Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360327000089	871	Beekman School	Public	K-5	201 Lime Ridge Rd	Poughquag	12570	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1834	381	39	9.8	21.3%	265 (69.6%)	3 (0.8%)	91 (23.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$18,479	$1,229	$17,250	61.4	61.6	880	9
362157003060	872	School 2	Public	1-6	2745 Terrell Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 678-7557	430	34	12.6	17.0%	282 (65.6%)	10 (2.3%)	100 (23.3%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$19,187	$1,346	$17,840	61.3	65.8	774	98
361419001164	873	Furnace Woods Elementary School	Public	2-5	239 Watch Hill Rd	Cortlandt Manor	10567	Westchester County	Hendrick Hudson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 257-5600	361	34	10.7	32.1%	181 (50.1%)	20 (5.5%)	132 (36.6%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$22,649	$268	$22,381	61.3	54.1	1060	187
362988004023	874	Sheafe Road Elementary School	Public	K-6	287 Sheafe Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 298-5290	575	39	14.8	37.7%	264 (45.9%)	41 (7.1%)	223 (38.8%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$15,439	$2,163	$13,276	61.1	60.9	895	21
360014805822	875	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1224 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 943-3710	871	65	13.4	89.8%	13 (1.5%)	715 (82.1%)	97 (11.1%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.0%)	$19,182	$2,253	$16,929	61.1	58.4	963	88
360002404322	876	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 257-3436	334	37	8.9	55.1%	300 (89.8%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$16,347	$3,314	$13,033	61.1	42.9	1365	489
362193003114	877	Oysterponds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23405 Main Rd	Orient	11957	Suffolk County	Oysterponds Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 323-2410	80	11	7.2		57 (71.3%)	1 (1.3%)	18 (22.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$28,636	$720	$27,915	61	58.2	972	95
360009802551	878	Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	60-02 60th Ln	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-7850	847	61	13.9	68.0%	318 (37.5%)	2 (0.2%)	394 (46.5%)	120 (14.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$19,794	$1,520	$18,274	61	62.7	852	26
361521001277	879	Ichabod Crane Middle School	Public	4-8	2910 Rt 9	Valatie	12184	Columbia County	Kinderhook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 758-7675	650	70	9.3	44.3%	502 (77.2%)	10 (1.5%)	105 (16.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$16,796	$1,018	$15,777	61	63.8	821	58
363036004084	880	Klem Road South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Klem Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 872-1320	510	32	15.9	25.9%	365 (71.6%)	27 (5.3%)	54 (10.6%)	28 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	$9,259	$1,542	$7,717	61	57.9	978	98

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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.
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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)
360327000089	871	Beekman School	Public	K-5	201 Lime Ridge Rd	Poughquag	12570	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1834	381	39	9.8	21.3%	265 (69.6%)	3 (0.8%)	91 (23.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$18,479			$1,229			$17,250	61.4	61.6	880	9
362157003060	872	School 2	Public	1-6	2745 Terrell Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 678-7557	430	34	12.6	17.0%	282 (65.6%)	10 (2.3%)	100 (23.3%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$19,187			$1,346			$17,840	61.3	65.8	774	98
361419001164	873	Furnace Woods Elementary School	Public	2-5	239 Watch Hill Rd	Cortlandt Manor	10567	Westchester County	Hendrick Hudson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 257-5600	361	34	10.7	32.1%	181 (50.1%)	20 (5.5%)	132 (36.6%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$22,649			$268			$22,381	61.3	54.1	1060	187
362988004023	874	Sheafe Road Elementary School	Public	K-6	287 Sheafe Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 298-5290	575	39	14.8	37.7%	264 (45.9%)	41 (7.1%)	223 (38.8%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$15,439			$2,163			$13,276	61.1	60.9	895	21
360014805822	875	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1224 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 943-3710	871	65	13.4	89.8%	13 (1.5%)	715 (82.1%)	97 (11.1%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.0%)	$19,182			$2,253			$16,929	61.1	58.4	963	88
360002404322	876	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 257-3436	334	37	8.9	55.1%	300 (89.8%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$16,347			$3,314			$13,033	61.1	42.9	1365	489
362193003114	877	Oysterponds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23405 Main Rd	Orient	11957	Suffolk County	Oysterponds Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 323-2410	80	11	7.2		57 (71.3%)	1 (1.3%)	18 (22.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$28,636			$720			$27,915	61	58.2	972	95
360009802551	878	Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	60-02 60th Ln	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-7850	847	61	13.9	68.0%	318 (37.5%)	2 (0.2%)	394 (46.5%)	120 (14.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$19,794			$1,520			$18,274	61	62.7	852	26
361521001277	879	Ichabod Crane Middle School	Public	4-8	2910 Rt 9	Valatie	12184	Columbia County	Kinderhook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 758-7675	650	70	9.3	44.3%	502 (77.2%)	10 (1.5%)	105 (16.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$16,796			$1,018			$15,777	61	63.8	821	58
363036004084	880	Klem Road South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Klem Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 872-1320	510	32	15.9	25.9%	365 (71.6%)	27 (5.3%)	54 (10.6%)	28 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	$9,259			$1,542			$7,717	61	57.9	978	98