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, November 14, 2024.

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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)
361863001687	551	Lockhart Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Pittsburg Ave	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5401	356	32	11	9.0%	293 (82.3%)	3 (0.8%)	43 (12.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$21,283			$217			$21,066	74.2	69.8	687	136
361662001477	552	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3636 Gomer St	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 245-4802	397	30	13.2	15.4%	260 (65.5%)	13 (3.3%)	88 (22.2%)	23 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$17,447			$00			$17,447	74.1	75.1	568	16
360009602701	553	Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Ave D	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-1670	266	25	10.4	85.3%	2 (0.8%)	214 (80.5%)	16 (6.0%)	21 (7.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	$27,799			$3,819			$23,980	74.1	66	770	217
360765000546	554	Bashaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 S Esselstyne	Cape Vincent	13618	Jefferson County	Thousand Islands Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 654-2142	114	9	12.3	38.6%	112 (98.2%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,415			$964			$9,452	74.1	55.8	1020	466
360012002406	555	Ps 108 Sal Abbracciamento	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-7010	660	48	13.7	91.4%	14 (2.1%)	65 (9.8%)	541 (82.0%)	16 (2.4%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$20,461			$2,105			$18,356	74	72.9	608	53
360015202370	556	Ps 97 Highlawn (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1846 W 13th St	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 672-7550	884	69	12.8	76.8%	220 (24.9%)	8 (0.9%)	184 (20.8%)	453 (51.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	$19,007			$2,489			$16,518	74	79.3	453	103
360012302405	557	Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler	Public	PK, KG-5	108-10 109th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2700	1,128	71	15.8	84.0%	56 (5.0%)	71 (6.3%)	495 (43.9%)	428 (37.9%)	64 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	$16,338			$1,255			$15,083	73.6	75.2	566	9
360109106389	558	Icahn Charter School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	1535 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 7	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-5480	307	15	20.4		4 (1.3%)	126 (41.0%)	162 (52.8%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,888			$1,512			$14,377	73.6	76.9	519	39
360010102172	559	Ps 38 Rosedale	Public	K-5	135-21 241st St	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2276	232	23	10.1	66.8%	0 (0.0%)	175 (75.4%)	32 (13.8%)	14 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.0%)	$23,170			$1,566			$21,605	73.6	68	728	169
360816000602	560	John Pearl Elementary School	Public	K-5	1070 Smithtown Ave	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2300	180	13	13.3		130 (72.2%)	5 (2.8%)	31 (17.2%)	9 (5.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	$23,685			$780			$22,905	73.6	67.4	735	175

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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.
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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.