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)
361287001055	1021	Scott M Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11219 Sr 32	Greenville	12083	Greene County	Greenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 966-5070	492	36	13.5	37.0%	472 (95.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$18,464			$1,775			$16,689	55.3	45	1313	292
360116506617	1022	Brilla Veritas Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	600 E 156th St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Brilla Veritas Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	457	44	10.3	86.7%	3 (0.7%)	126 (27.6%)	311 (68.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$21,510			$4,642			$16,869	55.3	50.9	1136	114
360008402218	1023	Ps 49 Willis Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	383 E 139th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4623	546	42	13	98.2%	4 (0.7%)	129 (23.6%)	403 (73.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$22,421			$2,567			$19,854	55.2	32.8	1661	638
361812001620	1024	Austin Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	390 Austin Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 628-1346	585	55	10.6	22.4%	379 (64.8%)	17 (2.9%)	166 (28.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$20,850			$603			$20,247	55.2	63.8	820	204
361629001437	1025	E R Crosby Elementary School	Public	K-4	767 Neighborhood Rd	Lake Katrine	12449	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3912	303	29	10.2	60.7%	191 (63.0%)	23 (7.6%)	42 (13.9%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.2%)	$22,191			$4,993			$17,198	55.1	54.1	1057	32
360996000768	1026	Centre Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	55 Centre Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	256	24	10.6	1.2%	142 (55.5%)	9 (3.5%)	75 (29.3%)	18 (7.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$22,916			$1,134			$21,782	55.1	65.5	779	247
360816000598	1027	Edith L Slocum Elementary School	Public	K-5	2460 Sycamore Ave	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6040	272	27	10.1	32.7%	141 (51.8%)	14 (5.1%)	72 (26.5%)	38 (14.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$21,984			$694			$21,289	55	60.6	903	124
362469003354	1028	Aquebogue Elementary School	Public	K-5	499 Main Rd	Aquebogue	11931	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6780	474	46	10.3	39.7%	143 (30.2%)	45 (9.5%)	273 (57.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$21,943			$2,128			$19,815	55	27.5	1823	795
361851001667	1029	Margaretville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	415 Main St	Margaretville	12455	Delaware County	Margaretville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 586-2647	320	43	7.4	56.9%	228 (71.3%)	2 (0.6%)	78 (24.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	$20,136			$504			$19,632	55	53.1	1077	48
360789000562	1030	Clymer Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8672 E Main St	Clymer	14724	Chautauqua County	Clymer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 355-4444	360	42	8.5	40.8%	325 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	$14,982			$400			$14,582	54.9	45.7	1289	259

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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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