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)
360009905567	991	Ps/Is 266	Public	PK, KG-8	74-10 Commonwealth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 479-3920	495	66	7.5	49.1%	45 (9.1%)	154 (31.1%)	116 (23.4%)	142 (28.7%)	9 (1.8%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.4%)	$22,843			$949			$21,894	56.4	69.5	695	296
360437004801	992	Belleville Henderson Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8372 County Rt 75	Belleville	13611	Jefferson County	Belleville-Henderson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 846-5121	502	44	11.4	59.2%	463 (92.2%)	9 (1.8%)	17 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$11,304			$2,449			$8,855	56.4	37.1	1520	528
360007905633	993	Central Park East I	Public	PK, KG-5	1573 Madison Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	No	(212) 860-5821	173	12	14.4	50.3%	47 (27.2%)	26 (15.0%)	67 (38.7%)	11 (6.4%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.2%)	17 (9.8%)	$21,030			$1,059			$19,971	56.3	48.6	1204	211
360098606161	994	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	681 Kelly St-Rm 205	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 901-3855	691	25	27.6	93.3%	12 (1.7%)	276 (39.9%)	373 (54.0%)	7 (1.0%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.2%)	$20,368			$4,116			$16,251	56.3	52.8	1088	94
360095606025	995	Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1349 Inwood Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-6950	549	29	18.9	95.3%	6 (1.1%)	191 (34.8%)	332 (60.5%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,436			$4,293			$17,143	56.3	57.4	985	10
361263001040	996	Paddy Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 Latta Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-3700	545	34	16	47.9%	351 (64.4%)	52 (9.5%)	62 (11.4%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	$12,205			$986			$11,219	56.3	66.8	752	244
360100306159	997	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2186 Mill Ave	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 377-7200	610	38	16	76.9%	129 (21.1%)	414 (67.9%)	43 (7.0%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	$20,931			$2,410			$18,521	56.2	51.7	1114	117
360015202713	998	Ps 215 Morris H Weiss	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	415 Ave S	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 339-2464	707	42	16.9	73.0%	308 (43.6%)	13 (1.8%)	183 (25.9%)	196 (27.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$18,260			$2,486			$15,774	56.2	70.1	678	320
360009006474	999	Samara Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1570 Boone Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-5332	294	23	12.7	99.0%	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.9%)	254 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$20,243			$2,535			$17,708	56.1	54.9	1042	43
362928003945	1000	Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1270 Walnut St	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-2201	452	46	9.8	68.8%	0 (0.0%)	138 (30.5%)	305 (67.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$26,388			$2,888			$23,500	56.1	60	924	76

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.