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)
361557001337	1441	Fall Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	202 King St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2214	232	22	10.3	39.7%	158 (68.1%)	9 (3.9%)	20 (8.6%)	12 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.8%)	$16,623			$890			$15,734	40.2	42.7	1370	71
360008102141	1442	Ps 30 Hernandez/Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	144-176 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-1825	170	19	9.1	95.3%	8 (4.7%)	79 (46.5%)	78 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	$41,793			$2,770			$39,023	40.2	50.4	1149	293
361239001005	1443	Gowanda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 Aldrich St	Gowanda	14070	Cattaraugus County	Gowanda Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 532-3325	458	53	8.6	65.3%	276 (60.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.6%)	$17,902			$1,905			$15,997	40.1	33.6	1629	186
362499003460	1444	Centennial Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	140 W Centennial Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7400	499	51	9.7	49.5%	2 (0.4%)	180 (36.1%)	302 (60.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$27,547			$2,787			$24,760	40.1	32.6	1669	225
361263001029	1445	Craig Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	320 W Craig Hill Dr	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-4500	266	27	9.9	57.9%	137 (51.5%)	34 (12.8%)	48 (18.0%)	21 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	$20,540			$2,483			$18,057	40.1	38.8	1480	35
360117206648	1446	Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	378 Urban St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 235-1520	324	24	13.5	89.5%	3 (0.9%)	275 (84.9%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.6%)	$13,006			$2,272			$10,734	40	14.1	2209	763
361455006651	1447	Holland Middle School	Public	4-8	11720 Partridge Rd	Holland	14080	Erie County	Holland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 537-8277	231	16	14.8	37.7%	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$17,037			$00			$17,037	40	47.4	1233	214
360747000530	1448	Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	9076 North Rd	Bridgeport	13030	Onondaga County	Chittenango Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 687-2272	234	18	13.3	37.6%	215 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$13,129			$2,342			$10,787	40	29.9	1755	307
362010006729	1449	Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2720	367	29	12.6	68.9%	28 (7.6%)	178 (48.5%)	157 (42.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,191			$1,563			$13,628	39.9	45.5	1292	157
361866001693	1450	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	25 Owl Ave	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3740	422	31	13.6	69.9%	362 (85.8%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$14,069			$2,136			$11,934	39.9	46.6	1264	186

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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:

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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.