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)
362475003416	2081	School 46-Charles Carroll	Public	PK, KG-6	250 Newcastle Rd	Rochester	14610	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 288-8008	314	26	12	70.7%	72 (22.9%)	124 (39.5%)	81 (25.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	$15,353			$3,185			$12,169	19.4	21.4	1996	85
360009202088	2082	Ps 15 Patrick F Daly	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	71 Sullivan St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 330-9280	413	50	8.3	81.1%	60 (14.5%)	121 (29.3%)	202 (48.9%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	$40,614			$4,766			$35,848	19.4	23.9	1921	161
362991004027	2083	Warrensburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 James St	Warrensburg	12885	Warren County	Warrensburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 623-9747	348	37	9.4	59.8%	331 (95.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$15,947			$2,549			$13,398	19.4	17.6	2110	27
360009806430	2084	Elm Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50-51 98th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 208-4860	823	66	12.4	93.8%	18 (2.2%)	27 (3.3%)	720 (87.5%)	52 (6.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,123			$1,551			$16,572	19.3	24.4	1912	172
361923001756	2085	West Middle Island School	Public	K-4	30 Swezey Ln	Middle Island	11953	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2160	687	50	13.7	47.9%	298 (43.4%)	93 (13.5%)	197 (28.7%)	33 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (9.5%)	$21,319			$2,105			$19,214	19.3	22.9	1961	124
362475003419	2086	School 52-Frank Fowler Dow	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Farmington Rd	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 482-9614	297	26	11.3	85.2%	58 (19.5%)	138 (46.5%)	82 (27.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$14,490			$1,923			$12,567	19.2	19.5	2052	34
360585000324	2087	Native American Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	97 W Delavan Ave	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3180	357	36	9.7	92.4%	40 (11.2%)	155 (43.4%)	66 (18.5%)	63 (17.6%)	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	$17,785			$3,000			$14,785	19.2	22.4	1972	115
360008102455	2088	Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson	Public	PK, KG-8	301 W 140th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6200	391	38	10.2	95.7%	17 (4.3%)	178 (45.5%)	188 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,630			$2,999			$23,631	19.2	16.5	2134	46
362226003145	2089	Oxford Academy Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 S Washington Ave	Oxford	13830	Chenango County	Oxford Academy And Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 843-2025	282	27	10.4	48.9%	259 (91.8%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$15,949			$4,337			$11,612	19.1	17.1	2122	33
360008702155	2090	Ps 33 Timothy Dwight	Public	PK, KG-5	2424 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 458-3868	795	53	15	92.1%	10 (1.3%)	82 (10.3%)	677 (85.2%)	10 (1.3%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	$19,258			$1,932			$17,326	19	17	2127	37

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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:

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

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

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.