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)
362961003990	611	Vestal Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	709 Country Club Rd	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2357	380	25	15	31.1%	241 (63.4%)	26 (6.8%)	20 (5.3%)	67 (17.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	$14,039			$837			$13,202	72.7	83.5	348	263
360009802423	612	Ps/Is 113 Anthony J Pranzo	Public	PK, KG-8	78-23 87th St	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 847-0724	803	51	15.7	52.9%	348 (43.3%)	12 (1.5%)	337 (42.0%)	88 (11.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$15,619			$823			$14,796	72.7	74.9	536	76
363069004131	613	Paul J Bellew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Higbie Ln	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5680	456	36	12.6	10.3%	398 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$19,274			$81			$19,193	72.6	62.7	854	241
360009602782	614	Ps 268 Emma Lazarus	Public	PK, KG-5	133 E 53rd St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-5332	236	23	10.3	89.8%	2 (0.8%)	206 (87.3%)	24 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$29,453			$3,774			$25,679	72.6	53.7	1085	471
362034001875	615	West Nyack Elementary School	Public	K-5	661 W Nyack Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3474	314	30	10.3	17.5%	166 (52.9%)	20 (6.4%)	78 (24.8%)	37 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	$19,558			$653			$18,905	72.5	69.8	670	55
362850003829	616	Maplemere Elementary School	Public	K-6	236 E Maplemere Rd	Amherst	14221	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1550	491	40	12.2	41.5%	298 (60.7%)	63 (12.8%)	18 (3.7%)	85 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$16,762			$1,450			$15,311	72.5	62.1	865	249
361062000834	617	Dutch Broadway School	Public	PK, KG-6	1880 Dutch Broadway	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5550	678	66	10.2	47.6%	10 (1.5%)	353 (52.1%)	152 (22.4%)	135 (19.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.4%)	$17,823			$1,419			$16,403	72.5	64.3	807	190
360008802553	618	Ps 153 Helen Keller	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5550	463	37	12.5	70.4%	6 (1.3%)	278 (60.0%)	108 (23.3%)	59 (12.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	$19,981			$2,267			$17,714	72.5	69.3	682	64
362706003678	619	Dogwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Dogwood Dr	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-4255	352	28	12.6	8.0%	287 (81.5%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (10.8%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$21,302			$1,169			$20,133	72.4	77.1	488	131
361671001489	620	Raymond C Buckley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	284 Ridge Rd	Lansing	14882	Tompkins County	Lansing Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 533-3020	405	40	10.1	32.3%	312 (77.0%)	8 (2.0%)	24 (5.9%)	23 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (9.1%)	$16,291			$1,792			$14,500	72.3	73.5	573	47

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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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