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)
360012202589	1161	Ps 164 Queens Valley	Public	PK, KG-8	138-01 77th Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 544-1083	546	45	12	71.2%	164 (30.0%)	28 (5.1%)	173 (31.7%)	168 (30.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$20,593			$1,436			$19,158	50.3	58.6	956	205
360246000023	1162	New Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 New Scotland Ave	Albany	12208	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6775	459	35	13.2	39.9%	175 (38.1%)	104 (22.7%)	71 (15.5%)	54 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	51 (11.1%)	$15,143			$491			$14,652	50.3	43.6	1347	185
361623004396	1163	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	K-4	236 Grayton Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8416	601	44	13.5	38.9%	490 (81.5%)	14 (2.3%)	42 (7.0%)	19 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$14,737			$1,196			$13,541	50.3	40	1441	278
362574004620	1164	Bloomingdale School	Public	K-5	79 Canaras Ave	Saranac Lake	12983	Franklin County	Saranac Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 891-3198	98	9	10.6	52.0%	95 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$16,101			$766			$15,335	50.3	33.4	1641	477
362979004001	1165	Ostrander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	137 Viola Ave	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 895-7225	475	45	10.4	31.6%	321 (67.6%)	27 (5.7%)	112 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$18,978			$2,596			$16,382	50.2	48.8	1197	32
360414000182	1166	South Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 South Ave	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	252	27	9.4	43.7%	97 (38.5%)	41 (16.3%)	75 (29.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.1%)	$18,348			$2,143			$16,204	50.2	51.8	1113	53
362976003999	1167	Wainscott School	Public	K-4	47 Main St	Wainscott	11975	Suffolk County	Wainscott Common School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 537-1080	22	3	7		6 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (63.6%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	$19,820			$00			$19,820	50.2			(n/a)
363036004428	1168	Dewitt Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	722 Dewitt Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 671-0710	533	48	11	28.9%	434 (81.4%)	19 (3.6%)	36 (6.8%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	$10,165			$1,559			$8,605	50.1	52.8	1087	81
362988004017	1169	James S Evans Elementary School	Public	K-6	747 Sergeant Palmateer Way	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 298-5240	320	21	15	49.4%	160 (50.0%)	41 (12.8%)	98 (30.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	$20,737			$2,682			$18,055	50.1	49.8	1160	9
361467001220	1170	Honeoye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8528 Main St	Honeoye	14471	Ontario County	Honeoye Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 229-5171	253	29	8.7	38.7%	242 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$15,175			$1,680			$13,495	50	49.1	1188	18

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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

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.