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)
360342000097	1751	Attica Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	31 Prospect St	Attica	14011	Wyoming County	Attica Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 591-0400	442	38	11.4	39.8%	418 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$14,832			$570			$14,262	29.8	29.7	1760	9
360001001014	1752	Joseph B Radez Elementary School	Public	2-6	319 Main St	Richmondville	12149	Schoharie County	Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 234-4032	342	33	10.3	48.8%	310 (90.6%)	3 (0.9%)	20 (5.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$14,290			$2,169			$12,121	29.7	33.2	1648	104
362127003034	1753	Norwood Avenue School	Public	K-4	25 Norwood Rd	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6830	434	32	13.7	15.0%	332 (76.5%)	4 (0.9%)	78 (18.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$22,449			$577			$21,872	29.7	29.3	1777	24
360008805558	1754	Ps/Middle School 194	Public	K-8	2365 Waterbury Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-5270	1,105	97	11.4	83.4%	41 (3.7%)	74 (6.7%)	565 (51.1%)	389 (35.2%)	14 (1.3%)	6 (0.5%)	16 (1.4%)	$18,392			$2,237			$16,155	29.7	40.2	1435	319
360687000477	1755	Marguerite L Mulvey School	Public	K-6	44 E Cherry St	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5059	526	40	13.1	85.7%	7 (1.3%)	60 (11.4%)	443 (84.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$23,609			$3,004			$20,605	29.7	33.8	1623	132
360429000186	1756	Cumberland Head Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1187 Cumberland Head Rd	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8321	538	42	12.8	45.5%	506 (94.1%)	9 (1.7%)	15 (2.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,014			$1,118			$14,896	29.6	45.9	1283	473
360300000076	1757	Andes Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	85 Delaware Ave	Andes	13731	Delaware County	Andes Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 676-3166	69	18	3.8	42.0%	66 (95.7%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,118			$3,368			$29,750	29.6			(n/a)
362049004399	1758	Trinity Elementary School	Public	K-5	180 Pelham Rd	New Rochelle	10805	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 576-4440	863	59	14.7	66.4%	100 (11.6%)	208 (24.1%)	504 (58.4%)	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	23 (2.7%)	$19,123			$1,134			$17,990	29.5	33.5	1632	126
361656001462	1759	A J Schmidt Elementary School	Public	K-5	9455 Lake Shore Rd	Angola	14006	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-2351	246	29	8.3	53.7%	203 (82.5%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$16,270			$2,576			$13,694	29.5	30.2	1746	13
360008302546	1760	Ps 152 Dyckman Valley	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	93 Nagle Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 567-5456	481	38	12.7	94.4%	9 (1.9%)	21 (4.4%)	412 (85.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	$23,400			$2,794			$20,606	29.5	19.1	2065	305

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.