Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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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)
361062000836	171	Stewart Manor School	Public	PK, KG-6	38 Stewart Ave	Stewart Manor	11530	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5530	331	34	9.5	28.4%	69 (20.8%)	54 (16.3%)	103 (31.1%)	89 (26.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	$19,020			$1,379			$17,641	91.6	85.7	324	153
360009202557	172	Windsor Terrace School (The)	Public	K-5	1625 11th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 768-0057	426	30	14.2	13.8%	286 (67.1%)	18 (4.2%)	58 (13.6%)	33 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	$19,016			$1,069			$17,947	91.5	93.2	145	27
360015302665	173	Ps 195 Manhattan Beach	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Irwin St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 648-9102	381	30	12.7	43.0%	350 (91.9%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$17,572			$1,782			$15,790	91.4	93.9	130	43
360117706638	174	Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	425 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 458-3000	774			88.6%	7 (0.9%)	275 (35.5%)	471 (60.9%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	$18,337			$3,119			$15,217	91.4	92.3	169	5
360465000207	175	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1738 Helderberg Trail	Berne	12023	Albany County	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 872-2030	386	37	10.5	38.6%	364 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$15,656			$1,006			$14,649	91.2	81.9	392	217
361470001225	176	Manor Intermediate School	Public	2-5	147 East St	Honeoye Falls	14472	Monroe County	Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 624-7160	628	44	14.2	21.3%	573 (91.2%)	7 (1.1%)	16 (2.5%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$10,087			$12			$10,075	91.2	87.5	268	92
362529003494	177	F E Bellows Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 Carroll Ave	Mamaroneck	10543	Westchester County	Rye Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 777-4600	340	30	11.4	14.1%	202 (59.4%)	7 (2.1%)	69 (20.3%)	35 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	$18,470			$522			$17,948	91.1	93.1	149	28
362820003803	178	Minnesauke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	21 Highgate Dr	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4200	633	46	13.7	11.7%	448 (70.8%)	12 (1.9%)	70 (11.1%)	60 (9.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	$22,183			$253			$21,930	91	90.5	205	27
360010002612	179	Ps 174 William Sidney Mount	Public	K-5	65-10 Dieterle Crescent	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 897-7006	536	36	14.8	45.7%	140 (26.1%)	19 (3.5%)	106 (19.8%)	224 (41.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	$17,485			$920			$16,564	90.9	89	233	54
361176000947	180	Stratford Avenue School	Public	2-5	97 Stratford Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1500	621	45	13.9		478 (77.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.2%)	76 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$15,477			$229			$15,248	90.8	92.8	155	25

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.