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)
361539001308	961	Rogers Middle School	Public	4-6	219 Northfield Rd	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 342-1330	447	36	12.2	35.3%	291 (65.1%)	54 (12.1%)	66 (14.8%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	$12,650			$1,396			$11,255	57.5	69.2	702	259
362043001887	962	Walter B Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1478 Rte 20	New Lebanon	12125	Columbia County	New Lebanon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 794-7600	230	24	9.5	47.0%	216 (93.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$16,016			$1,602			$14,414	57.5	43.7	1343	381
362721003711	963	Shaker Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	512 Albany Shaker Rd	Albany	12211	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 458-1440	348	19	18.1		198 (56.9%)	16 (4.6%)	42 (12.1%)	61 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	$16,839			$889			$15,951	57.5	55.4	1031	68
360101606201	964	Leadership Preparatory Brownsville Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	985 Rockaway Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Brownsville Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7461	651	62	10.5	92.3%	2 (0.3%)	533 (81.9%)	100 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$19,390			$2,554			$16,836	57.5	68.4	719	245
361629001441	965	Robert R Graves School	Public	K-4	345 Mountain View Ave	Port Ewen	12466	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 943-3915	316	29	10.8	50.6%	218 (69.0%)	18 (5.7%)	41 (13.0%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)	$21,062			$1,922			$19,140	57.4	59.8	927	38
361155000916	966	Leo F Giblyn School	Public, Magnet	K-4	450 S Ocean Ave	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(516) 867-5260	541	46	11.8	65.4%	35 (6.5%)	97 (17.9%)	390 (72.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$20,364			$433			$19,932	57.4	69.3	699	267
360094605936	967	Henry Johnson Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	30 Watervliet Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Henry Johnson Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 432-4300	356	15	23.7	82.3%	11 (3.1%)	243 (68.3%)	71 (19.9%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$12,536			$12,536			$00	57.4	48.5	1206	239
360324000085	968	Arkport Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35 East Ave	Arkport	14807	Steuben County	Arkport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 295-7471	472	49	9.5	42.4%	423 (89.6%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.9%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$9,316			$06			$9,310	57.4	42.9	1366	398
360010002510	969	Ps 140 Edward K Ellington	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	116-01 166th St	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 657-4760	354	24	14.9	88.7%	4 (1.1%)	215 (60.7%)	83 (23.4%)	34 (9.6%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	$18,257			$2,502			$15,754	57.3	55.8	1019	50
360001600115	970	West Sand Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Meeler Rd	West Sand Lake	12196	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 674-7175	376	22	16.8	18.4%	348 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$14,778			$615			$14,163	57.3	50.8	1141	171

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.