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)
360015302769	741	Ps 255 Barbara Reing School	Public	K-5	1866 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 376-8494	809	65	12.4	83.3%	463 (57.2%)	20 (2.5%)	77 (9.5%)	230 (28.4%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	$19,135			$1,389			$17,747	66.4	63.5	833	92
362943003971	742	Wheeler Avenue School	Public	K-6	1 W Wheeler Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 568-6140	608	56	10.9		66 (10.9%)	138 (22.7%)	208 (34.2%)	171 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.6%)	$18,381			$610			$17,770	66.3	81.4	411	331
360008606132	743	Family School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-3266	407	40	10	97.3%	11 (2.7%)	111 (27.3%)	265 (65.1%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,337			$3,596			$19,742	66.3	56.5	1005	262
362349003281	744	Port Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Scraggy Hill Rd	Port Jefferson	11777	Suffolk County	Port Jefferson Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 791-4321	360	35	10.3	15.3%	262 (72.8%)	5 (1.4%)	61 (16.9%)	23 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$27,318			$1,560			$25,759	66.3	70.9	657	87
361089000861	745	Jefferson Avenue School	Public	K-5	303 Jefferson Ave	Fairport	14450	Monroe County	Fairport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 421-2185	604	58	10.4	19.0%	518 (85.8%)	22 (3.6%)	27 (4.5%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$15,274			$1,517			$13,756	66.3	69.8	686	59
363192004269	746	Montessori School 27	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	132 Valentine Ln	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8455	332	18	18	58.4%	17 (5.1%)	52 (15.7%)	232 (69.9%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$18,438			$1,116			$17,322	66.2	66.6	757	11
362895003916	747	Ps 16	Public	PK, KG-5	475 1st St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 328-5101	242	30	8.1	62.0%	121 (50.0%)	53 (21.9%)	34 (14.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.8%)								66.1	61.7	879	132
360009802081	748	Ps 13 Clement C Moore	Public	PK, KG-5	55-01 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-1021	931	72	12.8	90.0%	44 (4.7%)	73 (7.8%)	576 (61.9%)	231 (24.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$18,812			$1,454			$17,358	66.1	55.5	1025	277
360008905554	749	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	3740 Baychester Ave Annex	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-6660	532	39	13.7	84.4%	3 (0.6%)	458 (86.1%)	45 (8.5%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	$19,407			$1,933			$17,474	66.1	64.8	801	52
360110606410	750	Leadership Preparatory Canarsie Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Canarsie Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0560	796	67	11.8	80.3%	4 (0.5%)	713 (89.6%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$15,836			$1,939			$13,897	66.1	68.3	721	29

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.