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)
360009402054	681	Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Hancock St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 218-2444	227	20	11.3	86.3%	17 (7.5%)	165 (72.7%)	37 (16.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$30,228			$2,228			$28,000	68.8	43.3	1354	673
361434001187	682	Lee Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 7th St	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 733-2352	468	33	14.3	50.0%	90 (19.2%)	5 (1.1%)	140 (29.9%)	219 (46.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$17,278			$1,395			$15,883	68.8	73.5	592	90
360005904803	683	Renaissance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35-59 81st St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	Renaissance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 803-0060	655			78.0%	34 (5.2%)	18 (2.7%)	481 (73.4%)	110 (16.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	$20,565			$2,254			$18,311	68.7	80.7	425	258
361557001343	684	South Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Hudson St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2129	380	35	10.8		282 (74.2%)	8 (2.1%)	31 (8.2%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.8%)	$14,559			$236			$14,323	68.7	59.6	936	252
361536001295	685	Marilla Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11683 Bullis Rd	Marilla	14102	Erie County	Iroquois Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 652-3000	230	18	13.1	13.0%	225 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,405			$1,077			$17,328	68.6	65.1	789	104
361626004273	686	Rj O Intermediate School	Public	4-5	99 Old Dock Rd	Kings Park	11754	Suffolk County	Kings Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 269-3798	377	37	10.1	13.5%	301 (79.8%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (11.9%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.1%)	$23,520			$1,130			$22,390	68.6	73	605	81
360002101705	687	Mattituck-Cutchogue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	34900 Main Rd	Cutchogue	11935	Suffolk County	Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 734-6049	453	59	7.7	36.6%	311 (68.7%)	4 (0.9%)	132 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$26,428			$573			$25,855	68.5	60.3	910	223
362049001895	688	George M Davis Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	80 Iselin Dr	New Rochelle	10804	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(914) 576-4420	667	50	13.2	35.7%	276 (41.4%)	124 (18.6%)	183 (27.4%)	41 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.7%)	$21,303			$475			$20,828	68.5	67.6	734	46
360650000430	689	Hagan School	Public	3-5	42 Hagan Dr	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 463-7840	362	32	11.3	25.7%	214 (59.1%)	40 (11.0%)	46 (12.7%)	44 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$17,329			$549			$16,781	68.5	68.9	705	16
360116606625	690	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1870 Stillwell Ave	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 682-5610	319	18	17.7	77.7%	189 (59.2%)	45 (14.1%)	72 (22.6%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,723			$3,772			$18,951	68.5	70.3	672	18

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.