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)
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)
360528000252	1871	Loretta Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	77 Stahley St	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2246	646	44	14.8	90.4%	19 (2.9%)	38 (5.9%)	576 (89.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$18,325			$1,695			$16,630	26	21.8	1986	115
360009202993	1872	Ps 24	Public	PK, KG-5	427 38th St	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-9366	530	55	9.6	90.0%	35 (6.6%)	8 (1.5%)	454 (85.7%)	25 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$26,851			$1,758			$25,092	26	28.9	1786	86
360010302146	1873	Ps 31 William T Davis	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Layton Ave	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 273-3500	332	39	8.5	95.5%	14 (4.2%)	160 (48.2%)	140 (42.2%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$33,601			$2,811			$30,790	26	11.6	2288	415
362937003957	1874	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	211 Square St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6721	303	27	11.1	90.8%	34 (11.2%)	103 (34.0%)	69 (22.8%)	83 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	$12,658			$4,236			$8,422	25.9	28.9	1784	90
360016505889	1875	Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	730 Bryant Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-5500	980	125	7.8		6 (0.6%)	257 (26.2%)	683 (69.7%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.4%)	$25,373			$5,591			$19,782	25.8	22.9	1958	83
362724003715	1876	Harrison Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Harrison Ave	South Glens Falls	12803	Saratoga County	South Glens Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 793-9048	264	20	13.4	52.7%	235 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$19,914			$3,320			$16,595	25.8	19.5	2051	175
360010006518	1877	Jamaica Children's School	Public	K-5	109-20 Union Hall St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-0160	234	23	10.1	85.9%	1 (0.4%)	135 (57.7%)	51 (21.8%)	26 (11.1%)	10 (4.3%)	5 (2.1%)	6 (2.6%)	$20,218			$2,494			$17,724	25.7	31.7	1693	184
360007602270	1878	Star Academy Ps 63 (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	121 E 3rd St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 674-3180	178	29	6.2	77.0%	19 (10.7%)	30 (16.9%)	116 (65.2%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$30,294			$3,483			$26,811	25.7	40.2	1433	445
361218000972	1879	Connolly School	Public	3-5	100 Ridge Dr	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 801-7310	305	30	10.2	66.6%	61 (20.0%)	20 (6.6%)	210 (68.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$21,693			$1,339			$20,354	25.7	21.3	2001	122
360008802573	1880	Ps 160 Walt Disney	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4140 Hutchnsn Rvr Pkwy E	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 822-8402	328	27	12.2	74.1%	9 (2.7%)	214 (65.2%)	91 (27.7%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$26,202			$3,625			$22,576	25.7	28.6	1794	86

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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.