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)
360005704804	631	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	36-12 35th Ave	Astoria	11106	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	705	53	13.3	84.5%	214 (30.4%)	39 (5.5%)	291 (41.3%)	120 (17.0%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (3.7%)	$19,397			$00			$19,397	70.3	84.6	348	283
362820003810	632	William Sidney Mount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Dean Ln	Stony Brook	11790	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4300	511	42	12.1	17.2%	300 (58.7%)	9 (1.8%)	63 (12.3%)	115 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$20,772			$201			$20,570	70.3	74.7	574	58
363132004193	633	Marcy Elementary School	Public	K-5	9479 Maynard Dr	Marcy	13403	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3422	302	28	10.9	28.5%	271 (89.7%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$17,474			$685			$16,789	70.3	66.2	766	133
361668003289	634	William Street School	Public	4-6	5201 William St	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3800	1,293	93	13.9	24.2%	1,173 (90.7%)	16 (1.2%)	39 (3.0%)	28 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (2.5%)	$12,252			$841			$11,412	70.2	65.1	790	156
360119606691	635	Dream Charter School Mott Haven	Public, Charter	K-8	20 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Dream Charter School Mott Haven	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-1608	354	31	11.4	87.6%	4 (1.1%)	124 (35.0%)	216 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	$16,626			$00			$16,626	70.2	76.8	527	108
360010302174	636	Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior	Public	K-5	99 Macfarland Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 447-4543	472	38	12.3	93.4%	187 (39.6%)	34 (7.2%)	123 (26.1%)	119 (25.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	$20,566			$2,342			$18,225	70.2	70.2	676	40
362118002992	637	Pequenakonck Elementary School	Public	K-5	173 June Rd	North Salem	10560	Westchester County	North Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 669-5317	438	47	9.3	16.4%	330 (75.3%)	10 (2.3%)	78 (17.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$28,342			$553			$27,789	70.1	64.4	807	170
362988004014	638	Fishkill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Church St	Fishkill	12524	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 897-6780	362	22	16.2	26.2%	230 (63.5%)	23 (6.4%)	78 (21.5%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$19,189			$2,093			$17,096	70.1	62.1	868	230
362667003638	639	Okte Elementary School	Public	K-5	1581 Crescent Rd	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0540	535	40	13.3	22.8%	379 (70.8%)	17 (3.2%)	61 (11.4%)	44 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	$12,933			$424			$12,509	70.1	65.8	772	133
362988004021	640	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-6	40 Kerr Rd	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5280	487	29	16.6	24.0%	290 (59.5%)	58 (11.9%)	113 (23.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$14,169			$1,487			$12,682	69.9	69.5	696	56

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.