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)
362547004619	1201	Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41 E Broadway	Salem	12865	Washington County	Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 854-9505	311	26	11.7	52.4%	305 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,890			$1,809			$13,081	48.9	41.6	1401	200
360012104886	1202	Ps/Is 323	Public	PK, KG-8	210 Chester St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7781	511	45	11.3	96.5%	3 (0.6%)	373 (73.0%)	126 (24.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$20,746			$1,301			$19,446	48.9	29.2	1780	578
360009402823	1203	Ps 335 Granville T Woods	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-7736	168	18	9.4	96.4%	2 (1.2%)	135 (80.4%)	28 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$35,633			$3,859			$31,773	48.8	16.6	2133	930
362706003675	1204	Accompsett Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Lincoln St	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-4155	527	43	12.2	10.6%	415 (78.7%)	13 (2.5%)	70 (13.3%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$20,039			$965			$19,074	48.8	74.1	585	619
360234000004	1205	Mannsville Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	423 N Main St	Mannsville	13661	Jefferson County	South Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 465-4281	319	26	12.5	55.8%	302 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$10,596			$1,777			$8,819	48.7	35.3	1580	375
362924003933	1206	Unadilla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Main St	Unadilla	13849	Otsego County	Otego-Unadilla Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 369-6200	348	23	15.4	46.0%	313 (89.9%)	3 (0.9%)	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$14,476			$2,897			$11,579	48.7	42.4	1376	170
360906000693	1207	Deposit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 2nd St	Deposit	13754	Broome County	Deposit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 467-2198	235	22	10.4	55.3%	223 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$20,886			$3,511			$17,376	48.5	32.3	1677	470
362070002907	1208	Meadow Hill School	Public, Magnet	K-8	124 Meadow Hill Rd	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 568-6600	1,013	92	11	58.0%	146 (14.4%)	186 (18.4%)	609 (60.1%)	31 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.9%)	$17,046			$00			$17,046	48.4	47.9	1219	11
360663000443	1209	Black River School	Public	PK, KG-4	160 Leray St	Black River	13612	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 773-5911	460	42	10.8	40.2%	302 (65.7%)	34 (7.4%)	82 (17.8%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.4%)	$10,330			$00			$10,330	48.4	66.2	767	442
360015306618	1210	Ps 889	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Hinckley Pl	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(929) 397-9171	386	28	14	50.0%	122 (31.6%)	112 (29.0%)	78 (20.2%)	50 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	14 (3.6%)	$15,748			$1,375			$14,373	48.3	46.2	1273	63

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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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