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)
362475004361	2241	School 53 Montessori Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	625 Scio St	Rochester	14605	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-0935	255	22	11.5	77.6%	27 (10.6%)	178 (69.8%)	34 (13.3%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$14,184			$3,945			$10,239	13	22.3	1982	259
360008300528	2242	Ps 48 PO Michael J Buczek	Public	PK, KG-5	4360-78 Broadway	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(917) 521-3800	332	34	9.7	87.7%	17 (5.1%)	9 (2.7%)	301 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$31,746			$2,837			$28,910	13	24.5	1922	320
360012302395	2243	Ps 105 Bay School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	420 Beach 51st St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 474-8615	661	67	9.8	94.3%	4 (0.6%)	385 (58.2%)	241 (36.5%)	19 (2.9%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,987			$2,172			$19,816	12.9	10.1	2315	72
360009702400	2244	Ps 106 Edward Everett Hale	Public	PK, KG-5	1328 Putnam Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0261	356	33	10.9	84.8%	2 (0.6%)	35 (9.8%)	312 (87.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,557			$2,463			$23,094	12.9	18.6	2085	159
361413001150	2245	Joseph McNeil School	Public	1-6	335 S Franklin St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4501	401	30	13.3	63.1%	4 (1.0%)	100 (24.9%)	280 (69.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	$26,609			$2,999			$23,610	12.9	9.3	2331	86
362601003591	2246	Van Corlaer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2310 Guilderland Ave	Schenectady	12306	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8270	436	36	12.1	78.4%	98 (22.5%)	93 (21.3%)	112 (25.7%)	74 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (12.6%)	$12,981			$2,107			$10,874	12.9	7.1	2375	129
360015202645	2247	Ps 188 Michael E Berdy	Public	PK, KG-5	3314 Neptune Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 265-7580	256	30	8.4	91.8%	17 (6.6%)	138 (53.9%)	79 (30.9%)	11 (4.3%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	$29,510			$3,411			$26,099	12.8	8.3	2351	104
360585004506	2248	Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Southside Pkwy	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4818	862	86	10	86.4%	346 (40.1%)	207 (24.0%)	178 (20.6%)	53 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.8%)	$15,701			$1,834			$13,866	12.8	14.7	2203	45
360008606150	2249	Sheridan Academy For Young Leaders	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-3411	419	31	13.5	97.4%	4 (1.0%)	111 (26.5%)	288 (68.7%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$24,987			$3,614			$21,373	12.8	18.7	2081	168
360008702150	2250	Ps 32 Belmont	Public	PK, KG-5	690 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3645	555	52	10.7	96.2%	11 (2.0%)	96 (17.3%)	438 (78.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,382			$2,815			$21,567	12.8	12.4	2264	14

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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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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.