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)
360015300800	1071	Ps 245	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	249 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 284-2330	223	20	11.3	91.0%	4 (1.8%)	112 (50.2%)	91 (40.8%)	5 (2.2%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,703			$2,251			$21,452	53.3	59.8	930	141
360492000236	1072	Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Rt 444	Bloomfield	14469	Ontario County	East Bloomfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 657-6121	350	34	10.3		329 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$16,936			$2,030			$14,906	53.2	70.4	671	401
361536001296	1073	Wales Primary School	Public	K-4	4650 Woodchuck Rd	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	Iroquois Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 652-3000	224	18	12.6	19.6%	210 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$19,209			$1,090			$18,118	53.2	51.4	1120	47
360010301827	1074	Michael J Petrides School (The)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	715 Ocean Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 815-0186	1,444	101	14.3	57.5%	438 (30.3%)	316 (21.9%)	466 (32.3%)	170 (11.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	45 (3.1%)	$17,631			$810			$16,821	53.1	58.6	957	117
362022001855	1075	Naples Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Academy St	Naples	14512	Ontario County	Naples Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 374-7951	317	42	7.4	55.2%	288 (90.9%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$16,715			$2,650			$14,066	53.1	50.9	1135	60
361782001602	1076	Lowville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7668 N State St	Lowville	13367	Lewis County	Lowville Academy & Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 376-9005	618	57	10.9	50.0%	567 (91.7%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$12,930			$2,524			$10,406	53	49.6	1170	94
361203006321	1077	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	53	52.9	1085	8
360007702225	1078	Ps 51 Elias Howe	Public	PK, KG-5	525 W 44th St	New York	10036	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 315-7160	412	33	12.4	65.0%	77 (18.7%)	58 (14.1%)	221 (53.6%)	39 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$23,547			$3,080			$20,467	52.9	60.1	917	161
361738001550	1079	West Gates Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W Gates Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 867-3400	278	24	11.6	43.2%	176 (63.3%)	8 (2.9%)	78 (28.1%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	$21,502			$1,625			$19,877	52.9	46.8	1254	175
362862003468	1080	Taconic Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	73 County Rte 11a	Craryville	12521	Columbia County	Taconic Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 325-2821	562	58	9.6	56.8%	435 (77.4%)	12 (2.1%)	77 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	$20,353			$3,257			$17,095	52.9	47.1	1242	162

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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.
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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.