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)
360117806656	541	Elm Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	79-17 51st Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Elm Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 699-4212	394	9	43.7	83.2%	28 (7.1%)	35 (8.9%)	277 (70.3%)	46 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$16,483			$821			$15,662	74.8	69.2	701	160
361053005577	542	Ellicottville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5873 Rt 219	Ellicottville	14731	Cattaraugus County	Ellicottville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 699-2318	245	20	12.2	37.6%	225 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$18,643			$2,024			$16,619	74.8	76.3	535	7
361738001551	543	William Rall School	Public	K-5	761 N Wellwood Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 867-3450	521	48	10.7	51.8%	238 (45.7%)	27 (5.2%)	217 (41.7%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$22,204			$1,536			$20,668	74.8	49.4	1176	633
360012002275	544	Ps 65	Public	PK, KG-5	696 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-2223	471	31	15.3	86.2%	4 (0.8%)	36 (7.6%)	392 (83.2%)	25 (5.3%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,065			$2,171			$15,894	74.7	77.1	513	31
362988001118	545	Kinry Road Elementary School	Public	3-6	58 Kinry Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 463-7322	371	23	16	24.8%	239 (64.4%)	39 (10.5%)	65 (17.5%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$16,937			$1,322			$15,615	74.7	67.2	744	199
360858000658	546	Carrie E Tompkins School	Public	K-4	8 Gerstein St	Croton On Hudson	10520	Westchester County	Croton-Harmon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 271-5184	567	42	13.3	8.5%	412 (72.7%)	7 (1.2%)	93 (16.4%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.5%)	$15,422			$598			$14,823	74.6	65.4	781	235
361338004771	547	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 W Kendrick Ave	Hamilton	13346	Madison County	Hamilton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 824-6330	268	21	12.5	29.5%	236 (88.1%)	8 (3.0%)	8 (3.0%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$11,925			$119			$11,806	74.5	69.7	688	141
362631003605	548	Glendaal School	Public	K-5	774 Sacandaga Rd	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1202	196	18	11	23.0%	180 (91.8%)	7 (3.6%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,712			$666			$14,047	74.5	75.9	545	3
360015302854	549	Ps 277 Gerritsen Beach	Public	PK, KG-5	2529 Gerritsen Ave	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 743-6689	330	27	12.3	49.4%	177 (53.6%)	15 (4.5%)	49 (14.8%)	83 (25.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$23,372			$1,186			$22,186	74.5	77.5	504	45
362367003300	550	Lawrence Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Leroy St	Potsdam	13676	St. Lawrence County	Potsdam Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 265-2000	551	40	13.6	38.8%	475 (86.2%)	14 (2.5%)	21 (3.8%)	23 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	$10,798			$1,840			$8,958	74.3	71	652	102

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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.