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)
362961003986	841	Clayton Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 Clayton Ave	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2271	248	22	11.3	48.8%	202 (81.5%)	5 (2.0%)	20 (8.1%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$18,452			$1,375			$17,077	62.5	63.7	826	15
362319003245	842	Eastplain School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Delaware Ave	N Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7600	431	27	16.1	3.7%	354 (82.1%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.1%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$16,807			$2,031			$14,775	62.5	75.3	561	281
362940004572	843	Kensico School	Public	3-5	320 Columbus Ave	Valhalla	10595	Westchester County	Valhalla Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 683-5030	308	30	10.3	20.1%	157 (51.0%)	15 (4.9%)	95 (30.8%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	$21,365			$64			$21,300	62.4	60	922	79
363033004074	844	Wayne Central Elementary School	Public	3-4	1784 Ridge Rd	Ontario Center	14520	Wayne County	Wayne Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 524-1130	309	21	14.9	38.8%	285 (92.2%)	4 (1.3%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$11,388			$1,396			$9,992	62.4	57.6	980	136
360009206659	845	School Of Creativity And Innovation (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	4513 8th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 419-6049	198	19	10.4	87.4%	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	96 (48.5%)	84 (42.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$19,694			$2,091			$17,603	62.3	78.4	476	369
363078004754	846	West Elementary School	Public	K-5	1397 Orchard Park Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3250	652	51	12.7	30.8%	555 (85.1%)	24 (3.7%)	44 (6.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$14,988			$1,195			$13,793	62.2	66.5	761	85
361026000797	847	Edmeston Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11 North St	Edmeston	13335	Otsego County	Edmeston Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 965-8931	363	42	8.7	42.4%	342 (94.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,952			$2,325			$11,627	62.2	61.2	885	38
360267000044	848	Alexandria Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	34 Bolton Ave	Alexandria Bay	13607	Jefferson County	Alexandria Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 482-9971	231	27	8.5	47.6%	221 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$15,891			$1,582			$14,309	62.2	48.4	1211	363
360015202715	849	Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Ave X	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 645-2862	690	45	15.3	75.9%	323 (46.8%)	26 (3.8%)	140 (20.3%)	184 (26.7%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	$19,876			$1,366			$18,510	62.2	62.6	853	4
361125000890	850	Forestville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12 Water St	Forestville	14062	Chautauqua County	Forestville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 965-2742	236	26	9.2	45.8%	204 (86.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$16,576			$2,727			$13,849	62.2	60.9	897	47

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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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Educational resources:

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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.