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)
362535003512	1401	Waverly Avenue School	Public	K-5	1111 Waverly Ave	Holtsville	11742	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 654-8690	463	39	11.8	26.3%	288 (62.2%)	13 (2.8%)	112 (24.2%)	25 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$17,757			$1,337			$16,421	41.6	55.4	1028	373
361152000906	1402	Fredonia Elementary School	Public	1-4	425 E Main St	Fredonia	14063	Chautauqua County	Fredonia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 679-1581	398	43	9.3	49.0%	291 (73.1%)	11 (2.8%)	69 (17.3%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$14,486			$1,107			$13,379	41.5	50	1157	245
362277003203	1403	Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Olin Ave	Perry	14530	Wyoming County	Perry Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 237-0270	424	49	8.6	47.6%	397 (93.6%)	8 (1.9%)	10 (2.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,209			$2,458			$15,751	41.5	30.6	1730	327
362778005589	1404	Canal View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Ranger Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 349-5702	442	47	9.4	38.5%	350 (79.2%)	10 (2.3%)	52 (11.8%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$15,868			$2,738			$13,129	41.4	45.4	1299	105
362457003347	1405	Richfield Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	93 Main St	Richfield Springs	13439	Otsego County	Richfield Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0610	242	27	8.8	60.7%	223 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$18,736			$00			$18,736	41.4	31.7	1694	289
360008302472	1406	Ps 128 Audubon	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W 169th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-0607	477	41	11.6	92.0%	19 (4.0%)	19 (4.0%)	433 (90.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$24,672			$1,867			$22,805	41.2	36.8	1533	127
360008702332	1407	Ps 86 Kingsbridge Heights	Public	PK, KG-6	2756 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5585	1,269	103	12.2	90.7%	28 (2.2%)	89 (7.0%)	1,093 (86.1%)	35 (2.8%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.3%)	$19,784			$2,174			$17,610	41.2	34.7	1596	189
360009702543	1408	Ps 151 Lyndon B Johnson	Public	PK, KG-5	763 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 326-6360	276	26	10.4	83.3%	8 (2.9%)	18 (6.5%)	237 (85.9%)	8 (2.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$29,192			$2,827			$26,365	41.2	35.9	1561	153
361809004825	1409	Madrid-Waddington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2582 State Hwy 345	Madrid	13660	St. Lawrence County	Madrid-Waddington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 322-5634	327	29	11.4	43.4%	310 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,480			$2,744			$9,736	41.1	45.3	1302	107
360966000738	1410	John M Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3 Gingerbread Ln	East Hampton	11937	Suffolk County	East Hampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 329-4205	548	53	10.3	50.7%	167 (30.5%)	13 (2.4%)	341 (62.2%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$27,429			$1,054			$26,376	41.1	35.9	1563	153

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.