Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362085002950	511	Errick Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	6839 Errick Rd	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 215-3240	495	42	11.9	22.6%	432 (87.3%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.8%)	8 (1.6%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.9%)	$14,740	$1,356	$13,384	75.9	86	315	196
360010102484	512	Ps 132 Ralph Bunche	Public	PK, KG-5	132-15 218th St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-5734	301	28	10.5	76.4%	3 (1.0%)	231 (76.7%)	36 (12.0%)	5 (1.7%)	20 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$21,585	$1,267	$20,318	75.9	70.1	682	170
361551001322	513	Michael F Stokes School	Public	2-4	101 Owl Pl	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 520-2103	530	39	13.6	32.3%	221 (41.7%)	5 (0.9%)	157 (29.6%)	132 (24.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$17,081	$814	$16,268	75.9	83.4	372	141
360008302658	514	Ps 192 Jacob H Schiff	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9560	233	20	11.9	91.8%	9 (3.9%)	13 (5.6%)	209 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,655	$2,628	$26,027	75.9	51.2	1127	613
360411000172	515	Academy Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Academy St	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7850	308	37	8.2	8.1%	272 (88.3%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.8%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$26,172	$416	$25,757	75.8	82.6	386	129
360012302426	516	Ps/Middle School 114 Belle Harbor	Public	PK, KG-8	134-01 Cronston Ave	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-3382	602	49	12.3	30.1%	460 (76.4%)	18 (3.0%)	96 (15.9%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$19,399	$645	$18,754	75.8	78.9	467	49
362988004016	517	Gayhead School	Public	K-6	15 Entry Rd	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1756	831	58	14.3	25.0%	626 (75.3%)	18 (2.2%)	143 (17.2%)	34 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$16,319	$1,625	$14,694	75.8	81	415	102
361119000888	518	Fonda-Fultonville K-4 School	Public	PK, KG-4	112 Old Johnstown Rd	Fonda	12068	Montgomery County	Fonda-Fultonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 853-3332	532	41	12.9	46.4%	473 (88.9%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$13,180	$3,202	$9,977	75.8	76.2	538	20
362271003195	519	Indian Landing Elementary School	Public	K-5	702 Landing Rd N	Rochester	14625	Monroe County	Penfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 249-6900	538	52	10.3	23.0%	442 (82.2%)	21 (3.9%)	36 (6.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$11,428	$951	$10,477	75.7	81.5	402	117
360008205526	520	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	433 W 123rd St-4th Fl	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2650	681	47	14.4	89.4%	13 (1.9%)	363 (53.3%)	272 (39.9%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$22,062	$3,733	$18,329	75.7	79.2	457	63

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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.

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)
362085002950	511	Errick Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	6839 Errick Rd	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 215-3240	495	42	11.9	22.6%	432 (87.3%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.8%)	8 (1.6%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.9%)	$14,740			$1,356			$13,384	75.9	86	315	196
360010102484	512	Ps 132 Ralph Bunche	Public	PK, KG-5	132-15 218th St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-5734	301	28	10.5	76.4%	3 (1.0%)	231 (76.7%)	36 (12.0%)	5 (1.7%)	20 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$21,585			$1,267			$20,318	75.9	70.1	682	170
361551001322	513	Michael F Stokes School	Public	2-4	101 Owl Pl	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 520-2103	530	39	13.6	32.3%	221 (41.7%)	5 (0.9%)	157 (29.6%)	132 (24.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$17,081			$814			$16,268	75.9	83.4	372	141
360008302658	514	Ps 192 Jacob H Schiff	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9560	233	20	11.9	91.8%	9 (3.9%)	13 (5.6%)	209 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,655			$2,628			$26,027	75.9	51.2	1127	613
360411000172	515	Academy Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Academy St	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7850	308	37	8.2	8.1%	272 (88.3%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.8%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$26,172			$416			$25,757	75.8	82.6	386	129
360012302426	516	Ps/Middle School 114 Belle Harbor	Public	PK, KG-8	134-01 Cronston Ave	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-3382	602	49	12.3	30.1%	460 (76.4%)	18 (3.0%)	96 (15.9%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$19,399			$645			$18,754	75.8	78.9	467	49
362988004016	517	Gayhead School	Public	K-6	15 Entry Rd	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1756	831	58	14.3	25.0%	626 (75.3%)	18 (2.2%)	143 (17.2%)	34 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$16,319			$1,625			$14,694	75.8	81	415	102
361119000888	518	Fonda-Fultonville K-4 School	Public	PK, KG-4	112 Old Johnstown Rd	Fonda	12068	Montgomery County	Fonda-Fultonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 853-3332	532	41	12.9	46.4%	473 (88.9%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$13,180			$3,202			$9,977	75.8	76.2	538	20
362271003195	519	Indian Landing Elementary School	Public	K-5	702 Landing Rd N	Rochester	14625	Monroe County	Penfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 249-6900	538	52	10.3	23.0%	442 (82.2%)	21 (3.9%)	36 (6.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$11,428			$951			$10,477	75.7	81.5	402	117
360008205526	520	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	433 W 123rd St-4th Fl	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2650	681	47	14.4	89.4%	13 (1.9%)	363 (53.3%)	272 (39.9%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$22,062			$3,733			$18,329	75.7	79.2	457	63