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)
362745004708	1081	Cottage Lane Elementary School	Public	3-5	120 Cottage Ln	Blauvelt	10913	Rockland County	South Orangetown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 680-1503	629	60	10.5		367 (58.3%)	12 (1.9%)	145 (23.1%)	65 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.4%)	$21,280			$137			$21,143	52.9	60.4	906	175
362574003533	1082	Petrova Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	79 Canaras Ave	Saranac Lake	12983	Franklin County	Saranac Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 891-4221	308	30	10.1	48.7%	301 (97.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,541			$2,027			$18,514	52.8	36.4	1541	459
361161000918	1083	Robert H Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	135 Ivory St	Frewsburg	14738	Chautauqua County	Frewsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 569-7031	398	40	9.9	42.7%	378 (95.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,976			$3,155			$9,821	52.8	44.3	1323	240
363192004247	1084	Yonkers Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	160 Woodlawn Ave	Yonkers	10704	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8540	1,261	85	14.8	67.9%	410 (32.5%)	139 (11.0%)	620 (49.2%)	50 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	$20,769			$1,270			$19,500	52.8	55.7	1022	62
362478003429	1085	Riverside School	Public	K-5	110 Riverside Dr	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 255-8902	150	22	6.8	24.0%	89 (59.3%)	10 (6.7%)	40 (26.7%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$29,738			$977			$28,761	52.7	55.2	1036	49
360552000279	1086	Tamarac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3992 Ny Rt 2	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 279-4600	493	35	14.2	28.4%	446 (90.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	$10,405			$2,014			$8,391	52.7	55.8	1017	69
360487000233	1087	Thomas Jefferson School	Public	K-5	151 Helen St	Binghamton	13905	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 763-8431	264	23	11.4	60.2%	129 (48.9%)	65 (24.6%)	30 (11.4%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.1%)	$19,114			$3,604			$15,510	52.7	30.5	1734	647
361128006545	1088	Fort Ann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Catherine St	Fort Ann	12827	Washington County	Fort Ann Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 639-5594	231	18	12.5	40.3%	211 (91.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$7,501			$235			$7,266	52.6	46.2	1275	187
361965001797	1089	Pine Tree Elementary School	Public	2-5	156 Pine Tree Rd	Monroe	10950	Orange County	Monroe-Woodbury Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 460-6900	786	66	11.9	41.7%	257 (32.7%)	98 (12.5%)	345 (43.9%)	57 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.4%)	$20,464			$1,160			$19,304	52.6	45.8	1285	196
360273000047	1090	C R Weeks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Foley Rd	Windsor	13865	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-3226	313	21	14.9	49.2%	291 (93.0%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$13,494			$1,540			$11,954	52.6	25.2	1892	802

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.