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, November 14, 2024.

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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)
360009502649	1231	Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The)	Public	K-8	1100 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0210	897	71	12.5	96.3%	29 (3.2%)	604 (67.3%)	228 (25.4%)	8 (0.9%)	9 (1.0%)	9 (1.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$17,419			$2,080			$15,340	47.1	59.6	935	296
362721004494	1232	Veeder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25 Veeder Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-4661	484	26	18.5	36.6%	296 (61.2%)	40 (8.3%)	40 (8.3%)	69 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.4%)	$13,924			$1,060			$12,864	47.1	52.3	1100	132
361743001553	1233	Lisbon Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6866 County Rt 10	Lisbon	13658	St. Lawrence County	Lisbon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 393-4951	546	45	12.1	43.0%	527 (96.5%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$18,233			$2,113			$16,120	47.1	46.7	1261	28
363090004153	1234	West Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5359 School St	West Valley	14171	Cattaraugus County	West Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 942-3100	204	28	7.2	37.7%	190 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$19,786			$3,694			$16,091	47.1	38.1	1498	264
362397003313	1235	Putnam Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 County Rt 2	Putnam Station	12861	Washington County	Putnam Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 547-8266	38	8	4.9	71.1%	38 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,678			$5,984			$11,694	47	43.1	1361	126
360008502085	1236	Ps 14 Senator John Calandra	Public	PK, KG-5	3047 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	No	(718) 822-5341	689	46	14.9	70.4%	119 (17.3%)	35 (5.1%)	451 (65.5%)	67 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	$19,405			$1,940			$17,464	46.9	50.1	1156	80
361434001188	1237	Old Country Road School	Public	K-5	49 Rhodes Ln	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 733-2302	363	28	12.8	57.3%	37 (10.2%)	8 (2.2%)	206 (56.7%)	97 (26.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	$17,300			$1,718			$15,581	46.9	59.3	943	294
360000703911	1238	Jasper-Troupsburg Elementary School	Public	K-6	908 State Rt 36	Troupsburg	14885	Steuben County	Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 525-6301	211	21	10.2	54.5%	207 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$20,645			$6,574			$14,071	46.9	54.3	1054	184
362409003320	1239	G N Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Main St	Randolph	14772	Cattaraugus County	Randolph Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 358-7030	428	45	9.5	45.3%	382 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$14,771			$3,663			$11,108	46.7	46.9	1248	9
360009602745	1240	Ps 233 Langston Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	9301 Ave B	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-8103	320	30	10.7	81.9%	9 (2.8%)	258 (80.6%)	35 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,611			$3,053			$23,558	46.7	51.4	1121	119

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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.