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)
360012306525	431	Queens Explorers Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	90-07 101st St	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 558-7088	392	29	13.5	78.1%	20 (5.1%)	18 (4.6%)	203 (51.8%)	121 (30.9%)	15 (3.8%)	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$18,103			$1,384			$16,719	79.8	76	542	111
360007803622	432	Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children	Public	K-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 222-1450	473	56	8.4	49.7%	163 (34.5%)	77 (16.3%)	169 (35.7%)	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	$23,888			$987			$22,901	79.8	79.7	446	14
361614001394	433	Keene Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	33 Market St	Keene Valley	12943	Essex County	Keene Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 576-4555	166	22	7.6	31.9%	148 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$20,198			$251			$19,947	79.8	68.4	718	285
360585000355	434	Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted	Public	PK, KG-4	874 Amherst St	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 816-3420	572	44	12.9	37.2%	272 (47.6%)	110 (19.2%)	107 (18.7%)	40 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	$13,286			$1,347			$11,939	79.7	87.6	265	169
362271003197	435	Scribner Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	1750 Scribner Rd	Penfield	14526	Monroe County	Penfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 249-6400	565	58	9.6	19.1%	444 (78.6%)	27 (4.8%)	40 (7.1%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$11,737			$1,220			$10,517	79.7	90.2	210	225
360963000735	436	Red Mill School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 McCullough Pl	Rensselaer	12144	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2660	467	39	11.8	30.0%	311 (66.6%)	37 (7.9%)	39 (8.4%)	44 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.3%)	$13,317			$813			$12,504	79.6	77.8	496	60
361638001446	437	La Fargeville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20414 Sunrise Ave	La Fargeville	13656	Jefferson County	La Fargeville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 658-2241	465	41	11.3	56.1%	434 (93.3%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$13,646			$2,033			$11,613	79.6	67	746	309
360009602782	438	Ps 268 Emma Lazarus	Public	PK, KG-5	133 E 53rd St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-5332	269	29	9.4	89.6%	8 (3.0%)	211 (78.4%)	48 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$29,453			$3,774			$25,679	79.5	72.6	614	176
361434001181	439	Burns Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Burns Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 733-2311	308	30	10.3	44.8%	34 (11.0%)	18 (5.8%)	132 (42.9%)	104 (33.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.2%)	$20,249			$1,808			$18,441	79.4	77.8	492	53
360012202148	440	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	836	58	14.4	68.1%	54 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	220 (26.3%)	524 (62.7%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.3%)	$16,535			$1,358			$15,178	79.4	87.2	280	160

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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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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.