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)
360939000716	2371	Dundee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	55 Water St	Dundee	14837	Yates County	Dundee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 243-5535	332	39	8.5	52.4%	310 (93.4%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$14,476			$2,399			$12,077	7.8	9.7	2332	39
360010302107	2372	Ps 20 Port Richmond	Public	K-5	161 Park Ave	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-4110	298	33	9.1	95.3%	12 (4.0%)	37 (12.4%)	237 (79.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	$27,393			$1,935			$25,458	7.7	5.1	2400	28
360095005995	2373	Rochester Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	841 Genesee St	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 467-9201	821	62	13.3	100.0%	91 (11.1%)	643 (78.3%)	65 (7.9%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$15,046			$3,131			$11,915	7.6	3.7	2425	52
360585000341	2374	International School	Public	PK, KG-8	141 Hoyt St	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3300	987	85	11.5	93.9%	140 (14.2%)	393 (39.8%)	78 (7.9%)	339 (34.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.4%)	$12,923			$1,649			$11,274	7.6	12.5	2257	117
362091004742	2375	William E Deluca Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	223 Phelps Ln	North Babylon	11703	Suffolk County	North Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 620-7705	445	44	10.1	53.0%	106 (23.8%)	106 (23.8%)	191 (42.9%)	32 (7.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$11,563			$958			$10,605	7.4	22.9	1960	415
362601003582	2376	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Robinson St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8355	310	28	11.1	73.9%	28 (9.0%)	87 (28.1%)	85 (27.4%)	65 (21.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.9%)	$14,502			$2,511			$11,991	7.4	2.8	2433	57
362601003588	2377	Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1097 Forest Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3640	369	34	10.8	72.9%	39 (10.6%)	93 (25.2%)	102 (27.6%)	95 (25.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	$14,213			$2,546			$11,667	7.4	10.9	2309	68
360007802655	2378	Riverside School For Makers And Artists (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	300 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(347) 478-5228	547	44	12.4	87.0%	42 (7.7%)	118 (21.6%)	350 (64.0%)	21 (3.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	$24,043			$1,975			$22,068	7.4	14.7	2189	189
360015202821	2379	Ps 329 Surfside	Public	PK, KG-5	2929 W 30th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 787-3460	338	27	12.6	96.7%	4 (1.2%)	192 (56.8%)	107 (31.7%)	12 (3.6%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$26,046			$5,249			$20,797	7.3	9.6	2333	46
360585000339	2380	Lovejoy Discovery School #43	Public	PK, KG-8	161 Benzinger St	Buffalo	14206	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3260	619	49	12.5	92.1%	171 (27.6%)	176 (28.4%)	101 (16.3%)	104 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.7%)	$13,905			$2,880			$11,025	7.2	6.8	2377	3

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.