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)
360012006416	2061	Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	574 Dumont Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7012	277	23	12.1	95.7%	8 (2.9%)	159 (57.4%)	98 (35.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	$24,302			$3,358			$20,944	20	31.1	1718	343
360008706507	2062	Bedford Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3177 Webster Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-6400	470	42	11.1	85.1%	43 (9.1%)	35 (7.4%)	308 (65.5%)	67 (14.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$18,938			$2,172			$16,766	20	13.8	2219	157
363021004060	2063	Watervliet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2557 10th Ave	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 629-3400	661	47	14	72.0%	288 (43.6%)	94 (14.2%)	141 (21.3%)	63 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (11.2%)	$8,242			$00			$8,242	19.9	18.5	2085	22
360008104690	2064	Ps 175 Henry H Garnet	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W 134th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-0426	289	25	11.5	93.8%	19 (6.6%)	138 (47.8%)	114 (39.4%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	$24,723			$3,746			$20,977	19.9	30.5	1735	329
361563001345	2065	Carlyle C Ring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	333 Buffalo St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4407	385	40	9.5	74.5%	206 (53.5%)	12 (3.1%)	133 (34.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	$15,883			$2,239			$13,645	19.9	21.1	2008	57
360009000227	2066	Ps 214	Public	PK, KG-8	1970 W Farms Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-6728	836	68	12.2	92.2%	8 (1.0%)	182 (21.8%)	621 (74.3%)	20 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$19,221			$2,128			$17,093	19.9	23.9	1922	144
363192004265	2067	School 22	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1408 Nepperhan Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8440	393	22	17.5	70.0%	37 (9.4%)	69 (17.6%)	245 (62.3%)	22 (5.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$15,943			$1,050			$14,893	19.9	20.8	2016	51
361422004798	2068	Herkimer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Gros Blvd	Herkimer	13350	Herkimer County	Herkimer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 866-8562	517	41	12.6	71.2%	475 (91.9%)	18 (3.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$14,217			$2,924			$11,293	19.7	23.8	1930	138
362475001623	2069	School 15-Children's School Of Rochester (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	85 Hillside Ave	Rochester	14610	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 262-8830	347	33	10.6	74.6%	92 (26.5%)	94 (27.1%)	67 (19.3%)	77 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$16,325			$3,255			$13,070	19.7	13.2	2235	166
360008602298	2070	Ps 73 Bronx	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Anderson Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6776	331	23	14.3	97.9%	2 (0.6%)	87 (26.3%)	242 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,525			$2,864			$23,661	19.6	10.3	2319	249

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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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Educational resources:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.