Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360009502348	1641	Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0243	151	13	11.3	92.7%	1 (0.7%)	109 (72.2%)	37 (24.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$34,550	$4,779	$29,771	33.4	40.1	1438	203
360008102164	1642	Ps 36 Margaret Douglas	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Morningside Dr	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5807	277	29	9.5	91.0%	10 (3.6%)	90 (32.5%)	164 (59.2%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	$32,895	$2,483	$30,412	33.4	22.3	1974	332
362376003302	1643	Warring Magnet Academy Of Science And Technology	Public	1-5	283 Mansion St	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4750	294	25	11.6	84.7%	7 (2.4%)	96 (32.7%)	161 (54.8%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	$19,928	$3,211	$16,717	33.3	20.9	2014	371
362895003915	1644	Ps 14	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Tibbits Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5801	457	43	10.5	74.0%	156 (34.1%)	131 (28.7%)	99 (21.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (14.0%)				33.2	42.3	1384	260
360690000483	1645	Hastings Mallory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	93 Barkers Rd	Central Square	13036	Oswego County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 668-4252	383	29	13.4	52.2%	371 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$13,162	$1,895	$11,267	33.2	31.3	1710	65
362670001984	1646	Sherburne-Earlville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 School St	Sherburne	13460	Chenango County	Sherburne-Earlville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 674-7336	599	56	10.6	50.6%	566 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$17,270	$1,549	$15,721	33.2	22.8	1966	320
362514003474	1647	Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Orchard Pl	Gasport	14067	Niagara County	Royalton-Hartland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 735-2000	446	42	10.6	37.2%	396 (88.8%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	$14,183	$2,012	$12,171	33.2	45	1310	337
360010306590	1648	Port Richmond School For Visionary Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Forest Ave	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 816-3377	376	29	13	84.8%	50 (13.3%)	72 (19.1%)	200 (53.2%)	36 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$20,937	$2,448	$18,488	33.1	18.4	2087	439
360585000363	1649	Lorraine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	71 Lorraine Ave	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4809	669	64	10.4	82.4%	280 (41.9%)	151 (22.6%)	118 (17.6%)	48 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (9.7%)	$10,934	$2,242	$8,691	33.1	29.3	1776	127
360010102494	1650	Bellaire School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	207-11 89th Ave	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 464-2119	732	48	15.1	73.8%	17 (2.3%)	145 (19.8%)	186 (25.4%)	282 (38.5%)	71 (9.7%)	8 (1.1%)	23 (3.1%)	$19,641	$1,596	$18,044	33.1	42.6	1374	276

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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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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.

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)
360009502348	1641	Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0243	151	13	11.3	92.7%	1 (0.7%)	109 (72.2%)	37 (24.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$34,550			$4,779			$29,771	33.4	40.1	1438	203
360008102164	1642	Ps 36 Margaret Douglas	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Morningside Dr	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5807	277	29	9.5	91.0%	10 (3.6%)	90 (32.5%)	164 (59.2%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	$32,895			$2,483			$30,412	33.4	22.3	1974	332
362376003302	1643	Warring Magnet Academy Of Science And Technology	Public	1-5	283 Mansion St	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4750	294	25	11.6	84.7%	7 (2.4%)	96 (32.7%)	161 (54.8%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	$19,928			$3,211			$16,717	33.3	20.9	2014	371
362895003915	1644	Ps 14	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Tibbits Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5801	457	43	10.5	74.0%	156 (34.1%)	131 (28.7%)	99 (21.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (14.0%)								33.2	42.3	1384	260
360690000483	1645	Hastings Mallory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	93 Barkers Rd	Central Square	13036	Oswego County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 668-4252	383	29	13.4	52.2%	371 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$13,162			$1,895			$11,267	33.2	31.3	1710	65
362670001984	1646	Sherburne-Earlville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 School St	Sherburne	13460	Chenango County	Sherburne-Earlville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 674-7336	599	56	10.6	50.6%	566 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$17,270			$1,549			$15,721	33.2	22.8	1966	320
362514003474	1647	Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Orchard Pl	Gasport	14067	Niagara County	Royalton-Hartland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 735-2000	446	42	10.6	37.2%	396 (88.8%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	$14,183			$2,012			$12,171	33.2	45	1310	337
360010306590	1648	Port Richmond School For Visionary Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Forest Ave	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 816-3377	376	29	13	84.8%	50 (13.3%)	72 (19.1%)	200 (53.2%)	36 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$20,937			$2,448			$18,488	33.1	18.4	2087	439
360585000363	1649	Lorraine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	71 Lorraine Ave	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4809	669	64	10.4	82.4%	280 (41.9%)	151 (22.6%)	118 (17.6%)	48 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (9.7%)	$10,934			$2,242			$8,691	33.1	29.3	1776	127
360010102494	1650	Bellaire School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	207-11 89th Ave	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 464-2119	732	48	15.1	73.8%	17 (2.3%)	145 (19.8%)	186 (25.4%)	282 (38.5%)	71 (9.7%)	8 (1.1%)	23 (3.1%)	$19,641			$1,596			$18,044	33.1	42.6	1374	276