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)
360010102630	471	Ps 181 Brookfield	Public	PK, KG-5	148-15 230th St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-5807	301	32	9.3	75.7%	3 (1.0%)	219 (72.8%)	45 (15.0%)	17 (5.6%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	$28,806			$1,013			$27,792	78.2	65.4	780	309
360011105662	472	Pharos Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Intervale Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Pharos Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 915-0025	726	57	12.7	90.4%	3 (0.4%)	218 (30.0%)	480 (66.1%)	9 (1.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$22,307			$2,076			$20,232	78.1	68.3	720	248
362538003515	473	Sag Harbor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	68 Hampton St	Sag Harbor	11963	Suffolk County	Sag Harbor Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 725-5301	426	48	8.8	22.3%	293 (68.8%)	15 (3.5%)	102 (23.9%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,808			$295			$28,513	78.1	71.9	635	162
362985004008	474	Mandalay School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2667 Bayview Ave	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Wantagh Union Free School District	No	Yes	No	No	(516) 679-6390	285	12	23.8	9.8%	239 (83.9%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (9.1%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$16,632			$426			$16,206	78.1	70	684	210
360009105901	475	Academy Of Arts And Letters	Public	PK, KG-8	344 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 789-3962	729	49	14.8	39.0%	272 (37.3%)	262 (35.9%)	99 (13.6%)	38 (5.2%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.9%)	$15,563			$658			$14,905	78.1	77.9	489	14
360012202637	476	Ps 184 Flushing Manor	Public	PK, KG-5	163-15 21st Rd	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 352-7800	479	33	14.4	52.0%	126 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.9%)	283 (59.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$16,997			$795			$16,203	78	86.8	292	184
360010202330	477	Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone	Public	PK, KG-5	23-70 31st St	Long Island City	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-3630	566	34	16.6	44.0%	265 (46.8%)	14 (2.5%)	155 (27.4%)	108 (19.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$16,477			$1,293			$15,184	78	85.3	333	144
362684003659	478	Wading River School	Public	3-5	1900 Wadng Rvr Mnr Rd	Wading River	11792	Suffolk County	Shoreham-Wading River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 821-8253	402	41	9.7		333 (82.8%)	4 (1.0%)	50 (12.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	$21,118			$308			$20,810	78	74.2	583	105
360010304816	479	Ps 6 Corporal Allan F Kivlehan School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Page Ave	Staten Island	10307	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 697-3760	471	40	11.6	44.6%	335 (71.1%)	7 (1.5%)	95 (20.2%)	24 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$29,799			$947			$28,852	77.9	86.2	307	172
362112002988	480	Camp Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	1712 Merrick Ave	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 379-3732	481	25	19	8.5%	351 (73.0%)	11 (2.3%)	66 (13.7%)	43 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$17,028			$726			$16,301	77.9	83.7	366	114

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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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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.