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)
362274003201	1221	Penn Yan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3 School Dr	Penn Yan	14527	Yates County	Penn Yan Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 536-3346	519	67	7.7	53.9%	462 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$17,765			$2,999			$14,766	47.7	51.2	1126	95
360008701306	1222	Ps 291	Public	K-5	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0776	415	33	12.6	98.6%	6 (1.4%)	26 (6.3%)	378 (91.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$20,423			$2,376			$18,047	47.7	42.1	1387	165
360017305854	1223	True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	630 Brooks Ave	Rochester	14619	Monroe County	True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 436-8629	1,301	79	16.5	90.9%	40 (3.1%)	1,056 (81.2%)	162 (12.5%)	10 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.1%)	$16,274			$3,626			$12,648	47.7	53	1080	143
360007702414	1224	Ps 111 Adolph S Ochs	Public	PK, KG-5	440 W 53rd St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 582-7420	383	32	12	67.1%	82 (21.4%)	66 (17.2%)	181 (47.3%)	42 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$23,332			$2,652			$20,680	47.6	54.4	1053	171
360008502302	1225	Ps 75 School Of Research And Discovery	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	984 Faile St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 860-1630	489	33	14.7	91.2%	10 (2.0%)	101 (20.7%)	362 (74.0%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$25,122			$2,309			$22,813	47.6	37	1526	301
363036004089	1226	State Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 State Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 872-4200	508	32	15.6	35.2%	406 (79.9%)	21 (4.1%)	54 (10.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$11,463			$1,454			$10,009	47.6	33.3	1645	419
361738001543	1227	Daniel Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	289 Daniel St	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 867-3300	512	45	11.4	36.5%	327 (63.9%)	19 (3.7%)	132 (25.8%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$25,913			$1,770			$24,144	47.5	51.3	1124	103
360012400425	1228	Canisteo-Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	120 Greenwood St	Canisteo	14823	Steuben County	Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 698-4225	483	49	9.9	52.8%	468 (96.9%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$15,471			$2,498			$12,973	47.3	42.6	1375	147
360115206577	1229	Growing Up Green Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	84-35 152nd St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	Growing Up Green Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 642-4306	682	78	8.7		15 (2.2%)	352 (51.6%)	193 (28.3%)	85 (12.5%)	22 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	$21,364			$974			$20,390	47.2	33.8	1624	395
360001301167	1230	Seneca Street School	Public	K-5	436 Seneca St	Oneida	13421	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-3930	203	15	13.8	45.3%	173 (85.2%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	$13,708			$2,189			$11,520	47.2	47.8	1221	9

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.