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)
361092000870	2011	Harvey C Fenner Elementary School	Public	3-5	2 East Ave N	Falconer	14733	Chautauqua County	Falconer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 665-6627	250	23	11	56.4%	229 (91.6%)	6 (2.4%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,659			$3,670			$10,989	21.8	23.8	1929	82
360009202461	2012	Ps 124 Silas B Dutcher	Public	PK, KG-5	515 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 788-0246	333	28	11.8	80.8%	37 (11.1%)	58 (17.4%)	210 (63.1%)	13 (3.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$23,043			$4,137			$18,906	21.8	31.4	1707	305
360010105545	2013	Ps/Is 268	Public	K-8	92-07 175th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 206-3240	660	57	11.6	82.4%	10 (1.5%)	80 (12.1%)	332 (50.3%)	169 (25.6%)	58 (8.8%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$16,081			$1,117			$14,965	21.8	31.6	1701	312
360010302102	2014	Ps 19 Curtis School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Post Ave	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-3860	433	44	9.9	92.4%	25 (5.8%)	47 (10.9%)	336 (77.6%)	22 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$25,463			$1,884			$23,579	21.8	35.9	1562	452
360010302075	2015	Ps 11 Thomas Dongan School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Garretson Ave	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 979-1030	292	25	11.6	80.1%	88 (30.1%)	38 (13.0%)	98 (33.6%)	64 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,908			$1,431			$21,477	21.7	19	2067	52
361263001037	2016	Lakeshore Elementary School	Public	3-5	1200 Latta Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-3900	379	32	11.9	53.8%	174 (45.9%)	70 (18.5%)	89 (23.5%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	$15,951			$2,496			$13,455	21.7	19.5	2046	30
360012002730	2017	Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Wortman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-3600	261	23	11.4	95.8%	4 (1.5%)	156 (59.8%)	86 (33.0%)	11 (4.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,296			$5,453			$23,843	21.7	23.9	1925	92
361629001430	2018	Harry L Edson School	Public	K-4	116 Merilina Ave	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3370	413	41	10	51.3%	175 (42.4%)	38 (9.2%)	133 (32.2%)	21 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.9%)	$18,946			$4,019			$14,928	21.6	19.6	2044	26
361563001346	2019	Clinton V Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	150 Pardee Ave	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4401	262	29	9.1	76.7%	171 (65.3%)	12 (4.6%)	61 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	$15,089			$2,459			$12,630	21.6	17.3	2118	99
362121003005	2020	Smith Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	5959 Smith Rd	North Syracuse	13212	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-2800	564	49	11.6	43.6%	423 (75.0%)	22 (3.9%)	30 (5.3%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.3%)	$15,192			$1,885			$13,307	21.6	20	2036	16

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.