 (62.6%)	172 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$25,269	$5,057	$20,212	81.1	83.7	365	42
360008702318	408	Ps 81 Robert J Christen	Public	K-5	5550 Riverdale Ave	Bronx	10471	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 796-8965	672	47	14.2	44.0%	206 (30.7%)	44 (6.5%)	338 (50.3%)	38 (5.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.8%)	$16,513	$1,361	$15,152	81.1	91	197	211
360009802474	409	Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley	Public	K-8	69-10 65th Dr	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-6210	638	69	9.2	40.6%	415 (65.0%)	6 (0.9%)	154 (24.1%)	45 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.0%)	$16,651	$1,410	$15,241	81.1	84.2	355	54
360116906639	410	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Charles Lindbergh Blvd	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 591-3030	1,272	89	14.2	65.6%	5 (0.4%)	734 (57.7%)	487 (38.3%)	8 (0.6%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (1.7%)	$18,695	$461	$18,234	81.1	81.6	400	10

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for New York

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NY student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students

About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

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

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.

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)
363105001417	401	Westmoreland Upper Elementary School	Public	3-6	5176 Rt 233	Westmoreland	13490	Oneida County	Westmoreland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2618	237	22	10.7		231 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,624			$1,274			$11,350	81.4	74.2	584	183
361098000875	402	Albany Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Albany Ave	North Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5510	507	48	10.4	10.1%	343 (67.7%)	20 (3.9%)	93 (18.3%)	26 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$24,831			$458			$24,373	81.4	87.4	272	130
361608001393	403	Meadow Pond Elementary School	Public	K-5	185 Smith Ridge Rd	South Salem	10590	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 763-7902	342	36	9.4	8.2%	236 (69.0%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (18.4%)	19 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	$27,114			$348			$26,766	81.4	87.4	270	133
360594000385	404	Charlton Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	170 Stage Rd	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 399-9141	481	37	12.8	14.3%	442 (91.9%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$13,496			$755			$12,741	81.4	79	463	59
360015106120	405	Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)	Public	K-5	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-2730	347	47	7.3	63.7%	180 (51.9%)	9 (2.6%)	27 (7.8%)	123 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	$32,190			$970			$31,219	81.3	90.7	201	204
360441000191	406	Winthrop Avenue School	Public	3-4	580 Winthrop Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 679-2920	255	24	10.5	14.9%	197 (77.3%)	5 (2.0%)	28 (11.0%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$21,723			$345			$21,378	81.2	89.5	224	182
360014105778	407	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2351 1st Ave-4th Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9600	478	52	9.1	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	299 (62.6%)	172 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$25,269			$5,057			$20,212	81.1	83.7	365	42
360008702318	408	Ps 81 Robert J Christen	Public	K-5	5550 Riverdale Ave	Bronx	10471	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 796-8965	672	47	14.2	44.0%	206 (30.7%)	44 (6.5%)	338 (50.3%)	38 (5.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.8%)	$16,513			$1,361			$15,152	81.1	91	197	211
360009802474	409	Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley	Public	K-8	69-10 65th Dr	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-6210	638	69	9.2	40.6%	415 (65.0%)	6 (0.9%)	154 (24.1%)	45 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.0%)	$16,651			$1,410			$15,241	81.1	84.2	355	54
360116906639	410	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Charles Lindbergh Blvd	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 591-3030	1,272	89	14.2	65.6%	5 (0.4%)	734 (57.7%)	487 (38.3%)	8 (0.6%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (1.7%)	$18,695			$461			$18,234	81.1	81.6	400	10