Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
362256004824	141	Lincoln Avenue School	Public	K-4	115 Lincoln Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3850	193	13	15.1	13.5%	139 (72.0%)	6 (3.1%)	36 (18.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$19,671	$00	$19,671	93.3	88.4	227	86
362040001883	142	Hillside Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 W Maple Dr	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2419	496	33	15	21.8%	70 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.5%)	349 (70.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$13,294	$486	$12,807	93.2	92.2	138	4
361608001391	143	Katonah Elementary School	Public	K-5	106 Huntville Rd	Katonah	10536	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 763-7702	407	36	11.1	7.9%	317 (77.9%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (11.1%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	$21,987	$348	$21,640	93.2	91.8	146	3
360016905862	144	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	34 W 118th St-2nd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 277-7170	1,574			66.9%	64 (4.1%)	974 (61.9%)	453 (28.8%)	30 (1.9%)	24 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	22 (1.4%)	$17,143	$378	$16,765	93.2	92.9	126	18
360009202557	145	Windsor Terrace School (The)	Public	K-5	1625 11th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 768-0057	413	28	14.7	13.8%	275 (66.6%)	19 (4.6%)	54 (13.1%)	39 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$19,016	$1,069	$17,947	93.2	93.7	102	43
360007702187	146	Ps 42 Benjamin Altman	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 226-8410	482	44	10.8	58.5%	46 (9.5%)	10 (2.1%)	44 (9.1%)	366 (75.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$26,938	$1,744	$25,193	93.1	91.7	148	2
361581001367	147	Cantiague Elementary School	Public	K-5	678 Cantiague Rock Rd	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 203-3650	403	28	14.3	16.1%	65 (16.1%)	12 (3.0%)	18 (4.5%)	301 (74.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$29,452	$347	$29,105	93.1	96	44	103
360009906626	148	Ps 376	Public	PK, KG-5	210-21 48th Ave	Flushing	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(929) 267-5900	473	35	13.5	53.1%	40 (8.5%)	18 (3.8%)	77 (16.3%)	322 (68.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$15,134	$1,024	$14,109	93.1	91	169	21
362529003494	149	F E Bellows Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 Carroll Ave	Mamaroneck	10543	Westchester County	Rye Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 777-4600	347	31	11.3	13.3%	209 (60.2%)	6 (1.7%)	67 (19.3%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	$18,470	$522	$17,948	93.1	90.4	182	33
360106306327	150	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Public, Charter	K-4	211 Throop Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1439	478			77.0%	6 (1.3%)	311 (65.1%)	130 (27.2%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.3%)	16 (3.3%)	$14,735	$407	$14,327	93.1	79.2	438	288

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2439)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
362256004824	141	Lincoln Avenue School	Public	K-4	115 Lincoln Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3850	193	13	15.1	13.5%	139 (72.0%)	6 (3.1%)	36 (18.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$19,671			$00			$19,671	93.3	88.4	227	86
362040001883	142	Hillside Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 W Maple Dr	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2419	496	33	15	21.8%	70 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.5%)	349 (70.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$13,294			$486			$12,807	93.2	92.2	138	4
361608001391	143	Katonah Elementary School	Public	K-5	106 Huntville Rd	Katonah	10536	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 763-7702	407	36	11.1	7.9%	317 (77.9%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (11.1%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	$21,987			$348			$21,640	93.2	91.8	146	3
360016905862	144	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	34 W 118th St-2nd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 277-7170	1,574			66.9%	64 (4.1%)	974 (61.9%)	453 (28.8%)	30 (1.9%)	24 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	22 (1.4%)	$17,143			$378			$16,765	93.2	92.9	126	18
360009202557	145	Windsor Terrace School (The)	Public	K-5	1625 11th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 768-0057	413	28	14.7	13.8%	275 (66.6%)	19 (4.6%)	54 (13.1%)	39 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$19,016			$1,069			$17,947	93.2	93.7	102	43
360007702187	146	Ps 42 Benjamin Altman	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 226-8410	482	44	10.8	58.5%	46 (9.5%)	10 (2.1%)	44 (9.1%)	366 (75.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$26,938			$1,744			$25,193	93.1	91.7	148	2
361581001367	147	Cantiague Elementary School	Public	K-5	678 Cantiague Rock Rd	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 203-3650	403	28	14.3	16.1%	65 (16.1%)	12 (3.0%)	18 (4.5%)	301 (74.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$29,452			$347			$29,105	93.1	96	44	103
360009906626	148	Ps 376	Public	PK, KG-5	210-21 48th Ave	Flushing	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(929) 267-5900	473	35	13.5	53.1%	40 (8.5%)	18 (3.8%)	77 (16.3%)	322 (68.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$15,134			$1,024			$14,109	93.1	91	169	21
362529003494	149	F E Bellows Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 Carroll Ave	Mamaroneck	10543	Westchester County	Rye Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 777-4600	347	31	11.3	13.3%	209 (60.2%)	6 (1.7%)	67 (19.3%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	$18,470			$522			$17,948	93.1	90.4	182	33
360106306327	150	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Public, Charter	K-4	211 Throop Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1439	478			77.0%	6 (1.3%)	311 (65.1%)	130 (27.2%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.3%)	16 (3.3%)	$14,735			$407			$14,327	93.1	79.2	438	288