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, November 14, 2024.

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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)
360007802640	1741	Locke School Of Arts And Engineering (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	20 W 112th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 534-7490	290	22	13.1	67.9%	50 (17.2%)	79 (27.2%)	121 (41.7%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (10.0%)	$25,942			$3,338			$22,604	30.2	27	1845	104
361194004553	1742	Geneseo Elementary School	Public	K-5	4050 Avon Rd	Geneseo	14454	Livingston County	Geneseo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 243-3450	397	42	9.5	43.6%	305 (76.8%)	4 (1.0%)	62 (15.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$17,757			$1,350			$16,408	30.2	26.3	1861	119
360012102794	1743	Gregory Jocko Jackson-Sports-Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Osborn St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7791	217	19	11.6	97.7%	5 (2.3%)	137 (63.1%)	72 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$28,843			$1,885			$26,958	30.1	29.8	1757	14
362535003502	1744	Hiawatha School	Public	K-5	97 Patchogue-Holbrook Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 471-1830	584	48	12.2	45.4%	300 (51.4%)	29 (5.0%)	173 (29.6%)	57 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	$17,231			$1,590			$15,641	30	33.4	1639	105
360009806060	1745	Pioneer Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	40-20 100th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 779-5068	722	55	13	92.9%	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	699 (96.8%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,746			$2,321			$16,425	30	29.5	1772	27
361131000893	1746	Fort Edward School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	220 Broadway	Fort Edward	12828	Washington County	Fort Edward Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 747-4529	378	45	8.4	56.6%	329 (87.0%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	$16,181			$351			$15,830	30	27	1843	97
360096706008	1747	Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Concourse Village W-Lower	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 993-1740	297	29	10.2	90.9%	9 (3.0%)	82 (27.6%)	201 (67.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,564			$2,197			$18,367	29.9	27.9	1811	64
363192006281	1748	Thomas Cornell Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	15 St Mary's Pl	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8315	262	18	14.3	84.0%	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.1%)	237 (90.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,907			$632			$16,275	29.9	19.9	2038	290
361140000898	1749	Frankfort-Schuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Reese Rd	Frankfort	13340	Herkimer County	Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 895-7491	353	27	13.1	45.0%	326 (92.4%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$15,356			$3,860			$11,497	29.8	23.8	1927	178
360010102432	1750	Ps/Is 116 William C Hughley	Public	PK, KG-8	107-25 Wren Pl	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4884	843	66	12.8	81.9%	6 (0.7%)	296 (35.1%)	387 (45.9%)	103 (12.2%)	29 (3.4%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	$18,110			$1,180			$16,930	29.8	21.4	1997	247

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About our rankings:

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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.