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)
362100002980	331	Boght Hills School	Public	K-5	38 Dunsbach Ferry Rd	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-0222	547	43	12.7	21.8%	264 (48.3%)	36 (6.6%)	31 (5.7%)	185 (33.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$12,211			$342			$11,868	84.2	83.8	363	32
360015102638	332	Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock	Public	K-5	8601 Ridge Blvd	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 745-6610	583	41	14	45.1%	365 (62.6%)	11 (1.9%)	118 (20.2%)	65 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	$16,184			$763			$15,420	84.2	88.4	244	88
360100106154	333	Academic Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Academic Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-4215	390	17	22.9		11 (2.8%)	172 (44.1%)	195 (50.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$11,472			$5,911			$5,561	84.1	79.8	444	111
362316003238	334	Jefferson Road School	Public	K-5	15 School Ln	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1302	496	32	15.3		374 (75.4%)	6 (1.2%)	29 (5.8%)	33 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.5%)	$12,878			$1,318			$11,561	84.1	87.3	278	56
360891000680	335	Delaware Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Sheldon Dr	Delhi	13753	Delaware County	Delaware Academy Central School District At Delhi	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 746-2105	343	28	12.3	37.9%	309 (90.1%)	4 (1.2%)	17 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$12,064			$00			$12,064	84.1	67.4	738	403
360119306672	336	Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx	Public, Charter	K-5	411 Wales Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 743-7476	417			87.5%	3 (0.7%)	105 (25.2%)	290 (69.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	$19,336			$3,719			$15,616	84	87.6	264	72
360010302239	337	Ps 55 Henry M Boehm	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Osborne St	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 697-5200	504	38	13.2	40.1%	368 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.3%)	53 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	$23,109			$1,006			$22,103	84	81.8	394	57
363147004215	338	Maple West Elementary School	Public	K-4	851 Maple Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-8840	674	54	12.4	20.2%	520 (77.2%)	13 (1.9%)	33 (4.9%)	76 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	$13,785			$995			$12,790	84	86.6	301	37
360012202586	339	Ps 163 Flushing Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	159-01 59th Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-2514	754	55	13.7	84.2%	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	135 (17.9%)	585 (77.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	$15,338			$919			$14,418	83.9	83.2	376	37
360984000755	340	Bowling Green School	Public	K-5	2340 Stewart Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 876-7480	911	89	10.1	21.3%	326 (35.8%)	25 (2.7%)	272 (29.9%)	252 (27.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.6%)	$13,116			$1,094			$12,022	83.9	86.8	296	44

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

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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.