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)
362424000225	671	Mill Road-Intermediate Grades	Public	3-5	9 Mill Rd	Red Hook	12571	Dutchess County	Red Hook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 758-2241	326	34	9.6	29.4%	247 (75.8%)	6 (1.8%)	60 (18.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$26,701			$1,572			$25,130	69.2	67.6	733	62
362157003062	672	School 5	Public	1-6	2440 N Oceanside Rd	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 678-7585	450	33	13.6	16.7%	274 (60.9%)	10 (2.2%)	118 (26.2%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.2%)	$17,954			$1,292			$16,662	69.2	63.7	823	151
360387000145	673	Mae E Reynolds School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 Deerwood Dr	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6124	510	33	15.5	33.5%	443 (86.9%)	12 (2.4%)	19 (3.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	$13,073			$1,731			$11,342	69.2	57.3	987	314
360825000607	674	Cooperstown Elementary School	Public, Alternative	K-11	21 Walnut St	Cooperstown	13326	Otsego County	Cooperstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 547-9976	396	34	11.6		361 (91.2%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$13,683			$899			$12,784	69.2	71	653	21
362190003113	675	Windom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3870 Sheldon Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 209-6279	615	58	10.6	18.4%	540 (87.8%)	20 (3.3%)	25 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$16,931			$1,959			$14,973	69.1	78.1	480	195
361863001690	676	Unqua Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Unqua Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5601	489	41	11.8	7.2%	404 (82.6%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.7%)	$17,893			$113			$17,780	69.1	77.4	505	171
362946003974	677	Robert W Carbonaro School	Public	K-6	50 Hungry Harbor Rd	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2861	386	34	11.2	38.3%	31 (8.0%)	93 (24.1%)	167 (43.3%)	84 (21.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	$21,585			$196			$21,389	69	83.5	370	307
360009202325	678	Ps 295	Public	PK, KG-5	330 18th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 965-0390	212	24	8.9	50.5%	79 (37.3%)	10 (4.7%)	98 (46.2%)	12 (5.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$30,409			$3,288			$27,122	68.9	78.1	485	193
360963000732	679	Donald P Sutherland School	Public	PK, KG-5	4 John St	Nassau	12123	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 207-2620	243	27	9.1	38.3%	210 (86.4%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.2%)	$18,488			$1,646			$16,841	68.9	70.1	680	1
360840000630	680	Erwin Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Beartown Rd	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 936-6514	395	30	13.1	30.9%	294 (74.4%)	13 (3.3%)	20 (5.1%)	44 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$13,538			$1,631			$11,907	68.8	65.8	773	93

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.