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)
360010202093	1131	Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau	Public	PK, KG-5	28-37 29th St	Long Island City	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-1220	583	39	14.9	69.8%	142 (24.4%)	37 (6.3%)	311 (53.3%)	64 (11.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	$19,213			$1,318			$17,895	51.5	39.9	1444	313
360104606269	1132	Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	133 Hoover Dr	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 342-4032	304	34	8.9	90.1%	17 (5.6%)	199 (65.5%)	70 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$17,061			$4,951			$12,111	51.5	79.9	441	691
360011904358	1133	Ps 380 John Wayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Marcy Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 388-0607	375	38	9.8	91.2%	24 (6.4%)	72 (19.2%)	273 (72.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,920			$3,127			$26,793	51.5	75.2	565	568
360321004850	1134	Argyle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5023 State Rt 40	Argyle	12809	Washington County	Argyle Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 638-8243	263	24	11	45.2%	247 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$11,708			$1,935			$9,773	51.5	36.3	1546	412
361863001683	1135	Birch Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Birch Ln	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5101	669	61	11	5.1%	578 (86.4%)	5 (0.7%)	60 (9.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.7%)	$18,694			$351			$18,343	51.5	58.5	962	173
360012302259	1136	Ps 60 Woodhaven	Public	PK, KG-5	91-02 88th Ave	Woodhaven	11421	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-5046	980	63	15.4	79.8%	26 (2.7%)	30 (3.1%)	709 (72.3%)	188 (19.2%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	$17,429			$904			$16,525	51.4	65.8	776	360
360618000398	1137	Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 North St	Caledonia	14423	Livingston County	Caledonia-Mumford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 538-3481	390	38	10.2	37.4%	354 (90.8%)	7 (1.8%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$8,356			$58			$8,299	51.3	66.6	758	379
362721004568	1138	Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Forest Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 869-3006	318	25	12.9	46.9%	166 (52.2%)	36 (11.3%)	28 (8.8%)	58 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.8%)	$21,027			$2,901			$18,127	51.3	51.6	1115	23
360003304311	1139	Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Public, Charter	K-5	250 Central Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-4100	318	29	10.9	91.5%	16 (5.0%)	199 (62.6%)	48 (15.1%)	26 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	25 (7.9%)	$13,056			$1,825			$11,231	51.2	49.3	1181	42
360007605617	1140	Children's Workshop School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	610 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 614-9531	319	25	12.6	55.8%	114 (35.7%)	24 (7.5%)	129 (40.4%)	22 (6.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	$20,660			$1,038			$19,622	51.1	38.2	1494	354

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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.