Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

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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)
362400003314	271	Putnam Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	171 Oscawana Lake Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8092	554	36	15.5	19.3%	331 (59.7%)	17 (3.1%)	162 (29.2%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	$18,885			$1,831			$17,054	87.4	89.9	195	76
361098000875	272	Albany Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Albany Ave	North Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5510	507	48	10.4	10.1%	343 (67.7%)	20 (3.9%)	93 (18.3%)	26 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$24,831			$458			$24,373	87.4	85.6	289	17
361176000946	273	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	87.4	91.4	157	116
361770006644	274	Bayville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	50 Mountain Ave	Bayville	11709	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-5400	190	20	9.5	18.4%	147 (77.4%)	2 (1.1%)	36 (18.9%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,555			$529			$31,026	87.4	84.4	327	53
360008802364	275	Ps 96 Richard Rodgers	Public	PK, KG-5	2385 Olinville Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-4959	830	64	12.9	85.4%	127 (15.3%)	153 (18.4%)	508 (61.2%)	17 (2.0%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	14 (1.7%)	$19,058			$2,707			$16,351	87.4	68.8	692	417
362331003264	276	Bedford Road School	Public	K-4	289 Bedford Rd	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Pleasantville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 741-1441	569	46	12.2	11.1%	371 (65.2%)	8 (1.4%)	135 (23.7%)	26 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$18,114			$581			$17,533	87.4	88.3	234	42
360015102471	277	Ps 127 McKinley Park	Public	K-5	7805 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-2323	589	49	11.9	77.1%	201 (34.1%)	4 (0.7%)	142 (24.1%)	232 (39.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$19,407			$1,680			$17,727	87.3	83.2	357	80
362316003238	278	Jefferson Road School	Public	K-5	15 School Ln	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1302	471	32	14.6		355 (75.4%)	9 (1.9%)	27 (5.7%)	33 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.6%)	$12,878			$1,318			$11,561	87.3	89.1	218	60
360010102617	279	Ps 176 Cambria Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	120-45 235th St	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 525-4057	619	32	19.3	55.6%	7 (1.1%)	491 (79.3%)	35 (5.7%)	32 (5.2%)	43 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$14,438			$428			$14,011	87.2	82.6	373	94
360012202148	280	Ps 32 State Street	Public	K-5	171-11 35th Ave	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 463-3747	866	62	14	66.3%	58 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	209 (24.1%)	558 (64.4%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (3.2%)	$16,535			$1,358			$15,178	87.2	85.8	283	3

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.