Best Elementary Schools in New York for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in New York!

Every year, the NY State Education Department shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! New York NY State Assessments test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were posted to SchoolDigger this week!

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 927)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
360099506103	1	Icahn Charter School 4	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy South	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	348	24	14.5	63.5%	3 (0.9%)	194 (55.7%)	115 (33.0%)	30 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$20,823			$1,608			$19,215	99.9%	99.7%	0.18%
360103906260	2	Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Public, Charter	K-8	145 W 84th St-2nd Fl	New York	10024	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 274-1580	943			50.6%	188 (19.9%)	172 (18.2%)	354 (37.5%)	155 (16.4%)	25 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.1%)	$16,257			$366			$15,891	99.8%	99.6%	0.15%
360109506413	3	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Crown St-5th Fl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2129	787			67.5%	11 (1.4%)	691 (87.8%)	69 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$16,237			$312			$15,925	99.7%	99.4%	0.29%
360008406382	4	Concourse Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Concourse Village W	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-7503	219	19	11.5	78.1%	7 (3.2%)	64 (29.2%)	146 (66.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,631			$1,932			$21,699	99.6%	99.7%	0.10%
360113206570	5	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	500			96.8%	3 (0.6%)	271 (54.2%)	205 (41.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$18,505			$5,169			$13,336	99.5%	99.1%	0.40%
360119806695	6	Bold Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	1090 Close Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	Bold Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 506-4369	328	21	15.6	89.9%	6 (1.8%)	86 (26.2%)	219 (66.8%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	$21,150			$4,083			$17,067	99.4%	88.2%	11.13%
360105406295	7	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 635-3294	482			63.1%	11 (2.3%)	284 (58.9%)	144 (29.9%)	19 (3.9%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$21,585			$1,844			$19,742	99.2%	98.7%	0.51%
360109906375	8	Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen	Public, Charter	K-4	439 W 49th St-2nd Fl	New York	10019	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2153	383			58.2%	51 (13.3%)	89 (23.2%)	147 (38.4%)	81 (21.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	$16,651			$507			$16,144	99.1%	99.3%	0.17%
360095406017	9	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	Public, Charter	K-4	144 E 128th St-3rd Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6600	337			84.9%	3 (0.9%)	209 (62.0%)	104 (30.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	$18,511			$373			$18,138	99.0%	99.3%	0.32%
360106206346	10	Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg	Public, Charter	K-4	183 S 3rd St-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1419	359			60.7%	47 (13.1%)	64 (17.8%)	171 (47.6%)	23 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.5%)	$16,974			$516			$16,458	98.9%	99.1%	0.22%

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.