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, November 14, 2024.

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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)
360104806255	981	Ember Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	616 Quincy St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Ember Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 285-3787	409	43	9.4	77.8%	3 (0.7%)	324 (79.2%)	69 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$29,536			$4,368			$25,168	56.8	55.2	1035	54
361557004687	982	Cayuga Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 E Upland Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 257-8557	270	31	8.7	30.4%	175 (64.8%)	22 (8.1%)	25 (9.3%)	21 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.6%)	$15,737			$336			$15,401	56.8	68.2	723	259
360008602338	983	Ps 88 S Silverstein Little Sparrow School	Public	K-5	1340 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 716-7369	90	12	7.6	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	23 (25.6%)	66 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$23,968			$2,491			$21,477	56.8	34	1619	636
363036004709	984	Plank Road North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Plank Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 671-8858	564	45	12.5	31.9%	422 (74.8%)	26 (4.6%)	64 (11.3%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	$9,559			$1,414			$8,144	56.8	44.9	1314	330
362034001876	985	Woodglen Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 Phillips Hill Rd	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3417	407	36	11.3	26.8%	173 (42.5%)	28 (6.9%)	117 (28.7%)	69 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$19,076			$900			$18,176	56.7	57.2	988	3
361863001684	986	East Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	154 E Lake Ave	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5201	518	48	10.7	5.6%	426 (82.2%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (13.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$23,208			$450			$22,758	56.7	56.9	997	11
360327000092	987	Noxon Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	4 Old Noxon Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4950	352	35	10.1	17.0%	227 (64.5%)	17 (4.8%)	82 (23.3%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	$17,917			$1,714			$16,203	56.6	64.7	803	184
360009202602	988	Ps 169 Sunset Park	Public	K-5	4305 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-3224	834	80	10.3	96.3%	23 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	298 (35.7%)	497 (59.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$23,074			$2,911			$20,163	56.5	66.7	756	232
360012306195	989	Ps 273	Public	PK, KG-5	88-07 102nd St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 286-8300	308	27	11.4	85.7%	10 (3.2%)	8 (2.6%)	227 (73.7%)	36 (11.7%)	13 (4.2%)	10 (3.2%)	4 (1.3%)	$19,239			$1,220			$18,018	56.5	59.7	932	57
362766004936	990	Southwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Hunt Rd W	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 664-1881	582	51	11.4	35.7%	497 (85.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.7%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	$10,047			$1,087			$8,960	56.5	47.1	1240	250

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About our rankings:

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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.