Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2439)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
361917001731	2231	Mexico Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	26 Academy St	Mexico	13114	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 963-8400	361	33	11	52.1%	344 (95.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$17,322			$2,186			$15,135	13.3	31.4	1728	503
360009702434	2232	Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4623	352	27	13	83.8%	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.1%)	331 (94.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,871			$2,483			$20,388	13.3	14	2218	14
360009402812	2233	Ps 308 Clara Cardwell	Public	PK, KG-8	616 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 571-6960	212	25	8.5	91.0%	5 (2.4%)	158 (74.5%)	35 (16.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.3%)	2 (0.9%)	$35,856			$4,767			$31,089	13.2	16.2	2156	77
361056000818	2234	Hendy Avenue School	Public	3-6	110 Hendy Ave	Elmira	14905	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3750	403	24	16.7	66.0%	272 (67.5%)	54 (13.4%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (14.1%)	$10,933			$1,423			$9,510	13.2	16.8	2139	95
362475001623	2235	School 15-Children's School Of Rochester (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	85 Hillside Ave	Rochester	14610	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 262-8830	347	33	10.6	74.6%	92 (26.5%)	94 (27.1%)	67 (19.3%)	77 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$16,325			$3,255			$13,070	13.2	9.3	2330	95
360012302634	2236	Ps 183 Dr Richard R Green	Public	PK, KG-8	2-45 Beach 79th St	Rockaway Beach	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-9459	448	44	10.2	92.4%	21 (4.7%)	252 (56.3%)	137 (30.6%)	22 (4.9%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$24,494			$1,318			$23,176	13.1	8.3	2346	110
361284001053	2237	Greenport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	720 Front St	Greenport	11944	Suffolk County	Greenport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 477-1950	339	23	14.6	61.4%	64 (18.9%)	16 (4.7%)	236 (69.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$16,653			$2,289			$14,365	13.1	21.4	2008	229
360009602786	2238	Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook	Public	PK, KG-5	101-24 Seaview Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 437-5000	349	32	10.9	92.0%	13 (3.7%)	254 (72.8%)	56 (16.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	$32,049			$4,496			$27,553	13	23.6	1950	288
360487000230	2239	MacArthur School	Public	PK, KG-5	1123 Vestal Ave	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 763-8485	398	37	10.6	62.1%	196 (49.2%)	89 (22.4%)	61 (15.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.1%)	$18,569			$2,694			$15,875	13	16.2	2154	85
360008602276	2240	Ps 114 Luis Llorens Torres School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Cromwell Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7507	483	40	12.1	96.9%	7 (1.4%)	89 (18.4%)	360 (74.5%)	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,101			$2,628			$24,473	13	8.9	2335	95

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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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