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)
360487000224	1851	Calvin Coolidge School	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Robinson St	Binghamton	13904	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8291	312	27	11.4	72.4%	126 (40.4%)	65 (20.8%)	53 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	66 (21.2%)	$19,854			$4,320			$15,534	26.8	14.1	2212	361
360708000499	1852	Chateaugay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	42 River St	Chateaugay	12920	Franklin County	Chateaugay Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 497-6290	316	29	10.8	55.1%	310 (98.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,516			$2,394			$11,122	26.7	45.4	1296	556
361056000810	1853	Broadway Elementary School	Public	3-6	1000 Broadway	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3600	359	24	14.8	62.1%	307 (85.5%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.3%)	$12,258			$1,268			$10,990	26.7	36.1	1554	299
363195004278	1854	York Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2578 Genesee St	Retsof	14539	Livingston County	York Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 243-1730	279	37	7.5	57.7%	249 (89.2%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$14,274			$3,261			$11,012	26.7	46.4	1269	585
360008102176	1855	Ps 154 Harriet Tubman	Public	PK, KG-5	250 W 127th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 864-2400	204	24	8.6	98.0%	12 (5.9%)	145 (71.1%)	47 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,658			$2,593			$31,065	26.7	41.7	1396	459
360008405118	1856	Ps 179	Public	PK, KG-5	468 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2237	215	20	10.5	93.0%	3 (1.4%)	46 (21.4%)	164 (76.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$33,367			$5,113			$28,254	26.6	17.5	2112	256
362085002948	1857	Colonial Village Elementary School	Public	K-5	1456 Saunders Stlmnt Rd	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 215-3270	380	37	10.2	48.4%	302 (79.5%)	12 (3.2%)	19 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	$18,174			$2,374			$15,800	26.5	31.3	1711	146
360348000107	1858	Owasco Elementary School	Public	K-6	66 Letchworth St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8720	370	35	10.4	45.7%	288 (77.8%)	10 (2.7%)	22 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.4%)	$16,730			$1,599			$15,131	26.5	23.9	1924	66
362085002954	1859	Tuscarora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 Mt Hope Rd	Lewiston	14092	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 215-3671	91	18	4.9	52.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (16.5%)	$43,470			$768			$42,702	26.4	15.6	2157	298
360008705140	1860	Ps 91	Public	K-5	2200 Aqueduct Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5805	388	40	9.7	97.7%	6 (1.5%)	48 (12.4%)	314 (80.9%)	11 (2.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$26,013			$3,434			$22,579	26.4	22.2	1977	117

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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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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.