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)
362070002903	1191	Fostertown School	Public, Magnet	K-5	364 Fostertown Rd	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 568-6425	585	52	11.1	49.7%	112 (19.1%)	88 (15.0%)	354 (60.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	$17,199			$00			$17,199	49.2	66.5	760	431
361662001478	1192	Van Cortlandtville School	Public	K-5	31002 Main St-Rt 6	Mohegan Lake	10547	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 528-1354	578	52	11.2		256 (44.3%)	45 (7.8%)	228 (39.4%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$23,740			$194			$23,546	49.1	44.2	1325	133
363126004181	1193	Mamaroneck Avenue School	Public	K-5	7 Nosband Ave	White Plains	10605	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2286	591	58	10.1	40.3%	189 (32.0%)	81 (13.7%)	258 (43.7%)	24 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	$23,838			$390			$23,447	49.1	46.7	1256	63
360120406683	1194	Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	9 Hanover Pl	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 470-9833	300	26	11.5	90.3%	12 (4.0%)	42 (14.0%)	219 (73.0%)	23 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$24,228			$689			$23,539	49.1	58.1	975	219
362868003893	1195	Ticonderoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 Alexandria Ave	Ticonderoga	12883	Essex County	Ticonderoga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 585-7400	390	26	14.9	59.5%	382 (97.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,232			$1,860			$15,372	49.1	49	1190	5
362121002996	1196	Cicero Elementary School	Public	K-4	5979 Rt 31	Cicero	13039	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 218-2500	522	42	12.3	26.8%	416 (79.7%)	12 (2.3%)	27 (5.2%)	41 (7.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$14,715			$1,794			$12,921	49.1	40.8	1422	226
362301004820	1197	Pine Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Ulsterville Rd	Pine Bush	12566	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	647	43	14.9	48.1%	455 (70.3%)	22 (3.4%)	141 (21.8%)	12 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$17,465			$2,820			$14,645	49.1	39.8	1445	248
361875001706	1198	Mayfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 N Main St	Mayfield	12117	Fulton County	Mayfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 661-8251	436	40	11	46.1%	414 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,288			$2,330			$10,958	48.9	40.3	1427	229
360008806217	1199	Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy	Public	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 409-3001	602	54	11	82.4%	114 (18.9%)	50 (8.3%)	358 (59.5%)	68 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$17,622			$1,826			$15,796	48.9	46.8	1252	53
361767001584	1200	George Southard Elementary School	Public	K-4	6385 Locust St Ext	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4772	356	31	11.4	55.6%	253 (71.1%)	19 (5.3%)	43 (12.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.4%)	$19,015			$1,912			$17,103	48.9	58.4	964	236

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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.
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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.