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)
362475003386	2351	Anna Murray-Douglass Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	999 South Ave	Rochester	14620	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 461-3280	782	58	13.6	83.5%	76 (9.7%)	297 (38.0%)	334 (42.7%)	22 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.4%)	$13,282			$4,264			$9,018	8.9	12	2272	79
360585000347	2352	Dr George Blackman Ecc	Public	PK, KG-4	2358 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3340	345	37	9.3	88.7%	23 (6.7%)	215 (62.3%)	44 (12.8%)	40 (11.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$19,870			$3,297			$16,573	8.9	8	2361	9
362733003730	2353	South Kortright Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	58200 State Hwy 10	South Kortright	13842	Delaware County	South Kortright Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 538-9111	313	31	9.9	44.7%	296 (94.6%)	7 (2.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,117			$3,222			$10,894	8.9	15.5	2163	190
360585000335	2354	Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	295 Carlton St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3800	424	47	9.1	95.0%	19 (4.5%)	295 (69.6%)	48 (11.3%)	44 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$18,172			$3,732			$14,440	8.8	10.2	2320	34
360009002245	2355	Ps 57 Crescent	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 367-9446	356	32	11.1	95.2%	8 (2.2%)	102 (28.7%)	233 (65.4%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$24,691			$3,196			$21,495	8.7	23	1956	399
360010302196	2356	Ps 44 Thomas C Brown	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Maple Pkwy	Staten Island	10303	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-0433	537	44	12.3	92.9%	37 (6.9%)	199 (37.1%)	268 (49.9%)	14 (2.6%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	$26,665			$3,015			$23,651	8.6	11.5	2290	66
362859003853	2357	Dr Weeks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Hawley Ave	Syracuse	13203	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4097	682	49	13.9	92.1%	112 (16.4%)	359 (52.6%)	94 (13.8%)	47 (6.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.4%)	$13,033			$3,168			$9,865	8.6	5.8	2390	33
360487000232	2358	Theodore Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-5	9 Ogden St	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8283	336	41	8.2	74.7%	92 (27.4%)	116 (34.5%)	70 (20.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.8%)	$21,057			$4,230			$16,826	8.6	10.4	2317	41
360585000332	2359	Harriet Ross Tubman Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	212 Stanton St	Buffalo	14212	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3780	506	49	10.2	96.0%	25 (4.9%)	237 (46.8%)	61 (12.1%)	160 (31.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$13,541			$2,676			$10,865	8.5	7.4	2370	11
362601006063	2360	William C Keane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1252 Albany Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3960	257	30	8.4	71.6%	23 (8.9%)	47 (18.3%)	60 (23.3%)	86 (33.5%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.5%)	29 (11.3%)	$18,215			$4,943			$13,272	8.3	5.8	2388	28

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.