Best Elementary Schools in New York

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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)
360008705550	1991	Luisa Pineiro Fuentes School Of Science And Discovery	Public	K-5	124 Eames Pl	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 601-2632	225	25	9	90.7%	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	200 (88.9%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$25,504			$2,892			$22,611	21.5	16.7	2140	149
363012004055	1992	Sherman School	Public	K-4	836 Sherman St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3760	320	24	13.6	56.6%	218 (68.1%)	13 (4.1%)	34 (10.6%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.5%)	$10,062			$2,283			$7,779	21.5	29	1794	198
360008602073	1993	Ps 11 Highbridge	Public	PK, KG-5	1257 Ogden Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7553	426	41	10.4	95.5%	6 (1.4%)	121 (28.4%)	295 (69.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,364			$3,405			$20,959	21.5	23.4	1957	36
362067002899	1994	Newark Valley Middle School	Public	4-7	88 Whig St	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-5524	290	27	10.8	58.6%	279 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$15,574			$1,323			$14,251	21.4	33.5	1669	325
361752001559	1995	Chestnut Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 Saslon Park Dr	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 453-0242	411	27	14.9	46.2%	257 (62.5%)	31 (7.5%)	33 (8.0%)	55 (13.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.3%)	$14,392			$2,313			$12,079	21.4	38.1	1509	486
362475003416	1996	School 46-Charles Carroll	Public	PK, KG-6	250 Newcastle Rd	Rochester	14610	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 288-8008	316	28	11.2	70.6%	75 (23.7%)	119 (37.7%)	87 (27.5%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	$15,353			$3,185			$12,169	21.4	15.5	2179	183
360010102432	1997	Ps/Is 116 William C Hughley	Public	PK, KG-8	107-25 Wren Pl	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4884	814	54	15.1	78.4%	9 (1.1%)	322 (39.6%)	337 (41.4%)	87 (10.7%)	29 (3.6%)	25 (3.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$18,110			$1,180			$16,930	21.4	17	2134	137
360000904666	1998	Morrisonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 Sand Rd	Morrisonville	12962	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 565-5980	358	29	12.3	33.2%	341 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$16,206			$1,836			$14,370	21.4	37.9	1517	481
360009102050	1999	Ps 3 Bedford Village (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Jefferson Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 622-2960	224	20	11.4	80.8%	12 (5.4%)	155 (69.2%)	20 (8.9%)	27 (12.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$22,660			$3,351			$19,309	21.3	15.7	2171	172
360001301171	2000	W F Prior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 East Ave	Oneida	13421	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-2190	221	13	16.6	48.9%	191 (86.4%)	4 (1.8%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	$16,901			$3,097			$13,804	21.3	26.7	1860	140

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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.
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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.