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)
361518001273	1571	North Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1593 Rt 9g	Hyde Park	12538	Dutchess County	Hyde Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 229-4040	476	41	11.5	50.0%	292 (61.3%)	34 (7.1%)	104 (21.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	$15,102			$1,245			$13,857	35.8	30	1748	177
360657000442	1572	Matthew Paterson Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 South St	Patterson	12563	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 878-3211	488	37	13	41.0%	226 (46.3%)	21 (4.3%)	213 (43.6%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$21,718			$719			$20,999	35.8	38.3	1491	81
362937003950	1573	Hugh R Jones Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	2630 Remington Rd	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6740	405	35	11.6	54.8%	193 (47.7%)	66 (16.3%)	81 (20.0%)	32 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	$12,335			$4,550			$7,784	35.8	51.5	1117	456
360008701748	1574	Ps 15 Institute For Environmental Learning	Public	K-8	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0473	410	40	10.1	83.4%	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.0%)	361 (88.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$21,205			$2,525			$18,679	35.8	37.8	1502	72
362010004345	1575	Benjamin Turner Middle School	Public	K-8	624 S 3rd Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5150	196	20	9.6	70.9%	4 (2.0%)	151 (77.0%)	40 (20.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,684			$2,324			$34,361	35.8			(n/a)
360010202536	1576	Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe	Public	PK, KG-5	93-11 34th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-3630	767	61	12.6	81.2%	27 (3.5%)	8 (1.0%)	660 (86.0%)	63 (8.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$19,135			$1,753			$17,383	35.6	43.3	1355	221
360008706015	1577	School For Environmental Citizenship	Public	PK, KG-5	125 E 181st St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-3292	438	30	14.4	94.5%	6 (1.4%)	53 (12.1%)	372 (84.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,326			$3,708			$17,618	35.6	28.5	1798	221
360705000497	1578	Charlotte Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15611 State Hwy 23	Davenport	13750	Delaware County	Charlotte Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 278-5511	347	42	8.2	49.6%	329 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$22,367			$5,937			$16,431	35.6	35.5	1574	4
362601003581	1579	Jessie T Zoller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1880 Lancaster St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8290	451	35	12.8	69.2%	102 (22.6%)	118 (26.2%)	96 (21.3%)	73 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.7%)	$14,545			$1,716			$12,829	35.6	31.7	1698	119
361696001508	1580	North Warren Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6110 State Rt 8	Chestertown	12817	Warren County	North Warren Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 494-3015	465	61	7.6	36.8%	422 (90.8%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$20,665			$3,375			$17,290	35.6	37.4	1511	69

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.