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)
360111406511	751	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	465 E 29th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 246-4800	778	53	14.6	85.2%	6 (0.8%)	664 (85.3%)	78 (10.0%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (1.9%)	$19,057			$6,451			$12,607	66.8	66.7	749	2
361263001040	752	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	66.8	64	811	59
360009102793	753	Ps 282 Park Slope	Public	PK, KG-5	180 6th Ave	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 622-1626	496	36	13.6	31.7%	189 (38.1%)	161 (32.5%)	93 (18.8%)	28 (5.6%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.4%)	$20,693			$1,125			$19,568	66.8	67.3	726	27
360246000222	754	Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	45 Tremont St	Albany	12205	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6675	312	23	13.7	34.9%	134 (42.9%)	68 (21.8%)	32 (10.3%)	41 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.5%)	$15,425			$403			$15,023	66.7	76.7	498	256
361167000468	755	Big Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	S 4460 Bay View Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-1740	540	41	13.1	37.6%	480 (88.9%)	15 (2.8%)	24 (4.4%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$12,322			$1,685			$10,637	66.7	56.4	1013	258
360009202602	756	Ps 169 Sunset Park	Public	K-5	4305 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-3224	934	94	9.9	92.4%	22 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	337 (36.1%)	560 (60.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	$23,074			$2,911			$20,163	66.7	62.6	858	102
363192004269	757	Montessori School 27	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	132 Valentine Ln	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8455	333	19	17.5	64.3%	24 (7.2%)	61 (18.3%)	218 (65.5%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$18,438			$1,116			$17,322	66.6	63.5	828	71
360618000398	758	Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 North St	Caledonia	14423	Livingston County	Caledonia-Mumford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 538-3481	398	36	11	34.2%	364 (91.5%)	8 (2.0%)	19 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$8,356			$58			$8,299	66.6	70.9	641	117
360016605902	759	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2560	938	94	9.9		20 (2.1%)	219 (23.3%)	677 (72.2%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$19,800			$3,705			$16,095	66.6	61.8	874	115
362070002903	760	Fostertown School	Public, Magnet	K-5	364 Fostertown Rd	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 568-6425	588	53	11	45.6%	114 (19.4%)	99 (16.8%)	341 (58.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	$17,199			$00			$17,199	66.5	64.6	796	36

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About our rankings:

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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.