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)
361212000970	1851	Gilboa-Conesville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Wyckoff Rd	Gilboa	12076	Schoharie County	Gilboa-Conesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 588-7541	296	25	11.8	51.7%	279 (94.3%)	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,697			$2,748			$14,950	26.8	20.2	2040	189
362343003270	1852	A A Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Maple Ave	Port Byron	13140	Cayuga County	Port Byron Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 776-5728	413	32	13		387 (93.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$11,522			$2,089			$9,433	26.7	35.5	1605	247
360405005411	1853	Dana L Lyon Middle School	Public	4-8	25 Ellas Ave	Bath	14810	Steuben County	Bath Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 776-4110	515	51	10.1	58.8%	499 (96.9%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,953			$2,230			$15,722	26.7	30.9	1741	112
362250003170	1854	D B Bunce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7071 York Rd	Pavilion	14525	Genesee County	Pavilion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 584-3011	317	36	8.6	41.6%	305 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,191			$1,179			$14,012	26.7	38.4	1501	353
360009006261	1855	Ps 536	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 931-4270	271	21	12.9	94.5%	4 (1.5%)	55 (20.3%)	161 (59.4%)	44 (16.2%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,495			$2,220			$18,275	26.6	10.5	2306	451
360010004611	1856	Ps 182 Samantha Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	153-27 88th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 298-7700	638	65	9.8	89.7%	13 (2.0%)	83 (13.0%)	337 (52.8%)	165 (25.9%)	24 (3.8%)	8 (1.3%)	8 (1.3%)	$22,680			$2,819			$19,860	26.6	32.3	1707	149
361917001733	1857	New Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4320 State Rt 104	New Haven	13121	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 963-8400	241	20	12.3	56.8%	223 (92.5%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$17,394			$1,963			$15,431	26.5	28.2	1825	32
362247003163	1858	Medford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	281 Medford Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8300	451	41	11.1	41.9%	141 (31.3%)	22 (4.9%)	267 (59.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	$17,763			$2,037			$15,726	26.5	21.7	1995	137
363003004037	1859	Round Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 Rt 208	Washingtonville	10992	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	653	51	12.9	38.0%	359 (55.0%)	54 (8.3%)	206 (31.5%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$14,903			$540			$14,363	26.4	36.4	1579	280
361188000955	1860	Walt Disney School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Coldwater Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 247-3151	411	30	13.5	53.8%	197 (47.9%)	77 (18.7%)	63 (15.3%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	$15,173			$1,876			$13,298	26.4	28.5	1820	40

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About our rankings:

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.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.