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)
362244003157	1511	Parishville-Hopkinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12 County Rt 47	Parishville	13672	St. Lawrence County	Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 265-4642	176	20	8.9	53.4%	174 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,778			$2,485			$13,293	37.8	33.5	1636	125
360111306503	1512	Renaissance Academy Charter School Of The Arts	Public, Charter	K-6	299 Kirk Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Renaissance Academy Charter School Of The Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 225-4200	492	29	16.9	87.4%	17 (3.5%)	303 (61.6%)	134 (27.2%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$17,553			$4,605			$12,949	37.8	27	1844	332
360119906688	1513	Bronx Arts And Science Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	925 Hutchinson River Pkway	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	Bronx Arts And Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 823-1065	341	33	10.3	80.9%	10 (2.9%)	81 (23.8%)	229 (67.2%)	12 (3.5%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	$19,727			$3,069			$16,658	37.8	34	1617	104
363192002802	1514	Paideia School 24	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	50 Colin St	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8640	304	19	15.6	69.1%	47 (15.5%)	55 (18.1%)	174 (57.2%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$21,466			$1,948			$19,518	37.7	32.9	1659	145
360118904170	1515	Lake View Campus	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Sisco St	Westport	12993	Essex County	Boquet Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 962-8244	207	19	10.8	55.1%	207 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,791			$1,040			$14,751	37.7	27.1	1839	324
360008305642	1516	Paula Hedbavny School	Public	K-8	421 W 219th St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 521-2060	339	35	9.6	71.4%	47 (13.9%)	16 (4.7%)	266 (78.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$23,428			$2,550			$20,877	37.7	41.3	1409	107
362754003743	1517	Southampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Pine St	Southampton	11968	Suffolk County	Southampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 591-4802	376	47	8	50.8%	134 (35.6%)	5 (1.3%)	192 (51.1%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$32,838			$2,192			$30,647	37.7	31	1720	203
360096106071	1518	La Cima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	800 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	La Cima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-2136	199	17	11.7	98.5%	3 (1.5%)	113 (56.8%)	74 (37.2%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$21,359			$3,996			$17,363	37.7	50.7	1144	374
360669004434	1519	Cato-Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2851 State Rte 370	Cato	13033	Cayuga County	Cato-Meridian Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 626-3439	489	40	12.3	46.4%	459 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$14,658			$2,483			$12,175	37.7	36.2	1551	32
362850003833	1520	Willow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Willow Ridge Dr	Amherst	14228	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1575	358	36	9.9	38.0%	212 (59.2%)	60 (16.8%)	10 (2.8%)	44 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	$18,657			$1,334			$17,323	37.6	56.2	1010	510

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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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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.