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)
360009802103	2271	Ps 19 Marino Jeantet	Public	PK, KG-5	44-10 99th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-5859	1,654	139	11.9	86.0%	18 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,593 (96.3%)	39 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$19,428			$1,010			$18,418	12.8	18.9	2070	201
362376003304	2272	G W Krieger School	Public	K-5	265 Hooker Ave	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4660	460	33	13.8	77.8%	39 (8.5%)	206 (44.8%)	168 (36.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	$16,524			$1,906			$14,617	12.7	18.6	2078	194
362601003584	2273	Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Stanley St	Schenectady	12307	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8360	389	35	11.1	78.9%	30 (7.7%)	125 (32.1%)	87 (22.4%)	109 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.0%)	$15,652			$2,754			$12,898	12.7	9	2344	71
360009002059	2274	Ps 6 West Farms	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-7676	449	30	14.9	95.8%	1 (0.2%)	95 (21.2%)	347 (77.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$25,025			$3,468			$21,557	12.7	16.5	2136	138
360008602238	2275	Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin	Public	PK, KG-5	450 St Paul's Pl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6227	468	34	13.8	97.2%	5 (1.1%)	201 (42.9%)	257 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$23,612			$2,137			$21,475	12.7	9	2342	67
362082002931	2276	Hyde Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	1620 Hyde Park Blvd	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7980	505	32	15.9	80.6%	138 (27.3%)	218 (43.2%)	38 (7.5%)	17 (3.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (17.4%)	$12,641			$1,797			$10,843	12.6	9.6	2335	59
360007902061	2277	Ps 7 Samuel Stern	Public	PK, KG-8	160 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5827	314	31	10.2	94.3%	5 (1.6%)	102 (32.5%)	192 (61.1%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$28,633			$4,588			$24,045	12.6	20.8	2017	260
360012302728	2278	Ps 223 Lyndon B Johnson	Public	PK, KG-5	125-20 Sutphin Blvd	Jamaica	11436	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2900	461	32	14.4	86.6%	9 (2.0%)	221 (47.9%)	114 (24.7%)	54 (11.7%)	48 (10.4%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.2%)	$22,181			$1,203			$20,978	12.6	13.4	2229	49
360008702150	2279	Ps 32 Belmont	Public	PK, KG-5	690 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3645	555	52	10.7	96.2%	11 (2.0%)	96 (17.3%)	438 (78.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,382			$2,815			$21,567	12.6	12.8	2250	29
360007902560	2280	Ps 155 William Paca	Public	PK, KG-5	319 E 117th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5885	182	20	8.9	97.8%	2 (1.1%)	20 (11.0%)	144 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	$36,607			$2,092			$34,516	12.5	11.9	2276	4

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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.