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)
361863000131	941	McKenna Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Spruce St	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5501	438	44	10	5.7%	382 (87.2%)	6 (1.4%)	35 (8.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$23,053			$517			$22,536	58.1	72	627	314
360122506727	942	Renaissance Charter School 2 (The)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	45-20 83rd St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Renaissance Charter School 2 (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 242-3505	371	25	14.8	83.3%	17 (4.6%)	24 (6.5%)	270 (72.8%)	55 (14.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,669			$1,451			$14,218	58			(n/a)
362148003050	943	Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	142 Lake Rd	Valley Cottage	10989	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 353-7240	427	37	11.6	46.6%	114 (26.7%)	57 (13.3%)	211 (49.4%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.7%)	$20,314			$551			$19,763	58	66.3	765	178
363093004154	944	Mount Markham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Fairground Rd	West Winfield	13491	Herkimer County	Mount Markham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 822-2840	449	30	14.9	54.6%	444 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,093			$3,102			$8,991	58	51	1134	190
363183004238	945	Gardner-Dickinson School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 East Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Wynantskill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 283-4600	333	24	13.9		306 (91.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$16,468			$1,648			$14,821	58	65.3	786	159
360013605765	946	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-10	442 E Houston St-Rm 312	New York	10002	New York County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 388-0241	307	22	13.9	90.6%	8 (2.6%)	149 (48.5%)	136 (44.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$30,421			$3,935			$26,486	58	44.7	1317	371
360012102590	947	Ps 165 Ida Posner	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Lott Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7759	193	15	12.7	89.6%	2 (1.0%)	156 (80.8%)	28 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$39,594			$3,178			$36,416	57.9	36.6	1536	589
360399000160	948	John Kennedy School	Public	2-4	166 Vine St	Batavia	14020	Genesee County	Batavia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 343-2480	481	51	9.3	56.5%	327 (68.0%)	41 (8.5%)	55 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.2%)	$15,156			$2,414			$12,742	57.9	62.8	850	98
360010202289	949	Ps 70	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	30-45 42nd St	Long Island City	11103	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 728-4646	793	48	16.5	75.9%	341 (43.0%)	22 (2.8%)	314 (39.6%)	89 (11.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$18,298			$1,411			$16,886	57.9	60.9	896	53
360014905824	950	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-4924	1,144	91	12.6		8 (0.7%)	658 (57.5%)	437 (38.2%)	9 (0.8%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	20 (1.7%)	$18,364			$2,889			$15,475	57.8	63.5	832	118

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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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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.