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)
362010001843	2111	Edward Williams School	Public	PK, KG-8	9 Union Ln	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5070	473	40	11.8	85.0%	13 (2.7%)	353 (74.6%)	98 (20.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,343			$1,274			$16,069	18.4	11.5	2289	178
360000904666	2112	Morrisonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 Sand Rd	Morrisonville	12962	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 565-5980	358	29	12.3	33.2%	341 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$16,206			$1,836			$14,370	18.3	21.4	1998	114
360010102227	2113	Ps 52	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	178-37 146th Terrace	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 528-2238	262	23	11.4	83.6%	10 (3.8%)	152 (58.0%)	77 (29.4%)	11 (4.2%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	$28,914			$2,771			$26,143	18.3	16.1	2146	33
360008502264	2114	Ps 62 Inocensio Casanova	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Fox St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-1617	461	44	10.4	97.6%	6 (1.3%)	79 (17.1%)	372 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$24,147			$4,070			$20,077	18.3	16	2148	34
362475003398	2115	School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne	Public	PK, KG-6	625 Scio St	Rochester	14605	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 288-3654	282	31	9.1	89.0%	29 (10.3%)	134 (47.5%)	99 (35.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	$17,334			$3,924			$13,410	18.2	10	2321	206
362376003305	2116	Gov George Clinton School	Public	K-5	100 Montgomery St	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4600	222	19	11.4	76.6%	11 (5.0%)	121 (54.5%)	74 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (6.8%)	$23,008			$3,280			$19,727	18.1	14.4	2202	86
360008602250	2117	Ps 58	Public	PK, KG-5	459 E 176th St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6866	289	26	11.1	95.8%	4 (1.4%)	75 (26.0%)	208 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$28,597			$3,641			$24,956	18	13.9	2218	101
362328003260	2118	Arthur P Momot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Monty St	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-1140	369	39	9.5	59.1%	291 (78.9%)	35 (9.5%)	23 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$17,556			$2,480			$15,076	18	19.4	2055	63
360003504336	2119	King Center Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	156 Newburgh Ave	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	King Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-7912	412	27	15.3	95.4%	3 (0.7%)	346 (84.0%)	13 (3.2%)	34 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$16,343			$2,124			$14,219	18	28.5	1800	319
363180004234	2120	Martin Luther King Elementary School	Public	3-5	792 Mount Ave	Wyandanch	11798	Suffolk County	Wyandanch Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-0555	621	40	15.5	89.4%	7 (1.1%)	208 (33.5%)	405 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								18	18.8	2071	49

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.