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)
360013705766	1381	Manhattan Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Attorney St	New York	10002	New York County	Manhattan Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 533-2743	182	17	10.7	88.5%	1 (0.5%)	54 (29.7%)	113 (62.1%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	$23,328			$2,733			$20,595	42.1	37.5	1504	123
360008704693	1382	Ps 207	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Godwin Ter	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-9645	344	26	13.2	91.3%	20 (5.8%)	29 (8.4%)	281 (81.7%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,742			$2,673			$20,070	42	22.9	1962	580
360012102182	1383	Ps 41 Francis White	Public	K-5	411 Thatford Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7732	141	17	8.1	96.5%	1 (0.7%)	98 (69.5%)	34 (24.1%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$40,484			$7,073			$33,411	42	12.2	2265	882
360008802306	1384	Ps 76 Bennington School (The)	Public	K-5	900 Adee Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-8865	612	55	11.2	85.1%	42 (6.9%)	198 (32.4%)	330 (53.9%)	29 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	$19,177			$2,020			$17,156	42	26.1	1866	482
360384000133	1385	Meadow Elementary School	Public	K-5	880 Jackson St	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6500	594	55	10.7	46.5%	72 (12.1%)	251 (42.3%)	191 (32.2%)	42 (7.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	$22,967			$1,989			$20,978	42	62.5	859	526
361425001173	1386	Hermon-Dekalb Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	709 E Dekalb Rd	De Kalb Junction	13630	St. Lawrence County	Hermon-Dekalb Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 347-3442	371	36	10.1	57.4%	355 (95.7%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,886			$2,687			$13,199	42	33.3	1643	257
361968001804	1387	Walden Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Orchard St	Walden	12586	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 457-2400	424	40	10.5	45.8%	204 (48.1%)	29 (6.8%)	142 (33.5%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.2%)	$18,557			$1,190			$17,367	42	42.4	1379	8
362247003169	1388	Tremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	143 Tremont Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-8700	471	41	11.5	40.8%	247 (52.4%)	35 (7.4%)	164 (34.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	$17,039			$1,306			$15,733	41.9	36.5	1539	151
363126004184	1389	Post Road School	Public	K-5	175 W Post Rd	White Plains	10606	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2320	599	52	11.5	53.1%	111 (18.5%)	40 (6.7%)	403 (67.3%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	$20,627			$427			$20,200	41.9	41.8	1395	6
362778003765	1390	Terry Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	399 Ogden Parma Town Line Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 349-5602	465	40	11.6	30.5%	376 (80.9%)	19 (4.1%)	39 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$13,219			$2,442			$10,777	41.8	57.5	982	408

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.