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)
363192004268	501	Casimir Pulaski School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	150 Kings Cross	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8575	546	27	20.3	41.2%	204 (37.4%)	31 (5.7%)	225 (41.2%)	56 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	$17,814			$1,124			$16,691	76.6	77.2	512	11
362190004529	502	Eggert Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3580 Eggert Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 209-6215	599	52	11.5	14.4%	509 (85.0%)	9 (1.5%)	39 (6.5%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$14,621			$1,139			$13,482	76.6	79.8	445	57
360009502832	503	Ps 397 Foster-Laurie	Public	PK, KG-5	490 Fenimore St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-5200	165	14	12	81.2%	9 (5.5%)	125 (75.8%)	13 (7.9%)	8 (4.8%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$21,235			$2,028			$19,208	76.5	72.1	625	122
360537000271	504	Bridgehampton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2685 Montauk Hwy	Bridgehampton	11932	Suffolk County	Bridgehampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 537-0271	198	51	3.9	48.0%	50 (25.3%)	28 (14.1%)	109 (55.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$66,237			$00			$66,237	76.5	63.3	836	332
362358003294	505	Manorhaven Elementary School	Public	K-5	Morewood Oaks	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 767-5300	477	47	10.2	1.5%	239 (50.1%)	8 (1.7%)	145 (30.4%)	70 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$23,587			$1,299			$22,288	76.5	75.2	564	59
361329004246	506	Sunquam Elementary School	Public	K-5	515 Sweet Hollow Rd	Melville	11747	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3750	503	44	11.4	18.5%	272 (54.1%)	45 (8.9%)	73 (14.5%)	77 (15.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	$25,598			$880			$24,718	76.3	78.1	479	27
362037001877	507	Hughes Elementary School	Public	K-6	340 Higby Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 738-9350	453	36	12.7	16.3%	397 (87.6%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$11,203			$772			$10,431	76.2	89	234	273
362094002974	508	Newbridge Road School	Public	K-6	1601 Newbridge Rd	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3116	330	28	11.7	19.4%	202 (61.2%)	8 (2.4%)	85 (25.8%)	26 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$19,799			$1,167			$18,632	76.1	70.7	663	155
360009502756	509	Ps 241 Emma L Johnston	Public	PK, KG-5	976 President St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-4725	365	25	14.5	77.8%	37 (10.1%)	268 (73.4%)	41 (11.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$20,452			$3,404			$17,048	76	77.5	503	6
360015202378	510	Ps 100 Coney Island School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 W 3rd St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	No	(718) 382-2760	615	43	14.3	57.7%	522 (84.9%)	16 (2.6%)	30 (4.9%)	37 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$17,476			$569			$16,907	76	77	517	7

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.