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)
360011902326	1001	Ps 84 Jose De Diego	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	250 Berry St	Brooklyn	11249	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 384-8063	629	66	9.5	58.8%	161 (25.6%)	31 (4.9%)	374 (59.5%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	$25,323			$2,088			$23,235	56	54.2	1056	55
360008802323	1002	Ps 83 Donald Hertz	Public	K-8	950 Rhinelander Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 863-1993	1,515	108	14	82.3%	571 (37.7%)	74 (4.9%)	674 (44.5%)	158 (10.4%)	16 (1.1%)	5 (0.3%)	17 (1.1%)	$17,189			$1,489			$15,700	56	47	1246	244
362181003100	1003	Wheeler Elementary School	Public	3-6	4543 S Onondaga Rd	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Onondaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 552-5050	244	21	11.6	46.7%	186 (76.2%)	20 (8.2%)	19 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$15,569			$2,545			$13,024	56	61.7	878	125
361065000838	1004	Alice E Grady Elementary School	Public	2-6	45 Cobb Ln	Elmsford	10523	Westchester County	Elmsford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 592-8962	404	36	11.1		30 (7.4%)	95 (23.5%)	242 (59.9%)	28 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	$20,388			$821			$19,567	56	48.7	1203	199
361716002839	1005	East Broadway School	Public	K-5	751 Seaman Neck Rd	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7426	659	51	12.9	13.8%	482 (73.1%)	6 (0.9%)	106 (16.1%)	57 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$19,229			$1,120			$18,109	56	78.1	484	521
360009902622	1006	Ps/Is 178 Holliswood	Public	PK, KG-8	189-10 Radnor Rd	Jamaica	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 464-5763	528	51	10.3	48.5%	281 (53.2%)	32 (6.1%)	80 (15.2%)	110 (20.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	$18,039			$883			$17,156	56	63.2	837	169
363036004792	1007	Schlegel Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1548 Schlegel Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 265-2500	499	52	9.6	33.7%	394 (79.0%)	18 (3.6%)	42 (8.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$14,098			$1,507			$12,590	55.9	55.4	1029	22
362913003926	1008	Tully Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20 State St	Tully	13159	Onondaga County	Tully Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 696-6213	415	37	11.2	33.0%	373 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$15,259			$2,564			$12,695	55.8	54.1	1058	50
361695001507	1009	Wolcott Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	2-6 Trigon Park	Le Roy	14482	Genesee County	Le Roy Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 768-7115	599	61	9.7	45.9%	516 (86.1%)	11 (1.8%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	$15,567			$2,454			$13,113	55.8	49.3	1177	168
360101706172	1010	Bushwick Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	751 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Bushwick Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-9162	771	49	15.8	93.0%	11 (1.4%)	118 (15.3%)	624 (80.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$19,823			$6,087			$13,736	55.8	60.7	901	109

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.