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)
360012302265	1101	Ps 62 Chester Park School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	97-25 108th St	South Richmond Hill	11419	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 286-4460	796	54	14.7	78.4%	26 (3.3%)	27 (3.4%)	241 (30.3%)	356 (44.7%)	113 (14.2%)	12 (1.5%)	21 (2.6%)	$17,076			$1,281			$15,795	52.4	59.4	941	160
360414000179	1102	J V Forrestal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Liberty St	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	224	21	10.8	38.4%	109 (48.7%)	16 (7.1%)	72 (32.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.7%)	$18,445			$1,906			$16,538	52.4	65.2	788	314
361989001817	1103	Morristown Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	408 Gouverneur St	Morristown	13664	St. Lawrence County	Morristown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 375-8814	329	33	9.8	63.8%	316 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,091			$2,788			$12,302	52.3	35.9	1560	457
360609000393	1104	Byron-Bergen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6971 W Bergen Rd	Bergen	14416	Genesee County	Byron-Bergen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 494-1220	410	39	10.5	53.9%	359 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$13,464			$2,091			$11,372	52.3	23.9	1923	819
362631004749	1105	Glen-Worden Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Worden Rd	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 346-0469	212	21	9.8	24.5%	177 (83.5%)	13 (6.1%)	16 (7.5%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,813			$579			$15,233	52.2	51.4	1119	14
361434003309	1106	East Street School	Public	K-5	50 East St	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2321	398	33	11.9	53.3%	56 (14.1%)	2 (0.5%)	172 (43.2%)	157 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$18,695			$1,075			$17,620	52.2	61	893	213
360105206271	1107	Explore Excel Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1077 Remsen Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Explore Excel Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 303-3245	536	51	10.6	84.9%	10 (1.9%)	473 (88.2%)	31 (5.8%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$24,057			$1,916			$22,140	52.2	51.8	1112	5
360010002437	1108	Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	85-15 143rd St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4780	768	51	15.1	71.9%	102 (13.3%)	65 (8.5%)	331 (43.1%)	236 (30.7%)	17 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)	$18,639			$1,159			$17,479	52.1	62.3	862	246
360105506298	1109	West Buffalo Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	113 Lafayette Ave	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	West Buffalo Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 923-1534	503	33	15.2	90.1%	73 (14.5%)	127 (25.2%)	154 (30.6%)	117 (23.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.2%)	$15,832			$1,949			$13,883	52.1	53.9	1064	45
360504000242	1110	Boonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Ford St	Boonville	13309	Oneida County	Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 942-9220	416	28	14.9	52.6%	404 (97.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,676			$00			$9,676	52.1	46.4	1270	160

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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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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.