Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2439)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
360009902654	381	Ps 191 Mayflower	Public	PK, KG-5	85-15 258th St	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 831-4032	330	25	13.3	63.0%	17 (5.2%)	9 (2.7%)	57 (17.3%)	236 (71.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	$20,290			$1,155			$19,135	82.9	81.5	397	16
360008305990	382	Washington Heights Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Sherman Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-3320	511	37	13.8	87.9%	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	481 (94.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$20,429			$2,461			$17,968	82.9	58.3	968	586
362190003109	383	Ellicott Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5180 Ellicott Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6278	703	58	12	14.4%	663 (94.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$14,085			$1,007			$13,078	82.9	84	337	46
362478003433	384	Wilson School	Public	K-5	25 Buckingham Rd	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8910	412	39	10.5	8.0%	313 (76.0%)	7 (1.7%)	54 (13.1%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	$19,977			$407			$19,571	82.8	88.2	235	149
360009902709	385	Ps 213 Carl Ullman School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	231-02 67th Ave	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8747	359	25	14.1	54.9%	43 (12.0%)	30 (8.4%)	82 (22.8%)	189 (52.6%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	$22,841			$1,283			$21,558	82.7	79.4	436	51
360411000172	386	Academy Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Academy St	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7850	303	35	8.7	7.6%	267 (88.1%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.6%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$26,172			$416			$25,757	82.6	63.3	834	448
360015102692	387	Ps 205 Clarion	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-2380	1,156	85	13.6	71.5%	167 (14.4%)	7 (0.6%)	302 (26.1%)	666 (57.6%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$18,188			$1,837			$16,351	82.5	69.1	688	301
360015102689	388	Ps 204 Vince Lombardi	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 15th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-2906	1,005	61	16.5	75.1%	217 (21.6%)	1 (0.1%)	200 (19.9%)	573 (57.0%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$16,220			$1,173			$15,046	82.4	84.2	331	57
362157003064	389	School 8	Public	K-6	3252 Fulton Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-8503	406	32	12.6	11.8%	240 (59.1%)	12 (3.0%)	122 (30.0%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$19,198			$1,426			$17,773	82.3	74.2	552	163
360010302229	390	Ps 52 John C Thompson	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Buel Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 351-5454	604	47	12.7	69.5%	276 (45.7%)	14 (2.3%)	97 (16.1%)	202 (33.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$19,484			$1,260			$18,224	82.2	78.2	462	72

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.