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, December 14, 2023.

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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)
362577003537	491	Division Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	220 Division St	Saratoga Springs	12866	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 583-4794	414	32	13	24.6%	330 (79.7%)	10 (2.4%)	45 (10.9%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.1%)	$12,638			$1,049			$11,589	77.9	81.8	390	101
361434001181	492	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	290	25	11.6	48.6%	25 (8.6%)	20 (6.9%)	128 (44.1%)	102 (35.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	$20,249			$1,808			$18,441	77.8	58.9	947	455
360010302165	493	Ps 36 J C Drumgoole	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Ionia Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1422	842	54	15.5	43.1%	550 (65.3%)	11 (1.3%)	115 (13.7%)	142 (16.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$19,223			$714			$18,510	77.8	76.8	494	1
360099706131	494	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	117 N Franklin Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 408-2200	1,880	110	17	77.2%	6 (0.3%)	719 (38.2%)	1,112 (59.1%)	10 (0.5%)	21 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	$20,634			$928			$19,706	77.8	66.4	757	263
362961003984	495	African Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 S Benita Blvd	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2311	327	23	14.2	33.3%	156 (47.7%)	27 (8.3%)	14 (4.3%)	110 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$14,872			$1,086			$13,785	77.8	80.6	412	83
360963000735	496	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	456	42	10.9	29.8%	316 (69.3%)	29 (6.4%)	38 (8.3%)	38 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.0%)	$13,317			$813			$12,504	77.8	74.6	543	47
360007706166	497	Yorkville Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	421 E 88th St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 722-5240	349	27	12.9	34.7%	161 (46.1%)	43 (12.3%)	81 (23.2%)	37 (10.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$21,030			$1,063			$19,967	77.7	79.8	426	71
360015102587	498	Ps 164 Caesar Rodney	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 14th Ave	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 854-4100	509	45	11.2	83.9%	69 (13.6%)	10 (2.0%)	209 (41.1%)	217 (42.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$25,733			$2,698			$23,035	77.6	80.9	408	90
362904003924	499	William E Cottle School	Public	K-5	2 Siwanoy Blvd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Tuckahoe Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 337-5376	528	50	10.6	16.7%	346 (65.5%)	40 (7.6%)	87 (16.5%)	28 (5.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$19,763			$351			$19,412	77.6	88.7	224	275
360010002508	500	Ps 139 Rego Park	Public	K-5	93-06 63rd Dr	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 459-1044	565	38	14.8	67.6%	195 (34.5%)	16 (2.8%)	181 (32.0%)	148 (26.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	$16,905			$527			$16,378	77.6	67.6	718	218

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.