Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007702253	121	Ps 59 Beekman Hill International	Public	PK, KG-5	231-249 E 56th St	New York	10022	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 888-7870	523	35	14.9	10.3%	305 (58.3%)	18 (3.4%)	35 (6.7%)	129 (24.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.7%)	$15,613	$660	$14,954	93.9	93	151	30
360009902693	122	Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell	Public	PK, KG-5	75-25 Bell Blvd	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 464-5773	237	18	13.3	35.0%	39 (16.5%)	10 (4.2%)	43 (18.1%)	124 (52.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	$22,149	$409	$21,739	93.9	91.8	176	54
362268003185	123	Colonial School	Public	K-5	315 Highbrook Ave	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 738-2680	276	19	14.2		200 (72.5%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (9.1%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.5%)	$18,107	$14	$18,093	93.8	97.5	22	101
361833001654	124	Enders Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	4725 Enders Rd	Manlius	13104	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 692-1500	536	35	15.2	9.5%	424 (79.1%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.9%)	69 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$11,562	$241	$11,321	93.8	95.1	89	35
360098406165	125	Brownsville Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	140 Montrose Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Brownsville Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0370	117	17	6.8	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	88 (75.2%)	28 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,839	$5,847	$25,992	93.8			(n/a)
360112306534	126	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Public, Charter	K-8	1420 E 68th St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 817-2017	1,052			59.3%	78 (7.4%)	802 (76.2%)	65 (6.2%)	54 (5.1%)	15 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	31 (2.9%)	$14,487	$639	$13,848	93.7	93.4	138	12
360114206578	127	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1804 Holland Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1276	461	19	24.2	87.6%	9 (2.0%)	167 (36.2%)	187 (40.6%)	91 (19.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,506	$3,972	$14,534	93.7	96	63	64
360115006582	128	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Public, Charter	K-8	80 Willoughby St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 889-7041	704	58	12.1	35.5%	285 (40.5%)	224 (31.8%)	76 (10.8%)	44 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (10.1%)	$20,751	$1,098	$19,653	93.7	88.8	236	108
360010002523	129	Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen	Public	PK, KG-5	69-20 Juno St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 268-2775	830	44	18.8	23.6%	257 (31.0%)	9 (1.1%)	165 (19.9%)	310 (37.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (10.1%)	$16,006	$1,269	$14,737	93.6	92.1	175	46
362316003243	130	Thornell Road School	Public	K-5	431 Thornell Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1702	473	36	13.2		337 (71.2%)	10 (2.1%)	28 (5.9%)	49 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.1%)	$14,613	$1,284	$13,329	93.6	93.8	132	2

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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)
360007702253	121	Ps 59 Beekman Hill International	Public	PK, KG-5	231-249 E 56th St	New York	10022	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 888-7870	523	35	14.9	10.3%	305 (58.3%)	18 (3.4%)	35 (6.7%)	129 (24.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.7%)	$15,613			$660			$14,954	93.9	93	151	30
360009902693	122	Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell	Public	PK, KG-5	75-25 Bell Blvd	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 464-5773	237	18	13.3	35.0%	39 (16.5%)	10 (4.2%)	43 (18.1%)	124 (52.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	$22,149			$409			$21,739	93.9	91.8	176	54
362268003185	123	Colonial School	Public	K-5	315 Highbrook Ave	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 738-2680	276	19	14.2		200 (72.5%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (9.1%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.5%)	$18,107			$14			$18,093	93.8	97.5	22	101
361833001654	124	Enders Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	4725 Enders Rd	Manlius	13104	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 692-1500	536	35	15.2	9.5%	424 (79.1%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.9%)	69 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$11,562			$241			$11,321	93.8	95.1	89	35
360098406165	125	Brownsville Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	140 Montrose Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Brownsville Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0370	117	17	6.8	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	88 (75.2%)	28 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,839			$5,847			$25,992	93.8			(n/a)
360112306534	126	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Public, Charter	K-8	1420 E 68th St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 817-2017	1,052			59.3%	78 (7.4%)	802 (76.2%)	65 (6.2%)	54 (5.1%)	15 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	31 (2.9%)	$14,487			$639			$13,848	93.7	93.4	138	12
360114206578	127	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1804 Holland Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1276	461	19	24.2	87.6%	9 (2.0%)	167 (36.2%)	187 (40.6%)	91 (19.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,506			$3,972			$14,534	93.7	96	63	64
360115006582	128	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Public, Charter	K-8	80 Willoughby St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 889-7041	704	58	12.1	35.5%	285 (40.5%)	224 (31.8%)	76 (10.8%)	44 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (10.1%)	$20,751			$1,098			$19,653	93.7	88.8	236	108
360010002523	129	Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen	Public	PK, KG-5	69-20 Juno St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 268-2775	830	44	18.8	23.6%	257 (31.0%)	9 (1.1%)	165 (19.9%)	310 (37.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (10.1%)	$16,006			$1,269			$14,737	93.6	92.1	175	46
362316003243	130	Thornell Road School	Public	K-5	431 Thornell Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1702	473	36	13.2		337 (71.2%)	10 (2.1%)	28 (5.9%)	49 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.1%)	$14,613			$1,284			$13,329	93.6	93.8	132	2