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)
360909000696	831	Jamesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6409 E Seneca Tpke	Jamesville	13078	Onondaga County	Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 445-8460	330	18	18.3	27.0%	234 (70.9%)	10 (3.0%)	6 (1.8%)	60 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	$13,136			$360			$12,776	62.7	62.8	848	17
360015102641	832	Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone	Public	K-5	7601 19th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-7071	990	72	13.7	81.9%	316 (31.9%)	8 (0.8%)	306 (30.9%)	344 (34.7%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$17,646			$1,697			$15,949	62.7	62.5	856	24
361062000832	833	Clara H Carlson School	Public	PK, KG-6	235 Belmont Blvd	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5570	766	69	11.1	62.9%	13 (1.7%)	247 (32.2%)	278 (36.3%)	207 (27.0%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.6%)	$18,213			$1,251			$16,961	62.7	63.7	825	8
360009002279	834	Ps 67 Mohegan School	Public	PK, KG-5	2024 Mohegan Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 823-4101	303	27	11.3	95.0%	2 (0.7%)	77 (25.4%)	213 (70.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$24,674			$3,834			$20,840	62.7	78.1	481	353
360103506226	835	Riverton Street Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	118-34 Riverton St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	Riverton Street Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 481-8200	987	43	23	56.0%	6 (0.6%)	865 (87.6%)	58 (5.9%)	17 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	30 (3.0%)	$15,171			$1,883			$13,288	62.6	71.5	640	195
361899001719	836	Menands School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 Wards Ln	Menands	12204	Albany County	Menands Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 465-4561	257	30	8.6	38.5%	68 (26.5%)	98 (38.1%)	13 (5.1%)	72 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$18,426			$2,846			$15,580	62.6	70.5	670	166
362706003678	837	Dogwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Dogwood Dr	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-4255	367	28	12.8	8.2%	297 (80.9%)	3 (0.8%)	43 (11.7%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	$21,302			$1,169			$20,133	62.6	72.4	619	218
360010106550	838	Ps 360	Public	PK, KG-5	199-10 112th Ave	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 776-7370	294	21	14	55.8%	0 (0.0%)	231 (78.6%)	33 (11.2%)	10 (3.4%)	7 (2.4%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.7%)	$14,377			$756			$13,621	62.6	73.2	603	235
360016405887	839	Niagara Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	2077 Lockport Rd	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 297-4520	338	23	14.6	92.9%	51 (15.1%)	163 (48.2%)	40 (11.8%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (21.6%)	$13,745			$1,282			$12,463	62.6	35.6	1571	732
361713004301	840	Letchworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5550 School Rd	Gainesville	14066	Wyoming County	Letchworth Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 493-2581	336	40	8.4	43.2%	326 (97.0%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,133			$1,093			$11,041	62.6	45	1312	472

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.