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)
360012002710	2281	Ps 213 New Lots	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4034	187	18	10.3	94.7%	15 (8.0%)	118 (63.1%)	36 (19.3%)	12 (6.4%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$28,263			$2,448			$25,814	12.4	5.8	2391	110
363012004054	2282	Ohio Street School	Public	K-4	1537 Ohio St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3755	311	24	12.7	73.6%	203 (65.3%)	25 (8.0%)	35 (11.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.1%)	$10,978			$2,012			$8,966	12.4	15.1	2176	106
361227000985	2283	Boulevard School	Public	3-5	56 East Blvd	Gloversville	12078	Fulton County	Gloversville City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 775-5740	544	54	10	73.0%	407 (74.8%)	14 (2.6%)	73 (13.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$14,642			$1,897			$12,746	12.4	11.1	2300	17
360118106661	2284	Citizenship And Science Academy Of Syracuse Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	301 Valley Dr	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Citizenship And Science Academy Of Syracuse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 671-0270	704	43	16.5	87.6%	71 (10.1%)	427 (60.7%)	107 (15.2%)	37 (5.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.0%)	$13,117			$1,962			$11,155	12.4	16.4	2137	147
360007902294	2285	Lexington Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	131 E 104th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5831	482	44	10.9	98.1%	20 (4.1%)	75 (15.6%)	378 (78.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,911			$2,608			$20,304	12.3	14.7	2193	92
363135004575	2286	Whitesville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	692 Main St	Whitesville	14897	Allegany County	Whitesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 356-3301	129	21	6.1	50.4%	120 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,993			$553			$21,440	12.3	30.2	1743	543
360009802084	2287	Ps 14 Fairview	Public	K-5	107-01 Otis Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 699-6071	1,030	85	12.1	92.5%	18 (1.7%)	8 (0.8%)	968 (94.0%)	25 (2.4%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$20,084			$1,269			$18,815	12.3	14	2213	74
360585000316	2288	Bennett Park Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	342 Clinton St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4603	600	66	9.1	72.5%	118 (19.7%)	324 (54.0%)	80 (13.3%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.0%)	$16,813			$5,354			$11,458	12.3	9.8	2330	42
362937003954	2289	Kernan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	929 York St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6760	583	46	12.5	81.5%	98 (16.8%)	171 (29.3%)	182 (31.2%)	55 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (13.0%)	$12,763			$4,686			$8,077	12.2	13.5	2225	64
362214003133	2290	South Seneca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8326 Main St	Interlaken	14847	Seneca County	South Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 869-9636	295	33	8.9	49.2%	265 (89.8%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$25,052			$4,341			$20,710	12.1	5.9	2386	96

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About our rankings:

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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.