Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2439)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
360015106120	201	Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)	Public	K-5	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-2730	347	47	7.3	63.7%	180 (51.9%)	9 (2.6%)	27 (7.8%)	123 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	$32,190			$970			$31,219	90.7	87.4	258	57
362820003804	202	Nassakeag Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	490 Pond Path	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4400	543	42	12.8	10.5%	330 (60.8%)	15 (2.8%)	51 (9.4%)	129 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$21,850			$239			$21,611	90.7	94.3	87	115
361251001023	203	Saddle Rock School	Public	K-5	10 Hawthorne Ln	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4400	542	47	11.5	16.4%	233 (43.0%)	5 (0.9%)	44 (8.1%)	239 (44.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$24,261			$558			$23,703	90.6	92.8	128	75
363147004210	204	Dodge Elementary School	Public	K-4	1900 Dodge Rd	East Amherst	14051	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-9820	581	59	9.9	25.5%	407 (70.1%)	26 (4.5%)	31 (5.3%)	84 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	$15,785			$993			$14,792	90.6	90.4	184	20
362820003803	205	Minnesauke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	21 Highgate Dr	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4200	642	47	13.7	12.5%	461 (71.8%)	9 (1.4%)	75 (11.7%)	54 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)	$22,183			$253			$21,930	90.5	89	219	14
360010302118	206	Ps 23 Richmondtown	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Natick St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 351-1155	591	41	14.5	39.4%	371 (62.8%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (13.2%)	124 (21.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	$19,806			$789			$19,017	90.5	86.9	264	58
360984000754	207	Barnum Woods School	Public	K-5	500 May Ln	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-6500	761	65	11.7	19.6%	343 (45.1%)	56 (7.4%)	132 (17.3%)	207 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.8%)	$14,562			$1,136			$13,426	90.4	93.2	117	90
360010202451	208	Ps 122 Mamie Fay	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	21-21 Ditmars Blvd	Astoria	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 721-6410	1,155	67	17.1	53.0%	565 (48.9%)	37 (3.2%)	213 (18.4%)	276 (23.9%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	52 (4.5%)	$13,533			$364			$13,169	90.3	88.3	232	24
361833004595	209	Mott Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	7173 Mott Rd	Fayetteville	13066	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 692-1700	427	27	15.5	17.8%	341 (79.9%)	9 (2.1%)	8 (1.9%)	42 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.1%)	$12,702			$316			$12,386	90.3	89.6	204	5
362271003197	210	Scribner Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	1750 Scribner Rd	Penfield	14526	Monroe County	Penfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 249-6400	567	46	12.3	17.3%	442 (78.0%)	29 (5.1%)	45 (7.9%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$11,737			$1,220			$10,517	90.2	90.8	174	36

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.