Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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School				Students/Teachers		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
Rank (of 2445)	School	Grades	District	# Students	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023
2001	Ps 149 Sojourner Truth	PK, KG-8	New York City Geographic District # 3	260	90.8%	$28,087	22	1905	96
2002	Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School	PK, KG-5	Newburgh City School District	599	50.6%	$17,070	22	1716	286
2003	Utica Academy Of Science Charter School	K-12	Utica Academy Of Science Charter School	954	82.9%	$10,627	22	1705	298
2004	Sheridan Preparatory Academy	PK, KG-5	Albany City School District	253	80.6%	$19,321	21.9	2339	335
2005	Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School	PK, KG-8	Yonkers City School District	588	83.2%	$16,823	21.9	2083	78
2006	Greenlawn Elementary School	2-6	Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District	281	51.6%	$13,394	21.9	1826	180
2007	Norman R Kelley Intermediate School	3-5	Newark Central School District	374	60.7%	$16,998	21.9	1796	211
2008	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	PK, KG-12	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District	451	37.7%	$7,013	21.8	2222	214
2009	John E Joy Elementary School	K-6	Rome City School District	408	45.6%	$15,241	21.8	1759	250
2010	Mlk Junior High Technical & Computer Magnet School	PK, KG-8	Yonkers City School District	453	79.9%	$16,791	21.8	2042	32

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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.