Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362322004381	191	Pasadena Elementary School	Public	K-4	3 Richard Ct	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3451	439	44	10	13.0%	204 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)	184 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$21,476	$578	$20,899	90.5	93.8	133	58
362856003837	192	Berry Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	181 Cold Spring Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5790	450	38	11.8	7.1%	253 (56.2%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (4.7%)	150 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$21,160	$199	$20,961	90.4	92.8	154	38
360010206660	193	Hunters Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1-35 57th Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 391-4667	302	23	13.1	18.5%	123 (40.7%)	19 (6.3%)	58 (19.2%)	77 (25.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	$15,368	$797	$14,570	90.4	87.1	283	90
360004604487	194	Community Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	241 Emerson Pl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 399-3824	371	43	8.6	90.8%	2 (0.5%)	220 (59.3%)	108 (29.1%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,774	$2,585	$25,188	90.4	87.2	281	87
360008302643	195	Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs	Public	PK, KG-8	349 Cabrini Blvd	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	No	(212) 927-8218	759	57	13.4	42.3%	280 (36.9%)	30 (4.0%)	369 (48.6%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.7%)	$15,326	$754	$14,572	90.4	87	285	90
362322000508	196	Stratford Road School	Public	K-4	33 Bedford Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3387	626	64	9.7	13.4%	290 (46.3%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (6.4%)	270 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	$23,654	$578	$23,077	90.4	94.6	106	90
360010302118	197	Ps 23 Richmondtown	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Natick St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 351-1155	591	41	14.5	39.4%	371 (62.8%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (13.2%)	124 (21.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	$19,806	$789	$19,017	90.1	90.5	206	9
362040001883	198	Hillside Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 W Maple Dr	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2419	496	33	15	21.8%	70 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.5%)	349 (70.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$13,294	$486	$12,807	90.1	93.2	142	56
360012202703	199	Ps 209 Clearview Gardens	Public	PK, KG-5	16-10 Utopia Pkwy	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 352-3939	500	35	14.3	41.4%	115 (23.0%)	2 (0.4%)	89 (17.8%)	286 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$17,183	$842	$16,341	90.1	91.1	195	4
361176000946	200	Stewart School	Public	2-5	501 Stewart Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1400	707	56	12.6	3.4%	518 (73.3%)	3 (0.4%)	71 (10.0%)	101 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$18,031	$351	$17,680	90.1	87.4	273	73

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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.
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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)
362322004381	191	Pasadena Elementary School	Public	K-4	3 Richard Ct	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3451	439	44	10	13.0%	204 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)	184 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$21,476			$578			$20,899	90.5	93.8	133	58
362856003837	192	Berry Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	181 Cold Spring Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5790	450	38	11.8	7.1%	253 (56.2%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (4.7%)	150 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$21,160			$199			$20,961	90.4	92.8	154	38
360010206660	193	Hunters Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1-35 57th Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 391-4667	302	23	13.1	18.5%	123 (40.7%)	19 (6.3%)	58 (19.2%)	77 (25.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	$15,368			$797			$14,570	90.4	87.1	283	90
360004604487	194	Community Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	241 Emerson Pl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 399-3824	371	43	8.6	90.8%	2 (0.5%)	220 (59.3%)	108 (29.1%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,774			$2,585			$25,188	90.4	87.2	281	87
360008302643	195	Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs	Public	PK, KG-8	349 Cabrini Blvd	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	No	(212) 927-8218	759	57	13.4	42.3%	280 (36.9%)	30 (4.0%)	369 (48.6%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.7%)	$15,326			$754			$14,572	90.4	87	285	90
362322000508	196	Stratford Road School	Public	K-4	33 Bedford Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3387	626	64	9.7	13.4%	290 (46.3%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (6.4%)	270 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	$23,654			$578			$23,077	90.4	94.6	106	90
360010302118	197	Ps 23 Richmondtown	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Natick St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 351-1155	591	41	14.5	39.4%	371 (62.8%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (13.2%)	124 (21.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	$19,806			$789			$19,017	90.1	90.5	206	9
362040001883	198	Hillside Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 W Maple Dr	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2419	496	33	15	21.8%	70 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.5%)	349 (70.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$13,294			$486			$12,807	90.1	93.2	142	56
360012202703	199	Ps 209 Clearview Gardens	Public	PK, KG-5	16-10 Utopia Pkwy	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 352-3939	500	35	14.3	41.4%	115 (23.0%)	2 (0.4%)	89 (17.8%)	286 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$17,183			$842			$16,341	90.1	91.1	195	4
361176000946	200	Stewart School	Public	2-5	501 Stewart Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1400	707	56	12.6	3.4%	518 (73.3%)	3 (0.4%)	71 (10.0%)	101 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$18,031			$351			$17,680	90.1	87.4	273	73