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)
360690000479	601	Brewerton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9530 Brewerton Rd	Brewerton	13029	Onondaga County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 668-4201	375	26	14.2	35.5%	347 (92.5%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$13,321			$650			$12,671	71.7	64.3	814	213
360273000048	602	A F Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	213 Main St	Windsor	13865	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 655-8247	541	54	9.9	48.6%	497 (91.9%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$17,726			$2,125			$15,602	71.7	74.5	579	23
363171004229	603	Ogden Elementary School	Public	2-5	875 Longview Ave	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 792-4700	322	35	9.2	32.3%	166 (51.6%)	41 (12.7%)	66 (20.5%)	41 (12.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$29,523			$316			$29,207	71.6	76.8	528	75
361173000939	604	Joseph Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5317 Sacandaga Rd	Galway	12074	Saratoga County	Galway Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 882-1033	403	40	10.1	28.5%	398 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,482			$1,481			$11,001	71.6	58.8	953	349
360102506233	605	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	180 W 165th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-0640	674	29	23.2	95.3%	8 (1.2%)	172 (25.5%)	481 (71.4%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$24,757			$3,871			$20,886	71.4	63	844	239
360010102765	606	Ps 251	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	144-51 Arthur St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-2745	245	20	12	76.7%	1 (0.4%)	170 (69.4%)	25 (10.2%)	24 (9.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	$21,566			$1,285			$20,281	71.4	60.5	905	299
361374001124	607	Parsons Memorial School	Public, Alternative	K-9	200 Halstead Ave	Harrison	10528	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 630-3222	488	45	10.8	24.4%	185 (37.9%)	14 (2.9%)	108 (22.1%)	164 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$24,775			$835			$23,940	71.3	66.4	763	156
362157003057	608	School 9e-Boardman Elementary School	Public	1-6	170 Beatrice Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-8510	315	28	11.2	11.4%	229 (72.7%)	9 (2.9%)	48 (15.2%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$19,756			$1,838			$17,918	71.3	79.5	451	157
361539001303	609	Iroquois Middle School	Public	4-6	150 Colebrook Dr	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 342-3450	410	32	12.6		306 (74.6%)	25 (6.1%)	44 (10.7%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$12,315			$962			$11,353	71.3	77.9	490	119
362676003651	610	E A McAllister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	217 Kinsley St	Sherrill	13461	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 829-2520	302	22	13.8	24.2%	274 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$13,844			$221			$13,623	71.3	65.5	778	168

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.