Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360106206346	21	Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg	Public, Charter	K-4	183 S 3rd St-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1419	359			60.7%	47 (13.1%)	64 (17.8%)	171 (47.6%)	23 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.5%)	$16,974	$516	$16,458	97.9	95.7	73	52
360009902358	22	Ps 94 David D Porter	Public	PK, KG-5	41-77 Little Neck Pkwy	Little Neck	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8491	333	26	12.8	48.0%	22 (6.6%)	5 (1.5%)	36 (10.8%)	250 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)	$18,936	$1,031	$17,905	97.9	97.4	27	5
360113206570	23	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	500			96.8%	3 (0.6%)	271 (54.2%)	205 (41.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$18,505	$5,169	$13,336	97.7	98.1	11	12
360108306374	24	Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Public, Charter	K-8	40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl	New York	10003	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2161	993			49.1%	177 (17.8%)	175 (17.6%)	255 (25.7%)	327 (32.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.0%)	$15,233	$382	$14,852	97.6	97	36	12
361251001021	25	Lakeville Elementary School	Public	1-5	47-27 Jayson Ave	Great Neck	11020	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4300	762	56	13.6	19.2%	71 (9.3%)	9 (1.2%)	63 (8.3%)	592 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$23,482	$403	$23,079	97.6	97.9	17	8
360010302062	26	Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Lindenwood Rd	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 356-2800	536	28	19.2	46.8%	293 (54.7%)	8 (1.5%)	85 (15.9%)	137 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$16,625	$774	$15,851	97.6	96.6	47	21
362856003835	27	Willits Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Nana Pl	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5829	305	32	9.4	11.1%	134 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	147 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$29,186	$311	$28,875	97.6	94.5	112	85
360011902144	28	Ps 31 Samuel F Dupont	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	75 Meserole Ave	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 383-8998	524	31	16.6	68.3%	237 (45.2%)	35 (6.7%)	194 (37.0%)	35 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$17,331	$1,500	$15,831	97.6	95.3	82	54
362595003563	29	Heathcote School	Public	K-5	26 Palmer Ave	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2760	369	30	12.3		230 (62.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.4%)	83 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$23,207	$00	$23,207	97.5	96.9	38	9
360112206469	30	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Ave P-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 514-7082	649			54.1%	377 (58.1%)	34 (5.2%)	47 (7.2%)	181 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	$14,131	$314	$13,817	97.5	97.6	19	11

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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)
360106206346	21	Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg	Public, Charter	K-4	183 S 3rd St-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1419	359			60.7%	47 (13.1%)	64 (17.8%)	171 (47.6%)	23 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.5%)	$16,974			$516			$16,458	97.9	95.7	73	52
360009902358	22	Ps 94 David D Porter	Public	PK, KG-5	41-77 Little Neck Pkwy	Little Neck	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8491	333	26	12.8	48.0%	22 (6.6%)	5 (1.5%)	36 (10.8%)	250 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)	$18,936			$1,031			$17,905	97.9	97.4	27	5
360113206570	23	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	500			96.8%	3 (0.6%)	271 (54.2%)	205 (41.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$18,505			$5,169			$13,336	97.7	98.1	11	12
360108306374	24	Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Public, Charter	K-8	40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl	New York	10003	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2161	993			49.1%	177 (17.8%)	175 (17.6%)	255 (25.7%)	327 (32.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.0%)	$15,233			$382			$14,852	97.6	97	36	12
361251001021	25	Lakeville Elementary School	Public	1-5	47-27 Jayson Ave	Great Neck	11020	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4300	762	56	13.6	19.2%	71 (9.3%)	9 (1.2%)	63 (8.3%)	592 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$23,482			$403			$23,079	97.6	97.9	17	8
360010302062	26	Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Lindenwood Rd	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 356-2800	536	28	19.2	46.8%	293 (54.7%)	8 (1.5%)	85 (15.9%)	137 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$16,625			$774			$15,851	97.6	96.6	47	21
362856003835	27	Willits Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Nana Pl	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5829	305	32	9.4	11.1%	134 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	147 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$29,186			$311			$28,875	97.6	94.5	112	85
360011902144	28	Ps 31 Samuel F Dupont	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	75 Meserole Ave	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 383-8998	524	31	16.6	68.3%	237 (45.2%)	35 (6.7%)	194 (37.0%)	35 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$17,331			$1,500			$15,831	97.6	95.3	82	54
362595003563	29	Heathcote School	Public	K-5	26 Palmer Ave	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2760	369	30	12.3		230 (62.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.4%)	83 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$23,207			$00			$23,207	97.5	96.9	38	9
360112206469	30	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Ave P-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 514-7082	649			54.1%	377 (58.1%)	34 (5.2%)	47 (7.2%)	181 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	$14,131			$314			$13,817	97.5	97.6	19	11