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)
362124003012	1791	North Tonawanda Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1500 Vanderbilt Ave	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3825	720	63	11.4	52.4%	619 (86.0%)	16 (2.2%)	34 (4.7%)	8 (1.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	$13,458			$1,754			$11,704	28.4	46.9	1247	544
362928003941	1792	Northern Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Northern Pkwy	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1705	543	55	9.8	65.4%	8 (1.5%)	174 (32.0%)	349 (64.3%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$28,814			$2,447			$26,367	28.4	42.6	1372	420
362307003233	1793	Pine Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7755 Rt 83	South Dayton	14138	Cattaraugus County	Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 988-3291	307	31	9.9	46.9%	274 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$17,067			$6,977			$10,090	28.4	21.7	1989	196
360009802343	1794	Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)	Public	K-5	85-28 Britton Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-2230	1,241	104	11.8	82.1%	25 (2.0%)	6 (0.5%)	946 (76.2%)	254 (20.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	$19,456			$1,280			$18,176	28.4	31.5	1703	91
362379003310	1795	Prattsburgh Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Academy St	Prattsburgh	14873	Steuben County	Prattsburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 522-3795	364	36	10.1	51.1%	340 (93.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$11,514			$2,507			$9,007	28.3	48.4	1212	583
361980001812	1796	Millard Fillmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 S Main St	Moravia	13118	Cayuga County	Moravia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 497-2670	387	35	11	50.9%	379 (97.9%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,547			$2,085			$13,462	28.3	30.4	1739	57
361953001782	1797	Minerva Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1466 County Rt 29	Olmstedville	12857	Essex County	Minerva Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 251-2000	119	23	5.1	52.9%	113 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$28,012			$1,613			$26,399	28.2	24.5	1911	114
360008702210	1798	Ps 310 Marble Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	260 W Kingsbridge Rd	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-9434	453	38	11.7	96.2%	4 (0.9%)	59 (13.0%)	381 (84.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$22,643			$3,075			$19,568	28.2	23.1	1954	156
360015302662	1799	Ps 194 Raoul Wallenberg	Public	PK, KG-5	3117 Ave W	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 648-8804	509	38	13.2	87.8%	69 (13.6%)	213 (41.8%)	128 (25.1%)	20 (3.9%)	5 (1.0%)	66 (13.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$24,483			$2,647			$21,836	28.2	29.6	1766	33
361371001120	1800	W A Olmsted Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Main St	Harpursville	13787	Broome County	Harpursville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 693-8115	327	28	11.7	53.8%	318 (97.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$15,728			$2,849			$12,879	28.1	23.6	1936	136

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.