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)
360015102471	261	Ps 127 McKinley Park	Public	K-5	7805 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-2323	618	50	12.4	75.6%	186 (30.1%)	5 (0.8%)	155 (25.1%)	259 (41.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$19,407			$1,680			$17,727	87.4	87.3	277	16
360008305644	262	Muscota	Public	K-5	4862 Broadway	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	No	(212) 544-0614	283	20	14.4	33.2%	129 (45.6%)	5 (1.8%)	114 (40.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.5%)	$20,194			$2,008			$18,186	87.4	89.3	228	34
360909004766	263	Tecumseh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	901 Nottingham Rd	Jamesville	13078	Onondaga County	Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 445-8320	333	20	16.7	19.8%	229 (68.8%)	19 (5.7%)	20 (6.0%)	40 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	$13,086			$588			$12,498	87.4	84.6	346	83
361833004595	264	Mott Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	7173 Mott Rd	Fayetteville	13066	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 692-1700	449	30	15.1	18.9%	351 (78.2%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	48 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.1%)	$12,702			$316			$12,386	87.3	90.3	209	55
362478003432	265	Watson School	Public	K-5	277 N Centre Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 255-8904	229	26	8.8	15.3%	149 (65.1%)	10 (4.4%)	42 (18.3%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (7.0%)	$25,276			$865			$24,411	87.3	88.1	251	14
362271003194	266	Harris Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2126 Penfield Rd	Penfield	14526	Monroe County	Penfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 249-6600	451	44	10.2	13.5%	384 (85.1%)	8 (1.8%)	17 (3.8%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$14,479			$2,242			$12,237	87.3	91.7	181	85
362316003235	267	Allen Creek School	Public	K-5	3188 East Ave	Rochester	14618	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 267-1202	350	26	13.5		273 (78.0%)	7 (2.0%)	21 (6.0%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	$14,153			$1,810			$12,343	87.3	87	287	20
360106306327	268	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Public, Charter	K-4	211 Throop Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1439	366			76.0%	3 (0.8%)	245 (66.9%)	97 (26.5%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	$14,735			$407			$14,327	87.3	93.1	150	118
361329001089	269	Paumanok Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Seaman Neck Rd	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3650	584	47	12.4	26.7%	201 (34.4%)	96 (16.4%)	108 (18.5%)	138 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.0%)	$23,027			$1,044			$21,983	87.2	88.3	247	22
362322003254	270	Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Manetto Hill Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3358	437	40	11	10.8%	239 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	157 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$21,947			$470			$21,477	87.2	94.2	120	150

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.