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)
360012106426	371	Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Macdougal St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-2747	404	30	13.4	78.5%	5 (1.2%)	283 (70.0%)	90 (22.3%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	$19,200			$1,736			$17,464	83.4	76.8	497	126
361551001322	372	Michael F Stokes School	Public	2-4	101 Owl Pl	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 520-2103	506	34	15	27.3%	237 (46.8%)	4 (0.8%)	132 (26.1%)	114 (22.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	$17,081			$814			$16,268	83.4	85	305	67
361062000833	373	Covert Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	144 Covert Ave	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5560	635	58	10.9	54.8%	52 (8.2%)	73 (11.5%)	283 (44.6%)	205 (32.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.2%)	$17,650			$1,209			$16,441	83.4	80.3	417	44
360007703348	374	Ella Baker School	Public	PK, KG-8	317 E 67th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 717-8809	337	30	11.4	38.3%	113 (33.5%)	49 (14.5%)	113 (33.5%)	25 (7.4%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.6%)	$20,139			$1,018			$19,121	83.2	84.4	326	48
361911001729	375	Norman J Levy Lakeside School	Public	K-6	21 Babylon Rd	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7231	645	52	12.3	5.9%	535 (82.9%)	19 (2.9%)	54 (8.4%)	31 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$23,590			$1,029			$22,560	83.2	87.9	245	130
360012202586	376	Ps 163 Flushing Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	159-01 59th Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-2514	780	47	16.6	82.4%	12 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	118 (15.1%)	619 (79.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.6%)	$15,338			$919			$14,418	83.2	84.5	324	52
360015302768	377	Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold	Public	PK, KG-5	2469 E 18th St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 743-0890	655	43	15.3	65.2%	423 (64.6%)	9 (1.4%)	49 (7.5%)	159 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.0%)	$17,733			$1,533			$16,200	83	83.4	350	27
360115906610	378	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 6	Public, Charter	K-4	461 W 131st St	New York	10027	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 569-5900	96			85.4%	1 (1.0%)	48 (50.0%)	45 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$28,410			$735			$27,675	83	89.3	209	169
362577003541	379	Lake Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	126 Lake Ave	Saratoga Springs	12866	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 584-3678	393	34	11.7	20.9%	343 (87.3%)	11 (2.8%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$12,517			$826			$11,691	83	93.5	107	272
360010102362	380	Ps 95 Eastwood	Public	K-5	179-01 90th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 739-0007	1,107	73	15.1	76.0%	10 (0.9%)	98 (8.9%)	447 (40.4%)	468 (42.3%)	67 (6.1%)	6 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	$16,833			$1,907			$14,926	82.9	96.8	24	356

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.