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)
360010002222	1321	Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	143-26 101st Ave	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-5336	834	62	13.4	85.9%	12 (1.4%)	132 (15.8%)	407 (48.8%)	181 (21.7%)	89 (10.7%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$16,304			$1,369			$14,934	44	53.4	1072	249
361974001807	1322	Emma C Chase School	Public	K-5	28 Pennsylvania Ave	Wurtsboro	12790	Sullivan County	Monticello Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 888-2471	228	23	9.7	57.0%	125 (54.8%)	19 (8.3%)	54 (23.7%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	$22,551			$1,783			$20,768	44	35.1	1585	263
360012202683	1323	Ps 201 Discovery School For Inquiry And Research (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	65-11 155th St	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 359-0620	395	30	13.2	81.5%	13 (3.3%)	150 (38.0%)	173 (43.8%)	47 (11.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$23,449			$2,677			$20,772	43.9	37.5	1508	185
362706003682	1324	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Plaisted Ave	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-4355	492	40	12.3	12.2%	360 (73.2%)	11 (2.2%)	68 (13.8%)	40 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$20,170			$786			$19,384	43.9	59.7	934	390
360011605708	1325	Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	856 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-5681	610	27	22.5	81.5%	6 (1.0%)	438 (71.8%)	142 (23.3%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,063			$3,330			$13,733	43.9	47.3	1234	91
362304003230	1326	Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center	Public	2-5	41 Academy St	Pine Plains	12567	Dutchess County	Pine Plains Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 398-3000	201	21	9.7	40.3%	155 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.9%)	$18,915			$550			$18,366	43.9	35.6	1572	246
360246000028	1327	Eagle Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Western Ave	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6825	275	25	11	56.0%	93 (33.8%)	76 (27.6%)	48 (17.5%)	29 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.8%)	$16,434			$1,526			$14,907	43.8	38.1	1499	172
360012302460	1328	Ps 124 Osmond A Church	Public	K-8	129-15 150th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 529-2580	938	60	15.6	72.7%	43 (4.6%)	158 (16.8%)	177 (18.9%)	404 (43.1%)	119 (12.7%)	18 (1.9%)	19 (2.0%)	$15,572			$1,051			$14,522	43.8	41.1	1411	83
360009006630	1329	Colibri Community School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E 179th St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 960-4795	257	20	12.9	96.5%	6 (2.3%)	55 (21.4%)	190 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$23,331			$3,075			$20,256	43.8	17.7	2105	776
360387000147	1330	Van Buren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14 Ford St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6121	503	33	15.3	28.4%	445 (88.5%)	6 (1.2%)	13 (2.6%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$13,951			$1,540			$12,410	43.8	34.8	1594	264

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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:

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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.