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)
360015106199	311	School For Future Leaders (The)	Public	K-5	942 62nd St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 491-7670	547	39	14	90.3%	32 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.6%)	453 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$16,514			$2,067			$14,447	85.2	86	312	1
360010303394	312	Ps 56 Louis Desario School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Kramer Ave	Staten Island	10309	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 605-1189	634	48	13.2	40.7%	432 (68.1%)	8 (1.3%)	88 (13.9%)	94 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	$20,610			$738			$19,872	85.1	84.7	344	32
362100002987	313	Southgate School	Public	K-5	30 Southgate Rd	Loudonville	12211	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-6607	392	37	10.5	23.2%	233 (59.4%)	33 (8.4%)	21 (5.4%)	75 (19.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$16,161			$446			$15,715	85.1	78.5	473	160
362358003290	314	Guggenheim Elementary School	Public	K-5	Poplar Pl	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 767-5250	487	45	10.7	17.5%	280 (57.5%)	5 (1.0%)	113 (23.2%)	55 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.6%)	$25,359			$964			$24,395	85	86.8	294	20
362316004744	315	Mendon Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 Mendon Center Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1402	649	41	15.9		380 (58.6%)	16 (2.5%)	25 (3.9%)	178 (27.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.6%)	$13,305			$942			$12,363	84.9	85.7	323	8
360007702187	316	Ps 42 Benjamin Altman	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 226-8410	457	43	10.6	67.6%	53 (11.6%)	17 (3.7%)	44 (9.6%)	323 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$26,938			$1,744			$25,193	84.9	93.1	146	170
362505003469	317	Harbor Hill School	Public	K-5	3 Glen Cove Rd	Greenvale	11576	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5401	579	45	12.7	11.2%	376 (64.9%)	8 (1.4%)	51 (8.8%)	125 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$17,290			$328			$16,962	84.7	91.4	191	126
362946003976	318	William L Buck School	Public	K-6	75 Horton Ave	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2841	310	22	13.8	38.1%	39 (12.6%)	72 (23.2%)	129 (41.6%)	62 (20.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$20,208			$150			$20,058	84.7	86.8	295	23
362016001846	319	Columbus Elementary School	Public	3-5	580 Columbus Ave	Thornwood	10594	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-8538	477	48	9.9	9.9%	381 (79.9%)	5 (1.0%)	58 (12.2%)	20 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$20,059			$352			$19,707	84.6	71.2	648	329
360015102385	320	Ps 102 Bayview (The)	Public	K-5	211 72nd St	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 748-7404	1,071	88	12.1	61.6%	495 (46.2%)	19 (1.8%)	311 (29.0%)	194 (18.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.4%)	$18,608			$1,710			$16,898	84.6	87.8	260	60

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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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Educational resources:

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

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.