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)
362859006674	2401	Steam At Dr King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	416 E Raynor Ave	Syracuse	13202	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4580	436	41	10.5	96.6%	20 (4.6%)	327 (75.0%)	62 (14.2%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$18,792			$3,734			$15,058	6.2	3.3	2428	27
360585006646	2402	Martin Luther King Junior #48	Public	PK, KG-8	487 High St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3240	418	45	9.3	93.8%	28 (6.7%)	196 (46.9%)	121 (28.9%)	56 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$13,228			$2,759			$10,468	6.2	4.7	2411	9
361359001112	2403	Fairley School	Public	PK, KG-4	953 Auburn St	Hannibal	13074	Oswego County	Hannibal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 564-8110	490	42	11.5	68.4%	489 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,133			$1,999			$12,134	6.1	14.8	2188	215
362475003413	2404	School 42-Abelard Reynolds	Public	PK, KG-6	3330 Lake Ave	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 663-4330	420	31	13.6	84.3%	65 (15.5%)	202 (48.1%)	89 (21.2%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.3%)	$12,930			$2,771			$10,159	6.1	6	2385	19
362475006109	2405	Dr Walter Cooper Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	353 Congress Ave	Rochester	14619	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 324-2010	311	26	12.1	85.9%	6 (1.9%)	232 (74.6%)	55 (17.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$14,261			$4,740			$9,521	6.1	5.2	2399	6
361170000929	2406	Fairgrieve School	Public	PK, KG-6	716 Academy St	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5550	425	33	12.7	68.0%	347 (81.6%)	14 (3.3%)	36 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$14,265			$1,648			$12,617	6.1	4.9	2407	1
361629001435	2407	John F Kennedy School	Public	K-4	107 Gross St	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3100	375	39	9.5	71.5%	125 (33.3%)	66 (17.6%)	99 (26.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (21.3%)	$20,138			$5,768			$14,371	6.1	7.1	2373	34
360585000295	2408	Buffalo Elementary School Of Technology	Public	PK, KG-8	414 S Division St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3767	522	51	10.2	92.9%	52 (10.0%)	289 (55.4%)	50 (9.6%)	110 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$14,872			$2,584			$12,288	6.1	6.8	2376	32
361056000825	2409	Thomas K Beecher School	Public	3-6	310 Sullivan St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3500	344	25	13.7	81.7%	201 (58.4%)	57 (16.6%)	23 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (18.3%)	$13,670			$2,386			$11,284	6.1	5.3	2397	12
360012102636	2410	Ps 184 Newport	Public	PK, KG-8	273 Newport St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7776	421	39	10.7	96.2%	3 (0.7%)	280 (66.5%)	129 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$25,319			$2,022			$23,297	6	11	2303	107

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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:

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

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.