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)
360009902646	61	Ps 188 Kingsbury	Public	PK, KG-5	218-12 Hartland Ave	Flushing	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(929) 600-5683	665	41	16.2	34.0%	132 (19.8%)	10 (1.5%)	45 (6.8%)	457 (68.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.7%)	$14,444			$790			$13,655	96	96.9	40	21
360094305973	62	Icahn Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-6107	345	26	13.2	67.2%	12 (3.5%)	115 (33.3%)	168 (48.7%)	45 (13.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,895			$1,687			$18,208	96	95.9	66	4
362856003845	63	Walt Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	482 Woodbury Rd	Woodbury	11797	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5823	398	34	11.8	8.5%	238 (59.8%)	9 (2.3%)	16 (4.0%)	120 (30.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$22,950			$211			$22,739	95.9	94.7	100	37
360007702635	64	Ps 183 Robert L Stevenson	Public	PK, KG-5	419 E 66th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 734-7719	534	33	16.1	11.6%	325 (60.9%)	10 (1.9%)	59 (11.0%)	106 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.0%)	$16,709			$1,053			$15,656	95.9	95.4	77	13
360007802335	65	Ps 87 William Sherman	Public	PK, KG-5	160 W 78th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2826	726	46	15.8	14.3%	431 (59.4%)	20 (2.8%)	139 (19.1%)	63 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.8%)	$18,617			$1,117			$17,500	95.9	93.5	136	71
363192004539	66	Pearls Hawthorne School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	350 Hawthorne Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8250	795	52	15.3	30.7%	165 (20.8%)	107 (13.5%)	350 (44.0%)	119 (15.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.7%)	$20,567			$1,098			$19,468	95.9	95.1	85	19
362268003190	67	Siwanoy School	Public	K-5	489 Siwanoy Pl	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 738-7650	287	21	13.4		210 (73.2%)	4 (1.4%)	27 (9.4%)	16 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	$17,013			$14			$16,999	95.8	95.8	69	2
362637003611	68	Glen Head Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 School St	Glen Head	11545	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 277-7701	366	33	11.2		233 (63.7%)	5 (1.4%)	48 (13.1%)	63 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	$29,670			$187			$29,484	95.8	94.7	99	31
360009902687	69	Ps 203 Oakland Gardens	Public	PK, KG-5	53-11 Sprngfld Blvd	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8652	813	52	15.6	41.8%	54 (6.6%)	7 (0.9%)	99 (12.2%)	626 (77.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	$15,723			$329			$15,393	95.8	96.8	42	27
360007702184	70	Ps 41 Greenwich Village	Public	PK, KG-5	116 W 11th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 675-2756	476	28	17	9.0%	303 (63.7%)	9 (1.9%)	59 (12.4%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.5%)	$18,049			$1,617			$16,431	95.7	94.4	116	46

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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

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.