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)
360102806237	1081	Achievement First Apollo Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Achievement First Apollo Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2620	912	66	13.8		7 (0.8%)	448 (49.1%)	359 (39.4%)	73 (8.0%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	$15,578			$3,272			$12,307	53	47.1	1249	168
360747000529	1082	Bolivar Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6983 Bolivar Rd	Chittenango	13037	Madison County	Chittenango Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 687-2882	490	34	14.4	36.9%	430 (87.8%)	5 (1.0%)	24 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$14,299			$1,451			$12,847	53	71.4	630	452
360004804457	1083	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3565 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 537-9912	565	46	12.2	85.3%	2 (0.4%)	351 (62.1%)	199 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$21,921			$4,185			$17,736	52.9	46.9	1253	170
360010105544	1084	Ps/Is 208	Public	K-8	74-30 Commonwlth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 468-6420	617	58	10.7	57.4%	9 (1.5%)	400 (64.8%)	85 (13.8%)	62 (10.0%)	41 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.6%)	$19,042			$859			$18,183	52.9	58	974	110
361203006321	1085	Germantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6281	276	28	9.7	40.6%	238 (86.2%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$21,741			$596			$21,146	52.9	47.4	1240	155
360753000534	1086	Chestnut Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3560 Chili Ave	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-2188	550	44	12.6	29.6%	341 (62.0%)	80 (14.5%)	62 (11.3%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.6%)	$11,877			$1,391			$10,485	52.9	49.6	1184	98
363036004428	1087	Dewitt Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	722 Dewitt Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 671-0710	490	32	15.5	25.9%	402 (82.0%)	23 (4.7%)	33 (6.7%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$10,165			$1,559			$8,605	52.8	47	1251	164
360098606161	1088	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	681 Kelly St-Rm 205	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 901-3855	691	25	27.6	93.3%	12 (1.7%)	276 (39.9%)	373 (54.0%)	7 (1.0%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.2%)	$20,368			$4,116			$16,251	52.8	47.2	1247	159
360009506409	1089	New Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Eastern Pkwy	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 363-8200	428	33	13.1	82.5%	13 (3.0%)	314 (73.4%)	84 (19.6%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,286			$2,935			$17,351	52.8	43.5	1361	272
362664003632	1090	Shelter Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	33 N Ferry Rd	Shelter Island	11964	Suffolk County	Shelter Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 749-0302	174	35	5	34.5%	119 (68.4%)	1 (0.6%)	46 (26.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$42,343			$913			$41,430	52.8	37.8	1520	430

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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.
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.