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)
360008301676	1901	Ps 8 Luis Belliard	Public	PK, KG-5	465 W 167th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-4157	332	28	11.7	94.0%	10 (3.0%)	9 (2.7%)	306 (92.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$24,567			$2,417			$22,150	25	17.3	2116	215
361752001559	1902	Chestnut Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 Saslon Park Dr	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 453-0242	411	27	14.9	46.2%	257 (62.5%)	31 (7.5%)	33 (8.0%)	55 (13.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.3%)	$14,392			$2,313			$12,079	25	21.4	1995	93
360798004584	1903	Harmony Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	Madelon K Hickey Way	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-1900	379	31	12.2	63.1%	240 (63.3%)	33 (8.7%)	45 (11.9%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.7%)	$12,642			$1,448			$11,194	25	30.9	1723	180
363126004179	1904	George Washington School	Public	K-5	100 Orchard St	White Plains	10604	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2380	589	57	10.3	53.7%	95 (16.1%)	44 (7.5%)	383 (65.0%)	38 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	$22,673			$600			$22,072	24.9	30.9	1724	180
361617001395	1905	Ausable Forks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	28 W Church Ln	Au Sable Forks	12912	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 647-5503	225	23	9.5	57.8%	209 (92.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$19,735			$5,563			$14,172	24.9	35.4	1578	327
361050000805	1906	Ellenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	28 Maple Ave	Ellenville	12428	Ulster County	Ellenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 647-0131	674	48	14	61.1%	321 (47.6%)	56 (8.3%)	239 (35.5%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	$21,615			$3,684			$17,932	24.9	14.5	2198	292
362643003621	1907	Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary School	Public	3-5	38 Garden St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 568-5500	262	28	9.3	57.3%	211 (80.5%)	6 (2.3%)	18 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)	$11,972			$2,544			$9,428	24.9	25.5	1884	23
360008604459	1908	Ps 199 Shakespeare School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1449 Shakespeare Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7172	484	42	11.3	95.9%	4 (0.8%)	122 (25.2%)	327 (67.6%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	$23,821			$2,603			$21,217	24.8	33.8	1622	286
360408000169	1909	Gardiner Manor School	Public	3-5	125 Wohseepee Dr	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1150	702	69	10.2	53.7%	153 (21.8%)	95 (13.5%)	397 (56.6%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	$19,247			$2,068			$17,179	24.8	34.3	1609	300
362352003285	1910	N A Hamilton Bicentennial School	Public	PK, KG-6	929 Rt 209	Cuddebackville	12729	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 858-3100	464	51	9.1	53.7%	331 (71.3%)	24 (5.2%)	64 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	$21,325			$00			$21,325	24.8	26.8	1848	62

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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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