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)
361446000091	1051	Quest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	225 West Ave	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 392-1000	457	38	12	20.8%	395 (86.4%)	11 (2.4%)	30 (6.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$10,105			$00			$10,105	54.1	59.8	929	122
363045004096	1052	Wells School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1571 State Rt 30	Wells	12190	Hamilton County	Wells Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 924-6000	133	22	6	38.3%	126 (94.7%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$24,195			$2,316			$21,879	54	46.7	1255	203
360017205868	1053	Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 Macon St-1st Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0360	1,186	97	12.2	87.4%	13 (1.1%)	916 (77.2%)	189 (15.9%)	31 (2.6%)	18 (1.5%)	7 (0.6%)	12 (1.0%)	$18,768			$2,396			$16,372	53.9	58.9	950	103
360009506409	1054	New Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Eastern Pkwy	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 363-8200	428	33	13.1	82.5%	13 (3.0%)	314 (73.4%)	84 (19.6%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,286			$2,935			$17,351	53.9	52.8	1089	35
363192003452	1055	Paideia School 15	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	175 Westchester Ave	Yonkers	10707	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8645	574	28	20.8	44.8%	242 (42.2%)	42 (7.3%)	250 (43.6%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$19,278			$1,070			$18,208	53.9	59.5	940	115
363042004094	1056	Weedsport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8954 Jackson St	Weedsport	13166	Cayuga County	Weedsport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 834-6685	329	27	12.4	40.1%	298 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$13,271			$658			$12,614	53.9	43.4	1350	294
362943003969	1057	Howell Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	1475 Howell Rd	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 568-6130	566	42	13.4	39.4%	38 (6.7%)	153 (27.0%)	140 (24.7%)	221 (39.0%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,698			$1,396			$16,302	53.8	70.8	659	398
363156004221	1058	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Young St	Wilson	14172	Niagara County	Wilson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 751-9341	466	42	11.2	45.7%	408 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$12,508			$1,668			$10,840	53.7	54.3	1055	3
362946003973	1059	Brooklyn Avenue School	Public	K-6	24 Brooklyn Ave	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2851	342	31	10.8	50.9%	54 (15.8%)	74 (21.6%)	157 (45.9%)	45 (13.2%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	$20,665			$596			$20,069	53.7	59.8	931	128
360112706551	1060	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II	Public, Charter	K-5	2545 Gunther Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-6660	430	25	16.9	83.3%	2 (0.5%)	351 (81.6%)	63 (14.7%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$18,001			$1,633			$16,368	53.7	57.2	990	70

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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:

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

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.