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)
360012302516	1041	Ps 65 Raymond York Elementary School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	103-22 99th St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 323-1685	376	29	13.1	77.1%	19 (5.1%)	23 (6.1%)	152 (40.4%)	132 (35.1%)	36 (9.6%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,902			$1,532			$18,370	54.9	44.9	1308	267
360009006474	1042	Samara Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1570 Boone Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-5332	294	23	12.7	99.0%	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.9%)	254 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$20,243			$2,535			$17,708	54.9	17.3	2124	1082
362979004002	1043	Plattekill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1270 Rt 32	Plattekill	12568	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7250	405	36	11.2	43.0%	212 (52.3%)	31 (7.7%)	151 (37.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$19,718			$2,309			$17,409	54.9	41.3	1420	377
360009502725	1044	Ps 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Empire Blvd	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0122	161	15	10.7	91.3%	2 (1.2%)	135 (83.9%)	14 (8.7%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	$30,904			$6,077			$24,827	54.9	29.3	1789	745
360462000204	1045	Berlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	53 School St	Berlin	12022	Rensselaer County	Berlin Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 658-2127	273	35	7.9	59.7%	260 (95.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$22,643			$1,719			$20,924	54.8	40.5	1445	400
360103106238	1046	Imagine Me Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	818 Schenck Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Imagine Me Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 985-2140	195				2 (1.0%)	157 (80.5%)	31 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								54.8	56.6	1006	40
360657000441	1047	Kent Primary School	Public	K-4	1065 Rt 52	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-5025	366	30	12	38.8%	184 (50.3%)	6 (1.6%)	147 (40.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$22,251			$626			$21,625	54.7	43.9	1350	303
362532004329	1048	Golden Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	478 Round Hill Rd	Florida	10921	Orange County	Florida Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 651-3095	319	19	16.9	33.9%	196 (61.4%)	19 (6.0%)	84 (26.3%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	$17,408			$772			$16,636	54.7	70.4	655	393
362762003750	1049	Southold Elementary School	Public	K-6	420 Oaklawn Ave	Southold	11971	Suffolk County	Southold Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 765-5400	317	37	8.6	35.0%	188 (59.3%)	6 (1.9%)	113 (35.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$26,191			$2,388			$23,803	54.7	44.2	1338	289
362838004570	1050	F P Donnelly School	Public	PK, KG-5	1168 Conklin Rd	Conklin	13748	Broome County	Susquehanna Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-0176	295	18	16.1	47.8%	250 (84.7%)	3 (1.0%)	17 (5.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	$13,022			$1,795			$11,227	54.6	52.3	1119	69

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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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