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)
361218000976	1821	Landing School	Public	3-5	60 McLoughlin St	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 801-7410	360	36	9.9	61.9%	63 (17.5%)	31 (8.6%)	244 (67.8%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$18,703			$959			$17,743	27.5	19.8	2039	218
360112506479	1822	Family Life Academy Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-5	370 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-6580	198	15	13.4	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	46 (23.2%)	152 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,537			$4,633			$15,904	27.5	39.2	1466	356
360105806354	1823	Explore Exceed Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	443 St Marks Ave-Rm 114	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	Explore Exceed Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 989-6702	374	33	11.4	83.4%	3 (0.8%)	272 (72.7%)	86 (23.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$29,126			$2,181			$26,945	27.5	43.1	1360	463
360240000010	1824	Afton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Academy St	Afton	13730	Chenango County	Afton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 639-8234	213	25	8.4	49.8%	194 (91.1%)	4 (1.9%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$22,353			$3,125			$19,228	27.5	22.5	1969	145
361920001743	1825	North Coleman Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	197 N Coleman Rd	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8660	339	17	19.9	38.6%	161 (47.5%)	28 (8.3%)	102 (30.1%)	35 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$16,814			$289			$16,525	27.5	70.6	665	1160
360008102475	1826	Ps 129 John H Finley	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 130th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5932	218	22	9.9	93.1%	5 (2.3%)	100 (45.9%)	108 (49.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$41,292			$4,498			$36,794	27.4	23.5	1940	114
360008602465	1827	Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W 166th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6120	479	52	9.3	97.9%	6 (1.3%)	115 (24.0%)	353 (73.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$21,174			$2,345			$18,829	27.4	17.9	2098	271
360015202473	1828	Ps 128 Bensonhurst	Public	K-5	2075 84th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-5900	457	35	12.9	88.6%	197 (43.1%)	16 (3.5%)	97 (21.2%)	139 (30.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$20,961			$1,767			$19,194	27.3	30.5	1737	91
362724003716	1829	Moreau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Bluebird Rd	South Glens Falls	12803	Saratoga County	South Glens Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 793-9644	290	23	12.6	37.6%	279 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,331			$1,429			$13,902	27.3	30	1752	77
360010102169	1830	Cynthia Jenkins School	Public	PK, KG-5	179-37 137th Ave	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-5399	274	34	8.1	81.4%	4 (1.5%)	220 (80.3%)	36 (13.1%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	$25,148			$1,206			$23,941	27.3	25.7	1877	47

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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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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.