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)
360009702400	2301	Ps 106 Edward Everett Hale	Public	PK, KG-5	1328 Putnam Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0261	327	33	9.9	88.7%	3 (0.9%)	29 (8.9%)	291 (89.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,557			$2,463			$23,094	11.8	12.9	2244	57
362601003591	2302	Van Corlaer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2310 Guilderland Ave	Schenectady	12306	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8270	413	35	11.6	73.8%	70 (16.9%)	84 (20.3%)	113 (27.4%)	87 (21.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (13.1%)	$12,981			$2,107			$10,874	11.8	12.9	2246	56
360585003481	2303	Pfc William J Grabiarz #79	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Lawn Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4040	545	47	11.4	91.6%	77 (14.1%)	223 (40.9%)	139 (25.5%)	72 (13.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$14,239			$2,119			$12,120	11.6	9.4	2341	38
361641001449	2304	Onondaga Nation School	Public	PK, KG-8	Rr 1-Rt 11a	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 469-6991	121	20	6	73.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,068			$3,515			$28,554	11.6	4	2423	119
362121003003	2305	Roxboro Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 Bernard St	Syracuse	13211	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-2700	430	40	10.6	58.6%	276 (64.2%)	29 (6.7%)	36 (8.4%)	42 (9.8%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	$15,221			$4,589			$10,632	11.4	10.7	2313	8
360237000008	2306	Tuscarora Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Cleveland Dr	Addison	14801	Steuben County	Addison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 359-2261	421	37	11.3	53.4%	409 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$16,084			$3,043			$13,041	11.3	10	2322	16
360008705138	2307	Ps 59 Community School Of Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2185 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4730	374	33	11.2	99.2%	6 (1.6%)	125 (33.4%)	240 (64.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,938			$2,364			$22,573	11.2	8.7	2346	39
360008602160	2308	Ps 35 Franz Siegel	Public	K-5	261 E 163rd St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7214	380	32	11.8	98.2%	5 (1.3%)	91 (23.9%)	276 (72.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$25,617			$2,683			$22,934	11.2	9.6	2334	26
362469003360	2309	Roanoke Avenue School	Public	K-4	549 Roanoke Ave	Riverhead	11901	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6813	401	41	9.7	51.6%	58 (14.5%)	34 (8.5%)	296 (73.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$19,682			$2,619			$17,063	11.1	7.9	2363	54
360117306635	2310	Reach Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	115 Ash St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Reach Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 248-1485	695	67	10.3	96.3%	18 (2.6%)	543 (78.1%)	70 (10.1%)	22 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$16,649			$2,102			$14,548	11.1	16.3	2141	169

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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.

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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.