Best Elementary Schools in New York

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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)
360009003369	1931	Ps 196	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Ward Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-7187	683	49	13.9	91.4%	5 (0.7%)	88 (12.9%)	554 (81.1%)	21 (3.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,328			$1,867			$17,461	23.7	23	1963	32
360011902764	1932	Ps 250 George H Lindsay	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	108 Montrose Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 384-0889	284	24	11.6	84.2%	6 (2.1%)	50 (17.6%)	194 (68.3%)	30 (10.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,001			$3,056			$20,945	23.7	33	1690	242
361995001824	1933	Mount Kisco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 W Hyatt Ave	Mount Kisco	10549	Westchester County	Bedford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 666-2677	521	38	13.8	66.8%	87 (16.7%)	8 (1.5%)	409 (78.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$25,112			$1,958			$23,154	23.6	28.6	1817	116
360001301160	1934	North Broad Street School	Public	K-5	230 N Broad St	Oneida	13421	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-3650	173	13	13.4	64.2%	134 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.7%)	$14,486			$2,876			$11,610	23.6	20.6	2030	96
360009504359	1935	Ps 399 Stanley Eugene Clarke	Public	K-5	2707 Albermarle Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3023	131	14	9.5	100.0%	1 (0.8%)	81 (61.8%)	38 (29.0%)	6 (4.6%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$33,004			$8,134			$24,870	23.6	38.3	1506	429
361371001120	1936	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	23.6	22.7	1971	35
360010302206	1937	Ps 46 Albert V Maniscalco	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Reid Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 987-5155	190	18	10.3	87.9%	49 (25.8%)	46 (24.2%)	66 (34.7%)	17 (8.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	$31,820			$3,755			$28,065	23.5	24	1935	2
360008402578	1938	Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School	Public	PK, KG-5	628 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5478	314	29	10.9	95.5%	3 (1.0%)	61 (19.4%)	240 (76.4%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$32,823			$4,524			$28,298	23.5	22.1	1986	48
360008402098	1939	Ps 18 John Peter Zenger	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Morris Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2868	342	33	10.4	99.7%	21 (6.1%)	99 (28.9%)	214 (62.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$25,922			$3,252			$22,670	23.5	16.9	2137	198
360008102475	1940	Ps 129 John H Finley	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 130th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5932	204	20	10.4	92.6%	5 (2.5%)	103 (50.5%)	91 (44.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$41,292			$4,498			$36,794	23.5	32.4	1704	236

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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.
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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.