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)
360114106598	51	Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica	Public, Charter	K-4	120-27 141st St	Jamaica	11436	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1441	466			61.6%	6 (1.3%)	266 (57.1%)	68 (14.6%)	79 (17.0%)	32 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	$14,868			$320			$14,547	96.6	96.9	39	12
360116706607	52	Success Academy Charter School-Hudson Yards	Public, Charter	K-4	500 W 41st St	New York	10018	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Hudson Yards	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 845-9683	375			57.1%	67 (17.9%)	70 (18.7%)	142 (37.9%)	57 (15.2%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.0%)	$17,973			$492			$17,481	96.5	96.8	44	8
361005000782	53	Willets Road School	Public	3-7	455 I U Willets Rd	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-8797	404	46	8.6	9.2%	220 (54.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.4%)	140 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$26,257			$513			$25,744	96.5			(n/a)
360007703328	54	Ps 89	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Warren St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 571-5659	340	25	13.5	5.3%	184 (54.1%)	5 (1.5%)	38 (11.2%)	73 (21.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.2%)	$20,530			$449			$20,080	96.4	95.9	65	11
360009902183	55	Ps 41 Crocheron	Public	K-5	214-43 35th Ave	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8333	409	40	10.2	46.7%	70 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	86 (21.0%)	236 (57.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	$18,836			$752			$18,085	96.3	95	93	38
362526003491	56	Osborn School	Public	K-5	10 Osborn Rd	Rye	10580	Westchester County	Rye City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 967-6100	455	49	9.3		294 (64.6%)	4 (0.9%)	67 (14.7%)	54 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)	$26,148			$414			$25,733	96.3	93.9	128	72
360009202818	57	Ps 321 William Penn	Public	K-5	180 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 499-2412	1,216	80	15.2	6.3%	810 (66.6%)	31 (2.5%)	106 (8.7%)	112 (9.2%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (12.2%)	$14,947			$661			$14,286	96.2	95.5	76	19
362637003612	58	Glenwood Landing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Cody Ave	Glen Head	11545	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-7601	427	39	10.9		304 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.1%)	56 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$31,012			$183			$30,828	96.2	97.3	29	29
360007603508	59	Ps 184 Shuang Wen	Public	PK, KG-8	327 Cherry St-2nd Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 602-9700	736	48	15.3	60.3%	58 (7.9%)	18 (2.4%)	90 (12.2%)	500 (67.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.2%)	$15,939			$1,668			$14,271	96.2	92.4	163	104
362595003564	60	Quaker Ridge School	Public	K-5	125 Weaver St	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2780	529	47	11.1		326 (61.6%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.2%)	122 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.2%)	$24,447			$00			$24,447	96	96.8	43	17

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.