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)
360109006378	2051	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1573 Madison Ave-Rm 320	New York	10029	New York County	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II	Yes	No	No	No	(212) 348-2518	398	47	8.4	89.9%	5 (1.3%)	108 (27.1%)	262 (65.8%)	7 (1.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	$27,955			$2,568			$25,387	20.3	35.4	1576	475
361143000900	2052	Franklin Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26 Institute St	Franklin	13775	Delaware County	Franklin Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 829-3025	192	24	8	51.0%	180 (93.8%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$25,042			$3,638			$21,404	20.3	25.9	1871	181
360009202041	2053	Ps 1 Bergen (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	309 47th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 567-7661	754	69	10.9	84.9%	17 (2.3%)	15 (2.0%)	673 (89.3%)	44 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$20,395			$2,019			$18,376	20.3	21.7	1988	65
360012805750	2054	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	321 Northern Blvd	Albany	12210	Albany County	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-9494	913	28	32.6	83.2%	12 (1.3%)	736 (80.6%)	113 (12.4%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	33 (3.6%)	$17,230			$1,761			$15,468	20.3	17.5	2111	57
360008802185	2055	Ps 41 Gun Hill Road	Public	K-5	3352 Olinville Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-3461	592	50	11.9	93.9%	11 (1.9%)	268 (45.3%)	293 (49.5%)	10 (1.7%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,502			$2,545			$17,957	20.2	15.8	2151	96
361869004677	2056	John S Hobart Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Van Buren St	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1295	798	61	13.1	57.9%	188 (23.6%)	161 (20.2%)	380 (47.6%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (5.8%)	$19,331			$1,024			$18,306	20.2	21.6	1990	66
360009006401	2057	Fairmont Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Vyse Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-5210	226	19	11.8	92.5%	4 (1.8%)	90 (39.8%)	131 (58.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,763			$3,835			$23,927	20.1	14.6	2194	137
363192004262	2058	Ella FitzGerald Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	77 Park Hill Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8420	455	28	16.3	87.0%	14 (3.1%)	59 (13.0%)	363 (79.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$18,759			$2,281			$16,478	20	20.7	2018	40
360008300523	2059	Ps 18 Park Terrace	Public	K-8	4124 9th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(917) 521-2220	234	26	9	92.3%	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	227 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$28,710			$2,732			$25,977	20	32.2	1682	377
360012102805	2060	Ps 298 Dr Betty Shabazz	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Watkins St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7793	330	24	13.8	97.0%	5 (1.5%)	195 (59.1%)	124 (37.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,427			$2,212			$22,215	20	35.8	1564	496

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.