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)
362100002980	331	Boght Hills School	Public	K-5	38 Dunsbach Ferry Rd	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-0222	548	43	12.6	18.1%	283 (51.6%)	30 (5.5%)	34 (6.2%)	172 (31.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	$12,211			$342			$11,868	84.2	83.8	363	32
360015102638	332	Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock	Public	K-5	8601 Ridge Blvd	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 745-6610	576	37	15.7	46.0%	357 (62.0%)	9 (1.6%)	125 (21.7%)	63 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$16,184			$763			$15,420	84.2	88.4	244	88
360100106154	333	Academic Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Academic Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-4215	455	19	24.5		11 (2.4%)	202 (44.4%)	230 (50.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,472			$5,911			$5,561	84.1	79.8	444	111
362316003238	334	Jefferson Road School	Public	K-5	15 School Ln	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1302	471	32	14.6		355 (75.4%)	9 (1.9%)	27 (5.7%)	33 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.6%)	$12,878			$1,318			$11,561	84.1	87.3	278	56
360891000680	335	Delaware Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Sheldon Dr	Delhi	13753	Delaware County	Delaware Academy Central School District At Delhi	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 746-2105	333	25	13.3	41.7%	306 (91.9%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$12,064			$00			$12,064	84.1	67.4	738	403
360119306672	336	Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx	Public, Charter	K-5	411 Wales Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 743-7476	344	10	34.4	79.9%	1 (0.3%)	92 (26.7%)	237 (68.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$19,336			$3,719			$15,616	84	87.6	264	72
360010302239	337	Ps 55 Henry M Boehm	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Osborne St	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 697-5200	509	51	9.9	41.8%	378 (74.3%)	2 (0.4%)	71 (13.9%)	50 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$23,109			$1,006			$22,103	84	81.8	394	57
363147004215	338	Maple West Elementary School	Public	K-4	851 Maple Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-8840	675	57	11.7	21.8%	526 (77.9%)	17 (2.5%)	33 (4.9%)	70 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	$13,785			$995			$12,790	84	86.6	301	37
360012202586	339	Ps 163 Flushing Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	159-01 59th Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-2514	780	47	16.6	82.4%	12 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	118 (15.1%)	619 (79.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.6%)	$15,338			$919			$14,418	83.9	83.2	376	37
360984000755	340	Bowling Green School	Public	K-5	2340 Stewart Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 876-7480	898	81	11.1	22.5%	324 (36.1%)	29 (3.2%)	281 (31.3%)	238 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.4%)	$13,116			$1,094			$12,022	83.9	86.8	296	44

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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.
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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.