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)
360011405700	771	Excellence Boys Charter School Of Bedford Stuyvesant	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	225 Patchen Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Excellence Boys Charter School Of Bedford Stuyvesant	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-1830	436	45	9.6	86.9%	6 (1.4%)	352 (80.7%)	42 (9.6%)	18 (4.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$27,900			$6,060			$21,841	65.5	68.1	724	47
362592003559	772	Sunrise Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Sunrise Dr	Sayville	11782	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-6750	392	37	10.4	8.4%	342 (87.2%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$21,312			$540			$20,772	65.4	49.3	1179	407
360831000611	773	Deauville Gardens East Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Deauville Blvd	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 842-3320	461	29	16.1	61.4%	50 (10.8%)	88 (19.1%)	303 (65.7%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$16,866			$2,180			$14,686	65.3	58.5	961	188
360010202077	774	Ps 11 Kathryn Phelan	Public	PK, KG-6	54-25 Skillman Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 779-2090	693	53	13.1	76.5%	89 (12.8%)	8 (1.2%)	374 (54.0%)	209 (30.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$19,414			$1,330			$18,084	65.3	65.3	785	11
362850003829	775	Maplemere Elementary School	Public	K-6	236 E Maplemere Rd	Amherst	14221	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1550	489	40	12.2	38.2%	300 (61.3%)	54 (11.0%)	18 (3.7%)	95 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$16,762			$1,450			$15,311	65.3	72.5	616	159
360010202287	776	Ps 69 Jackson Heights	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	77-02 37th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 424-7700	813	48	16.8	71.2%	59 (7.3%)	4 (0.5%)	312 (38.4%)	402 (49.4%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.8%)	$17,444			$1,344			$16,101	65.2	73	607	169
360120806698	777	East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs)	Public, Charter	K-4	870 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 644-1714	220	13	17.1	92.3%	7 (3.2%)	192 (87.3%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$19,797			$6,725			$13,072	65.2	65	793	16
363078004140	778	Allendale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1399 Orchard Park Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3660	521	43	12.1	34.7%	455 (87.3%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$14,968			$1,274			$13,694	65.2	60.9	898	120
363192004272	779	School 30	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Nevada Pl	Yonkers	10708	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8590	546	26	20.6	49.1%	193 (35.3%)	57 (10.4%)	250 (45.8%)	26 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$11,710			$654			$11,057	65	60.3	908	129
360010105544	780	Ps/Is 208	Public	K-8	74-30 Commonwlth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 468-6420	597	53	11.2	57.3%	13 (2.2%)	361 (60.5%)	77 (12.9%)	73 (12.2%)	52 (8.7%)	7 (1.2%)	14 (2.3%)	$19,042			$859			$18,183	65	52.9	1084	304

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.