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)
360120006675	301	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 5	Public, Charter	K-5	1946 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-1058	265	13	20.3	97.7%	2 (0.8%)	80 (30.2%)	173 (65.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	$17,753			$4,850			$12,903	85.6	81.3	412	111
360010205287	302	Ps 150	Public	PK, KG-5	40-01 43rd Ave	Long Island City	11104	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 784-2252	771	50	15.4	55.0%	178 (23.1%)	10 (1.3%)	329 (42.7%)	198 (25.7%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.1%)	$16,120			$1,017			$15,103	85.6	88.8	237	65
360963000730	303	Citizen Edmond Genet School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Englewood Ave	East Greenbush	12061	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2680	466	43	10.8	21.9%	322 (69.1%)	30 (6.4%)	27 (5.8%)	67 (14.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	$13,530			$833			$12,697	85.5	87.1	284	19
360015102761	304	Ps 247	Public	K-5	7000 21st Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-4205	710	53	13.4	70.0%	164 (23.1%)	5 (0.7%)	104 (14.6%)	430 (60.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,525			$2,464			$19,061	85.5	91.3	192	112
362004001829	305	Mount Sinai Elementary School	Public	K-4	118 N Country Rd	Mount Sinai	11766	Suffolk County	Mount Sinai Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-2600	659	50	13	12.1%	506 (76.8%)	5 (0.8%)	99 (15.0%)	31 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$20,412			$1,645			$18,767	85.4	81	419	114
362112002989	306	Harold D Fayette School	Public	K-6	1057 Merrick Ave	North Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 489-3090	278	20	13.8	14.4%	157 (56.5%)	19 (6.8%)	64 (23.0%)	35 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$24,531			$1,146			$23,385	85.4	86.6	300	6
360015102738	307	Ps 229 Dyker	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 236-5447	1,144	75	15.2	64.3%	237 (20.7%)	17 (1.5%)	170 (14.9%)	702 (61.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	$14,121			$535			$13,586	85.4	92.2	171	136
360009502763	308	Ps 249 Caton (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Marlborough Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-8828	710	51	13.9	79.2%	37 (5.2%)	284 (40.0%)	333 (46.9%)	42 (5.9%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$18,044			$1,951			$16,093	85.3	83.9	361	53
360010302127	309	Ps 26 Carteret School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	4108 Victory Blvd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 698-1530	270	26	10.3	55.6%	113 (41.9%)	15 (5.6%)	74 (27.4%)	60 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$23,051			$1,014			$22,037	85.3	78.2	477	168
360115706601	310	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Public, Charter	K-7	3956 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-0231	479	25	19.1	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	349 (72.9%)	119 (24.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,107			$4,105			$15,002	85.3	81.7	396	86

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.