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)
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)
360690000484	1761	Millard Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	74 School Dr	Central Square	13036	Oswego County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 668-4310	466	31	14.9	50.2%	443 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$11,325			$1,717			$9,609	29.4	23.2	1951	190
360001401428	1762	La Fayette School	Public	3-5	71 Inslee St	Waterloo	13165	Seneca County	Waterloo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 539-1530	309	33	9.3	58.9%	239 (77.3%)	11 (3.6%)	32 (10.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	$15,193			$1,670			$13,523	29.4	30.5	1736	26
363192001077	1763	Family School 32	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1 Montclair Pl	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8595	590	29	20.2	65.9%	86 (14.6%)	82 (13.9%)	359 (60.8%)	46 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	$18,679			$781			$17,899	29.4	37.1	1521	242
360010202352	1764	Ps 92 Harry T Stewart Senior	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	99-01 34th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 533-1013	843	56	15	85.1%	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	812 (96.3%)	16 (1.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,277			$1,672			$16,605	29.4	30	1749	15
360007905635	1765	Central Park East II	Public	PK, KG-8	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5992	422	59	7.1	73.0%	31 (7.3%)	118 (28.0%)	241 (57.1%)	14 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$30,140			$3,372			$26,768	29.3	33.6	1627	138
360001301171	1766	W F Prior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 East Ave	Oneida	13421	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-2190	220	17	12.5	37.7%	186 (84.5%)	6 (2.7%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.5%)	$16,901			$3,097			$13,804	29.3	21.3	2000	234
360475704759	1767	Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	693 State Hwy 51	Gilbertsville	13776	Otsego County	Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 783-2207	196	19	10.5	38.8%	189 (96.4%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,773			$3,339			$13,433	29.3	18.9	2069	302
360897000683	1768	Arcade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 W Main St	Arcade	14009	Wyoming County	Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 492-9423	506	45	11.2	47.6%	482 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$14,514			$1,862			$12,652	29.2	33.2	1650	118
362205003127	1769	Leighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Buccaneer Blvd	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 341-2700	304	21	14.1	56.9%	223 (73.4%)	14 (4.6%)	39 (12.8%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.6%)	$20,115			$3,673			$16,443	29.2	30	1750	19
362247003161	1770	Canaan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 Fry Blvd	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8100	556	46	12	43.0%	216 (38.8%)	17 (3.1%)	296 (53.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.0%)	$17,771			$1,666			$16,105	29.2	27.4	1828	58

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.