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)
362136003043	1721	Norwood-Norfolk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7852 State Hwy 56	Norwood	13668	St. Lawrence County	Norwood-Norfolk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 353-6674	341	30	11.3	55.1%	339 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,883			$3,264			$10,619	30.8	18.8	2072	351
362172003081	1722	Olean Intermediate-Middle School	Public, Alternative	3-12	401 Wayne St	Olean	14760	Cattaraugus County	Olean City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 375-8062	544	59	9.1	59.4%	421 (77.4%)	19 (3.5%)	21 (3.9%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (12.1%)	$16,037			$2,022			$14,015	30.7	26	1868	146
363192004266	1723	School 23	Public	PK, KG-8	56 Van Cortlandt Pk Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8445	484	29	16.6	74.8%	19 (3.9%)	101 (20.9%)	328 (67.8%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$17,066			$708			$16,357	30.7	27.9	1813	90
362658003631	1724	Sharon Springs Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	514 St Rt 20	Sharon Springs	13459	Schoharie County	Sharon Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 284-2267	257	31	8.2	50.6%	236 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$24,746			$2,416			$22,330	30.7	48	1216	508
360008502295	1725	Ps 72 Dr William Dorney	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 Dewey Ave	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5311	581	43	13.4	83.1%	33 (5.7%)	98 (16.9%)	399 (68.7%)	45 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,707			$2,020			$19,687	30.7	26	1869	144
362091004741	1726	Marion G Vedder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	794 Deer Park Ave	North Babylon	11703	Suffolk County	North Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 620-7605	409	32	12.6	44.3%	121 (29.6%)	71 (17.4%)	154 (37.7%)	36 (8.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	$7,432			$613			$6,819	30.7	34.1	1614	112
363150004220	1727	Willsboro Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	29 School Ln	Willsboro	12996	Essex County	Willsboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 963-4456	261	24	10.8	38.3%	233 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	$18,091			$2,076			$16,015	30.7	38.7	1484	243
360012002684	1728	Ps 202 Ernest S Jenkyns	Public	PK, KG-5	982 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-7880	239	19	12.5	94.1%	3 (1.3%)	125 (52.3%)	96 (40.2%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	$27,873			$2,813			$25,060	30.6	39.1	1474	254
362346003273	1729	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	40 Olivia St	Port Chester	10573	Westchester County	Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 934-7990	734	47	15.7	89.2%	24 (3.3%)	22 (3.0%)	682 (92.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$17,403			$620			$16,783	30.6	30.7	1728	1
361752001564	1730	Liverpool Elementary School	Public	3-5	910 2nd St	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 453-0254	333	28	11.7	52.3%	204 (61.3%)	59 (17.7%)	23 (6.9%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.0%)	$15,685			$2,367			$13,318	30.5	33.1	1651	79

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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.