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, December 14, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2439)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
360009702543	1561	Ps 151 Lyndon B Johnson	Public	PK, KG-5	763 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 326-6360	276	26	10.4	83.3%	8 (2.9%)	18 (6.5%)	237 (85.9%)	8 (2.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$29,192			$2,827			$26,365	35.9	25.8	1882	321
360010302102	1562	Ps 19 Curtis School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Post Ave	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-3860	454	42	10.9	90.1%	29 (6.4%)	48 (10.6%)	345 (76.0%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$25,463			$1,884			$23,579	35.9	28.9	1800	238
360966000738	1563	John M Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3 Gingerbread Ln	East Hampton	11937	Suffolk County	East Hampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 329-4205	548	53	10.3	50.7%	167 (30.5%)	13 (2.4%)	341 (62.2%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$27,429			$1,054			$26,376	35.9	55	1043	520
360012102805	1564	Ps 298 Dr Betty Shabazz	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Watkins St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7793	330	24	13.8	97.0%	5 (1.5%)	195 (59.1%)	124 (37.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,427			$2,212			$22,215	35.8	11.5	2279	715
360010206186	1565	Ps 280 Home Of The Lionhearts	Public	K-5	34-20 94th St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-9031	473	37	12.7	91.3%	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	424 (89.6%)	32 (6.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,476			$1,297			$16,179	35.8	50.4	1172	393
360011902095	1566	Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth	Public	PK, KG-5	208 N 5th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-2929	202	19	10.7	78.2%	19 (9.4%)	11 (5.4%)	170 (84.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,604			$3,013			$27,590	35.7	41.2	1421	145
361509004773	1567	Woodhull Intermediate School	Public	4-6	140 Woodhull Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 673-2030	410	46	8.8	67.3%	80 (19.5%)	19 (4.6%)	290 (70.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$23,412			$1,183			$22,229	35.7	28.1	1828	261
362388003311	1568	Pulaski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Hinman Rd	Pulaski	13142	Oswego County	Pulaski Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 298-2412	427	36	11.7	54.1%	405 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$13,832			$2,571			$11,260	35.6	42.4	1385	183
360558004579	1569	Fred W Hill School	Public	3-5	40 Allen St	Brockport	14420	Monroe County	Brockport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 637-1850	472	40	11.7	47.0%	348 (73.7%)	28 (5.9%)	55 (11.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	$14,282			$1,817			$12,465	35.6	43	1371	198
360429000184	1570	Beekmantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37 Eagle Way	West Chazy	12992	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8035	491	41	12.1	41.1%	481 (98.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,826			$1,183			$16,643	35.6	28.7	1811	241

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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.

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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.