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)
360009802739	721	Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan	Public	PK, KG-5	67-25 51st Rd	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-2120	1,083	92	11.7	75.1%	134 (12.4%)	16 (1.5%)	487 (45.0%)	428 (39.5%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	$17,986			$1,203			$16,783	67.5	76.1	539	182
362125003020	722	Mooers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 School St	Mooers	12958	Clinton County	Northeastern Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 236-7373	326	24	13.4	44.5%	311 (95.4%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,157			$2,431			$9,727	67.3	79.3	452	270
360103206229	723	Ocean Hill Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1137 Herkimer St-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Ocean Hill Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5765	404	44	9.1	81.2%	7 (1.7%)	326 (80.7%)	57 (14.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$22,900			$2,410			$20,491	67.3	78.6	470	253
360759000541	724	Clarence Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	9600 Clarence Ctr Rd	Clarence Center	14032	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9150	378	35	10.8	13.2%	345 (91.3%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$15,650			$1,748			$13,901	67.2	71.5	641	83
362019004224	725	Highview Elementary School	Public	3-4	24 Highview Ave	Nanuet	10954	Rockland County	Nanuet Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 627-3480	317	24	12.9	35.3%	127 (40.1%)	27 (8.5%)	111 (35.0%)	44 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$21,125			$467			$20,657	67.2	74.4	580	145
362718003701	726	Somers Intermediate School	Public	3-5	240 Rt 202	Somers	10589	Westchester County	Somers Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 277-4344	565	56	10	13.5%	428 (75.8%)	5 (0.9%)	94 (16.6%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$24,597			$615			$23,983	67.1	76.7	530	196
360000204541	727	Sauquoit Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	2640 Sulphur Springs Rd	Sauquoit	13456	Oneida County	Sauquoit Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 839-6339	344	24	14.3	33.4%	307 (89.2%)	4 (1.2%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$12,287			$2,630			$9,657	67.1	65	794	67
360009202740	728	Ps 230 Doris L Cohen	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Albemarle Rd	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 437-6135	938	70	13.4	78.0%	112 (11.9%)	16 (1.7%)	325 (34.6%)	463 (49.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	$19,732			$1,873			$17,859	67.1	80.5	430	298
360810000576	729	Colton-Pierrepont Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4921 State Hwy 56	Colton	13625	St. Lawrence County	Colton-Pierrepont Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 262-2100	381	36	10.7	38.1%	379 (99.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,471			$1,602			$14,869	67	70.5	668	61
360546000273	730	French Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	488 French Rd	Rochester	14618	Monroe County	Brighton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 242-5140	713	59	12	19.8%	463 (64.9%)	51 (7.2%)	63 (8.8%)	70 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.6%)	$13,008			$820			$12,188	66.9	61.2	884	154

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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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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.