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)
360015302717	1181	Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Newkirk Ave	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 434-6960	918	65	14.2	83.0%	185 (20.2%)	47 (5.1%)	164 (17.9%)	493 (53.7%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.4%)	$18,515			$1,953			$16,562	49.6	53.5	1071	110
360012102559	1182	Ps/Is 155 Nicholas Herkimer	Public	PK, KG-8	1355 Herkimer St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-4340	369	24	15.4	96.5%	2 (0.5%)	117 (31.7%)	231 (62.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	$25,860			$2,563			$23,297	49.6	59.1	949	233
360012306606	1183	S.T.A.R. Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	150-15 Raleigh St	Richmond Hill	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 395-3215	500	28	17.8	72.8%	49 (9.8%)	31 (6.2%)	266 (53.2%)	112 (22.4%)	18 (3.6%)	15 (3.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$15,391			$713			$14,677	49.6	55.3	1033	150
360753000538	1184	Fairbanks Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	175 Fairbanks Rd	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 293-4543	449	39	11.3	25.2%	366 (81.5%)	11 (2.4%)	42 (9.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$12,001			$1,251			$10,750	49.5	60.2	914	270
360010102158	1185	Ps 34 John Harvard	Public	PK, KG-5	104-12 Springfield Blvd	Queens Village	11429	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-6818	475	36	13.1	85.9%	7 (1.5%)	230 (48.4%)	104 (21.9%)	103 (21.7%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	$16,090			$997			$15,093	49.5	49.5	1172	13
360292004289	1186	Windermere Blvd School	Public	PK, KG-5	291 Windermere Blvd	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Amherst Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 362-4100	761	65	11.6	46.4%	350 (46.0%)	183 (24.0%)	60 (7.9%)	113 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	$14,727			$1,529			$13,198	49.5	44.2	1329	143
362151003054	1187	Oakfield-Alabama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Lewiston Rd	Oakfield	14125	Genesee County	Oakfield-Alabama Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 948-5211	327	39	8.3	46.5%	294 (89.9%)	5 (1.5%)	13 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$14,415			$602			$13,813	49.4	34.7	1598	411
360009602791	1188	Ps 279 Herman Schreiber	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 444-4316	272	18	15.1	82.4%	6 (2.2%)	232 (85.3%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,350			$3,240			$19,110	49.3	72.2	624	564
362490003448	1189	Ridge Mills Elementary School	Public	K-6	7841 Rome-Wstrnvll Rd	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 334-1281	363	29	12.4	31.4%	302 (83.2%)	14 (3.9%)	31 (8.5%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$15,130			$1,243			$13,887	49.3	68.9	706	483
360420004503	1190	Beaver River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9508 Artz Rd	Beaver Falls	13620	Lewis County	Beaver River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 346-1211	416	30	13.7	45.2%	397 (95.4%)	9 (2.2%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,446			$00			$7,446	49.2	39.4	1459	269

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.