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)
360010102166	2221	Ps 36 Saint Albans School	Public	PK, KG-5	187-01 Foch Blvd	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-1862	293	28	10.5	83.6%	6 (2.0%)	194 (66.2%)	48 (16.4%)	25 (8.5%)	15 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$21,887			$1,008			$20,879	14.8	25	1898	323
360012302512	2222	Ps 43	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Beach 29th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5860	615	49	12.6	93.0%	8 (1.3%)	354 (57.6%)	230 (37.4%)	8 (1.3%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	$21,742			$1,909			$19,833	14.8	18.6	2079	143
360009402812	2223	Ps 308 Clara Cardwell	Public	PK, KG-8	616 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 571-6960	213	25	8.6	94.4%	5 (2.3%)	152 (71.4%)	43 (20.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	3 (1.4%)	$35,856			$4,767			$31,089	14.8	13.2	2233	10
360007602157	2224	Ps 34 Franklin D Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-8	730 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 228-4433	217	29	7.6	96.8%	8 (3.7%)	80 (36.9%)	122 (56.2%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,355			$3,125			$26,230	14.7	13.5	2226	2
360585000356	2225	Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc	Public	PK, KG-4	249 Skillen St	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3430	272	26	10.6	89.3%	44 (16.2%)	111 (40.8%)	65 (23.9%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	$16,965			$2,894			$14,072	14.7	14	2215	10
362082002934	2226	Maple Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	952 Maple Ave	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-9140	383	23	16.6	74.9%	113 (29.5%)	177 (46.2%)	34 (8.9%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.3%)	$12,585			$2,991			$9,594	14.6	12.6	2255	29
360009002491	2227	Ps 134 George F Bristow	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 Bristow St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-3351	425	37	11.3	95.5%	11 (2.6%)	168 (39.5%)	235 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$23,126			$3,946			$19,179	14.6	17.7	2107	120
360687004253	2228	Cordello Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	51 Cordello Ave	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-4189	534	43	12.5	76.6%	6 (1.1%)	57 (10.7%)	453 (84.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$25,534			$3,805			$21,729	14.6	17.9	2101	127
362781003772	2229	Hempstead Elementary School	Public	K-6	80 Brick Church Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6270	481	39	12.3	77.5%	16 (3.3%)	85 (17.7%)	364 (75.7%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$19,680			$5,111			$14,569	14.5	23.2	1950	279
360012102819	2230	Ps 327 Dr Rose B English	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Bristol St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7801	250	22	11.3	97.2%	7 (2.8%)	150 (60.0%)	75 (30.0%)	5 (2.0%)	8 (3.2%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	$30,961			$3,732			$27,229	14.5	33.7	1626	604

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.