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)
360009804146	2131	Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The)	Public	K-5	41-15 104th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 505-0140	1,058	73	14.4	91.5%	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1,021 (96.5%)	22 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$19,128			$1,351			$17,777	17.6	19.6	2043	88
361266001043	2132	Heatly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	171 Hudson Ave	Green Island	12183	Albany County	Green Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 273-1422	271	37	7.3	53.5%	176 (64.9%)	33 (12.2%)	15 (5.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.4%)	$19,670			$4,506			$15,164	17.6	20.6	2019	113
360008300528	2133	Ps 48 PO Michael J Buczek	Public	PK, KG-5	4360-78 Broadway	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(917) 521-3800	332	34	9.7	87.7%	17 (5.1%)	9 (2.7%)	301 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$31,746			$2,837			$28,910	17.5	13	2242	109
360585000329	2134	Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	73 Pawnee Pkwy	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4770	544	58	9.3	86.8%	175 (32.2%)	192 (35.3%)	101 (18.6%)	29 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.6%)	$15,624			$2,890			$12,734	17.3	16.4	2140	6
360008806338	2135	Linden Tree Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1560 Purdy St	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 239-7401	331	25	13.4	89.7%	13 (3.9%)	58 (17.5%)	172 (52.0%)	79 (23.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,171			$2,739			$18,432	17.3	15	2181	46
362937003951	2136	John F Hughes Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	24 Prospect St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6620	355	33	10.7	81.1%	114 (32.1%)	106 (29.9%)	73 (20.6%)	35 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	$14,170			$5,051			$9,119	17.3	17.9	2102	34
360000304542	2137	Edwards-Knox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2512 County Route 24	Hermon	13652	St. Lawrence County	Edwards-Knox Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 562-8132	294	30	9.6	55.8%	278 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,988			$2,037			$11,951	17.3	12.2	2270	133
360015302853	2138	Ps 251 Paerdegat	Public	PK, KG-5	1037 E 54th St	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 251-4110	306	29	10.6	81.0%	15 (4.9%)	206 (67.3%)	34 (11.1%)	15 (4.9%)	25 (8.2%)	6 (2.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$25,251			$1,935			$23,316	17.2	21.9	1985	153
360585004506	2139	Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Southside Pkwy	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4818	862	86	10	86.4%	346 (40.1%)	207 (24.0%)	178 (20.6%)	53 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.8%)	$15,701			$1,834			$13,866	17.2	12.8	2248	109
361245001010	2140	Granville Elementary School	Public	3-6	61 Quaker St	Granville	12832	Washington County	Granville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 642-1051	202	22	9.1	49.5%	192 (95.0%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$14,057			$4,043			$10,014	17.2	23.8	1928	212

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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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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.