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)
360786000558	2341	Clyde-Savannah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 E Dezeng St	Clyde	14433	Wayne County	Clyde-Savannah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 902-3100	428	39	10.9	54.7%	360 (84.1%)	8 (1.9%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	$17,932			$2,959			$14,973	9.5	9	2343	2
361413001150	2342	Joseph McNeil School	Public	1-6	335 S Franklin St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4501	401	30	13.3	63.1%	4 (1.0%)	100 (24.9%)	280 (69.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	$26,609			$2,999			$23,610	9.5	12.9	2245	97
360016205855	2343	KIPP Albany Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 Krank St	Albany	12202	Albany County	KIPP Albany Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 433-1500	682	21	32.4	82.6%	8 (1.2%)	578 (84.8%)	67 (9.8%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.5%)	$19,110			$3,064			$16,046	9.4	11.2	2295	48
361767001579	2344	Anna Merritt Elementary School	Public	K-4	389 Green St	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4726	314	25	12.5	77.1%	198 (63.1%)	45 (14.3%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.3%)	$15,744			$1,887			$13,857	9.3	26	1870	474
363192004267	2345	Museum School 25	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	579 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8450	268	18	14.5	78.0%	10 (3.7%)	89 (33.2%)	149 (55.6%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	$18,078			$2,260			$15,817	9.2	8.2	2356	11
361644005578	2346	Martin Road Elementary School	Public	2-5	135 Martin Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Lackawanna City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-5610	560	51	10.8	85.5%	345 (61.6%)	62 (11.1%)	86 (15.4%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	$17,500			$7,193			$10,307	9.1	8.4	2352	6
360012302398	2347	Lighthouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Beach 35th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5828	152	19	8.1	93.4%	6 (3.9%)	78 (51.3%)	61 (40.1%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$26,474			$1,813			$24,660	9.1	11.8	2285	62
360585000323	2348	Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18	Public	PK, KG-8	750 West Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3160	443	45	9.8	94.8%	27 (6.1%)	150 (33.9%)	94 (21.2%)	154 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	$14,584			$2,671			$11,913	9.1	15	2178	170
362490003445	2349	Louis V Denti Elementary School	Public	K-6	1001 Ruby St	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 338-5371	655	55	11.8	58.6%	458 (69.9%)	41 (6.3%)	87 (13.3%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.5%)	$12,737			$1,635			$11,102	9	13.9	2217	132
362781003775	2350	Lime Kiln Elementary School	Public	4-6	35 Lime Kiln Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6280	611	36	16.7	83.1%	15 (2.5%)	92 (15.1%)	493 (80.7%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,242			$3,985			$7,257	8.9	8.5	2351	1

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.