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)
360702000496	761	Kaegebein School	Public	2-5	1690 Love Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 773-8840	393	32	12.1	30.3%	332 (84.5%)	7 (1.8%)	23 (5.9%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$13,171			$1,622			$11,549	65.9	64.8	798	37
361329001088	762	Otsego Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Otsego Ave	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3600	583	48	12	27.6%	238 (40.8%)	67 (11.5%)	112 (19.2%)	138 (23.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$22,361			$1,021			$21,340	65.8	73.2	601	161
360121006682	763	East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Ebacs)	Public, Charter	K-4	260 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Ebacs)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 442-7990	113	7	16.1	96.5%	1 (0.9%)	47 (41.6%)	59 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$25,280			$6,928			$18,352	65.7			(n/a)
360717000506	764	Chazy Central Rural Elementary School	Public	K-6	609 Miner Farm Rd	Chazy	12921	Clinton County	Chazy Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 846-7212	251	23	10.8	32.7%	243 (96.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,545			$1,620			$11,926	65.7	78	487	277
362046000353	765	Lenape Elementary School	Public	3-5	1 Eugene L Brown Dr	New Paltz	12561	Ulster County	New Paltz Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 256-4300	367	41	8.8	30.8%	276 (75.2%)	13 (3.5%)	50 (13.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	$23,955			$678			$23,277	65.7	77.1	514	251
362337004799	766	Poland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	74 Cold Brook St	Poland	13431	Herkimer County	Poland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 826-0203	246	26	9.3	60.2%	232 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$16,561			$1,270			$15,291	65.7	61	892	126
360009502504	767	Ps 138	Public	PK, KG-8	760 Prospect Pl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-0800	414	41	10.1	86.0%	43 (10.4%)	298 (72.0%)	58 (14.0%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$27,371			$3,184			$24,187	65.6	74.7	572	195
360246000222	768	Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	45 Tremont St	Albany	12205	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6675	312	23	13.7	34.9%	134 (42.9%)	68 (21.8%)	32 (10.3%)	41 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.5%)	$15,425			$403			$15,023	65.6	66.7	754	14
360393003409	769	Gordon Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Wood Rd	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 884-7270	471	39	11.9	26.3%	386 (82.0%)	13 (2.8%)	38 (8.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	$15,069			$897			$14,171	65.5	57.6	979	210
361650001459	770	Lake Placid Elementary School	Public	K-5	318 Old Military Rd	Lake Placid	12946	Essex County	Lake Placid Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 523-3640	244	28	8.7	32.8%	219 (89.8%)	8 (3.3%)	12 (4.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$20,804			$2,552			$18,252	65.5	69.7	689	81

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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.