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)
361983001814	1491	Moriah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39 Viking Ln	Port Henry	12974	Essex County	Moriah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 546-3301	385	38	10.1	46.8%	382 (99.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,464			$3,462			$12,001	38.7	33.1	1653	162
360010105546	1492	Gordon Parks School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	233-15 Merrick Blvd	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 341-8280	653	43	15.1	85.5%	2 (0.3%)	571 (87.4%)	42 (6.4%)	10 (1.5%)	11 (1.7%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.1%)	$17,309			$877			$16,432	38.7	46.1	1277	215
360001101026	1493	Wayland Elementary School	Public	K-4	2350 Rt 63	Wayland	14572	Steuben County	Wayland-Cohocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 728-3547	466	45	10.4	62.7%	446 (95.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$12,936			$1,404			$11,532	38.6	31.2	1713	220
361617001397	1494	Keeseville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1825 Rt 22	Keeseville	12944	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 834-2839	413	33	12.5		403 (97.6%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,265			$3,465			$9,800	38.6	37	1525	31
360558004579	1495	Fred W Hill School	Public	3-5	40 Allen St	Brockport	14420	Monroe County	Brockport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 637-1850	472	40	11.7	47.0%	348 (73.7%)	28 (5.9%)	55 (11.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	$14,282			$1,817			$12,465	38.6	35.6	1569	74
360096006013	1496	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	170 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7015	452	36	12.5	94.9%	5 (1.1%)	111 (24.6%)	321 (71.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$28,240			$5,431			$22,809	38.6	35.3	1579	83
361578001360	1497	Boyle Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	424 Boyle Rd	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 474-8140	334	26	12.7	32.9%	198 (59.3%)	9 (2.7%)	113 (33.8%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$19,530			$540			$18,990	38.6	51.1	1130	367
360008502479	1498	Ps 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-0962	278	26	10.6	92.1%	5 (1.8%)	50 (18.0%)	219 (78.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,314			$2,298			$23,016	38.6	33	1657	159
363078004147	1499	Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Northwood Ave	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3640	502	42	11.8	46.0%	326 (64.9%)	59 (11.8%)	53 (10.6%)	49 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$13,090			$1,408			$11,682	38.5	27.5	1824	325
362178003097	1500	Valleyview Elementary School	Public	K-5	40 Valleyview St	Oneonta	13820	Otsego County	Oneonta City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 433-8252	263	23	11.4	43.3%	208 (79.1%)	9 (3.4%)	25 (9.5%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$13,380			$1,770			$11,610	38.4	38.5	1487	13

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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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