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)
363192001527	1711	Montessori School 31	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Ravenswood Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8623	343	21	16.6	58.6%	66 (19.2%)	62 (18.1%)	185 (53.9%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	$20,132			$1,841			$18,291	31.1	34.9	1588	123
361554001323	1712	Commack Road Elementary School	Public	2-5	300 Commack Rd	Islip	11751	Suffolk County	Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 650-8600	397	37	10.7	44.8%	149 (37.5%)	32 (8.1%)	176 (44.3%)	24 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$23,851			$525			$23,326	31.1	26.9	1846	134
360408000171	1713	South Country School	Public	3-5	885 Hampshire Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1250	469	47	9.9	55.2%	133 (28.4%)	81 (17.3%)	212 (45.2%)	26 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$26,734			$3,095			$23,639	31.1	28.3	1804	91
360567000292	1714	Brookfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1910 Fairground Rd	Brookfield	13314	Madison County	Brookfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 899-3323	206	23	8.9		204 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,290			$00			$19,290	31.1	16.3	2142	428
360008502632	1715	Ps 182	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Stickball Blvd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-6607	458	30	15.4	90.0%	25 (5.5%)	113 (24.7%)	285 (62.2%)	24 (5.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$21,876			$2,159			$19,717	31.1	33.6	1628	87
360012002824	1716	Ps 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Berriman St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-8387	517	35	14.8	89.6%	14 (2.7%)	158 (30.6%)	279 (54.0%)	42 (8.1%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$20,237			$1,769			$18,469	31	33	1658	58
360009002194	1717	Ps 44 David C Farragut	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-2360	226	24	9.4	98.2%	1 (0.4%)	69 (30.5%)	154 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,652			$4,554			$20,099	30.9	22	1982	265
363192004260	1718	School 16	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	759 N Broadway	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8340	565	31	18.2	82.8%	54 (9.6%)	105 (18.6%)	368 (65.1%)	23 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$19,668			$1,565			$18,103	30.9	27.3	1833	115
360008602751	1719	Ps 236 Langston Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	1871 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 299-6128	250	20	12.5	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	59 (23.6%)	188 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$29,070			$3,438			$25,632	30.8	30.5	1733	14
360246000031	1720	Thomas S O'Brien Academy Of Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	94 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6875	250	21	11.8	74.0%	26 (10.4%)	103 (41.2%)	30 (12.0%)	66 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	$22,530			$1,945			$20,585	30.8	28.8	1789	69

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.