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)
362088002960	271	Rosendale School	Public	K-5	2445 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 377-3123	394	35	11.2	14.7%	258 (65.5%)	14 (3.6%)	28 (7.1%)	66 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$13,893			$612			$13,281	87.2	81	417	146
360007806187	272	Ps 452	Public	PK, KG-5	210 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 259-6222	363	22	16.5	27.5%	166 (45.7%)	42 (11.6%)	70 (19.3%)	65 (17.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$17,271			$1,562			$15,709	87.2	85.1	339	67
362256004824	273	Lincoln Avenue School	Public	K-4	115 Lincoln Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3850	193	13	15.1	13.5%	139 (72.0%)	6 (3.1%)	36 (18.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$19,671			$00			$19,671	87	93.3	141	132
361323001078	274	Haldane Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 265-9254	292	27	10.6	18.5%	232 (79.5%)	5 (1.7%)	34 (11.6%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$19,536			$408			$19,128	87	84	358	84
361824001644	275	Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Palmer Ave	Larchmont	10538	Westchester County	Mamaroneck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 220-3400	513	40	12.9	13.6%	354 (69.0%)	6 (1.2%)	81 (15.8%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	$16,202			$00			$16,202	87	89	232	43
362577003541	276	Lake Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	126 Lake Ave	Saratoga Springs	12866	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 584-3678	393	34	11.7	20.9%	343 (87.3%)	11 (2.8%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$12,517			$826			$11,691	86.9	83	379	103
360007702049	277	Ps 3 Charrette School	Public	PK, KG-5	490 Hudson St	New York	10014	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 691-1183	519	39	13.3	23.1%	341 (65.7%)	23 (4.4%)	83 (16.0%)	50 (9.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	$21,900			$981			$20,919	86.8	91.7	183	94
362949003978	278	Forest Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	16 Forest Rd	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3803	330	30	11	30.0%	16 (4.8%)	108 (32.7%)	63 (19.1%)	123 (37.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	13 (3.9%)	$22,769			$3,019			$19,751	86.8	86.4	305	27
360014605815	279	Hellenic Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	646 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Hellenic Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 499-0957	483	39	12.4		193 (40.0%)	34 (7.0%)	227 (47.0%)	22 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$18,567			$1,375			$17,192	86.7	88.7	238	41
360009902610	280	Ps 173 Fresh Meadows	Public	PK, KG-5	174-10 67th Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 358-2243	929	61	15.2	67.9%	178 (19.2%)	11 (1.2%)	142 (15.3%)	566 (60.9%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.0%)	$15,194			$591			$14,603	86.7	86.7	297	17

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.