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)
361620001398	581	Kendall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1932 Kendall Rd	Kendall	14476	Orleans County	Kendall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 659-8317	382	40	9.5	49.5%	341 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$13,945			$2,931			$11,014	72.8	68.6	715	134
362256003175	582	Franklin Avenue School	Public	K-4	48 Franklin Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3965	264	24	10.7	26.1%	158 (59.8%)	3 (1.1%)	77 (29.2%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$20,556			$00			$20,556	72.7	77.4	506	76
361167000468	583	Big Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	S 4460 Bay View Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-1740	563	43	13.1	38.5%	488 (86.7%)	14 (2.5%)	34 (6.0%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$12,322			$1,685			$10,637	72.7	66.7	755	172
361815001627	584	Homer Brink School	Public	PK, KG-5	3618 Briar Ln	Endwell	13760	Broome County	Maine-Endwell Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 786-8244	728	54	13.4	34.6%	630 (86.5%)	19 (2.6%)	27 (3.7%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.8%)	$12,467			$858			$11,609	72.6	71.3	645	61
360471000215	585	Hamagrael Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 McGuffey Ln	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 439-4905	331	30	11	14.2%	268 (81.0%)	10 (3.0%)	15 (4.5%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	$16,956			$535			$16,420	72.6	84.1	356	229
360096406038	586	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1991 2nd Ave	New York	10029	New York County	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-0232	992	41	24.3	92.2%	22 (2.2%)	379 (38.2%)	552 (55.6%)	7 (0.7%)	11 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	16 (1.6%)	$31,244			$00			$31,244	72.4	67.3	739	153
360594000388	587	Pashley Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Pashley Rd	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	481	43	11.1	23.9%	413 (85.9%)	5 (1.0%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.8%)	$15,318			$1,074			$14,244	72.4	70.3	673	86
360008802100	588	Ps 19 Judith K Weiss	Public	PK, KG-8	311 E 237th St	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	No	(718) 324-1924	663	47	14	58.4%	314 (47.4%)	41 (6.2%)	245 (37.0%)	24 (3.6%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$15,877			$827			$15,050	72.3	70.1	679	91
360828000608	589	Copenhagen Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3020 Mechanic St	Copenhagen	13626	Lewis County	Copenhagen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 688-4411	483	43	11.1	33.7%	440 (91.1%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)	$18,217			$2,745			$15,473	72.3	47.8	1222	633
362631003606	590	Lincoln School	Public	K-5	40 Albion St	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 382-1296	212	24	8.8	34.9%	173 (81.6%)	10 (4.7%)	21 (9.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,066			$1,394			$14,672	72.3	58.9	951	361

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.