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)
362640003617	881	Seaford Harbor School	Public	K-5	3500 Bayview St	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 592-4180	564	49	11.4	10.3%	482 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.0%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$18,939			$256			$18,683	61	67.8	729	152
360585006633	882	North Park Community School #50	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Parkside Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 816-3440	356	28	12.5	27.8%	236 (66.3%)	53 (14.9%)	29 (8.1%)	10 (2.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$15,153			$2,365			$12,787	61	72	630	252
362811003799	883	Stillwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1068 Hudson Ave	Stillwater	12170	Saratoga County	Stillwater Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 373-6100	506	38	13.3	30.0%	472 (93.3%)	7 (1.4%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,057			$529			$11,527	60.9	69.7	690	193
361347001104	884	Glenn H Curtiss Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-6	8272 Main St	Hammondsport	14840	Steuben County	Hammondsport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 569-5200	204	22	9.3	49.5%	194 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$19,358			$3,000			$16,359	60.8	63.2	840	44
360009202482	885	Ps 131	Public	PK, KG-5	4305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 431-1960	527	47	11.2	93.4%	36 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	281 (53.3%)	195 (37.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,472			$2,239			$18,233	60.8	60.5	904	19
361776001601	886	Long Lake Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20 School Ln	Long Lake	12847	Hamilton County	Long Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 624-2147	59	17	3.4	35.6%	55 (93.2%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,475			$978			$31,497	60.8			(n/a)
362034001875	887	West Nyack Elementary School	Public	K-5	661 W Nyack Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3474	311	30	10.5	20.3%	164 (52.7%)	19 (6.1%)	82 (26.4%)	33 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$19,558			$653			$18,905	60.8	72.5	615	272
360924000709	888	Downsville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14784 State Hwy 30	Downsville	13755	Delaware County	Downsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 363-2111	221	32	6.9	34.8%	198 (89.6%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (5.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$16,019			$00			$16,019	60.8	57.2	989	101
360012202711	889	Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden	Public	PK, KG-5	31-15 140th St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 461-4055	342	28	12.2	78.9%	9 (2.6%)	18 (5.3%)	108 (31.6%)	197 (57.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$20,680			$1,794			$18,886	60.8	73.3	599	290
362127003036	890	Pulaski Road School	Public	K-4	623 9th Ave	East Northport	11731	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 262-6850	355	36	9.7	25.1%	229 (64.5%)	7 (2.0%)	91 (25.6%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$23,401			$981			$22,420	60.7	54.5	1051	161

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.