Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2439)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
360117806656	701	Elm Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	79-17 51st Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Elm Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 699-4212	394	9	43.7	83.2%	28 (7.1%)	35 (8.9%)	277 (70.3%)	46 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$16,483			$821			$15,662	69.2	71.1	640	61
361539001308	702	Rogers Middle School	Public	4-6	219 Northfield Rd	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 342-1330	447	36	12.2	35.3%	291 (65.1%)	54 (12.1%)	66 (14.8%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	$12,650			$1,396			$11,255	69.2	61.8	876	174
362961003989	703	Tioga Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	40-48 Glann Rd	Apalachin	13732	Tioga County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2366	263	21	12.7	20.5%	232 (88.2%)	6 (2.3%)	6 (2.3%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$15,281			$1,037			$14,244	69.1	67.1	733	30
360009502656	704	Ps 191 Paul Robeson	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-1206	158	17	9.5	94.9%	3 (1.9%)	124 (78.5%)	27 (17.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	$29,486			$5,197			$24,289	69	67.1	732	28
360650000430	705	Hagan School	Public	3-5	42 Hagan Dr	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 463-7840	362	32	11.3	25.7%	214 (59.1%)	40 (11.0%)	46 (12.7%)	44 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$17,329			$549			$16,781	68.9	73.3	583	122
362490003448	706	Ridge Mills Elementary School	Public	K-6	7841 Rome-Wstrnvll Rd	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 334-1281	380	32	11.8	26.1%	323 (85.0%)	16 (4.2%)	24 (6.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,130			$1,243			$13,887	68.9	58.7	954	248
362535003498	707	Cayuga School	Public	K-5	865 Hawkins Ave	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 471-1800	516	42	12.2	31.4%	313 (60.7%)	24 (4.7%)	130 (25.2%)	30 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$16,271			$1,372			$14,899	68.9	70.6	652	55
360012202105	708	Ps 20 John Bowne	Public	PK, KG-5	142-30 Barclay Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-0321	1,033	70	14.6	87.2%	37 (3.6%)	37 (3.6%)	238 (23.0%)	697 (67.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.6%)	$17,515			$1,614			$15,901	68.9	67.2	728	20
360015102626	709	Seeall Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	5601 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 851-8070	905	74	12.2	91.2%	205 (22.7%)	8 (0.9%)	323 (35.7%)	356 (39.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$19,354			$1,767			$17,586	68.9	60.2	918	209
360501000240	710	Bolton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26 Horicon Ave	Bolton Landing	12814	Warren County	Bolton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 644-2400	174	25	6.9	28.2%	161 (92.5%)	4 (2.3%)	4 (2.3%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,928			$720			$26,208	68.7	68	713	3

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.