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)
361311001076	1391	Stuart M Townsend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27 Hyland Dr	Lake Luzerne	12846	Warren County	Hadley-Luzerne Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 696-2378	339	44	7.6	49.9%	328 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	$17,548			$845			$16,703	41.8	33.2	1647	256
360816000605	1392	Sycamore Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	745 Sycamore Ave	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2261	401	48	8.3	28.4%	293 (73.1%)	13 (3.2%)	68 (17.0%)	14 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$25,718			$1,150			$24,568	41.8	38.2	1496	104
360008301675	1393	Ps 4 Duke Ellington	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 160th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-0739	450	32	13.9	95.3%	13 (2.9%)	34 (7.6%)	389 (86.4%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,249			$2,092			$21,157	41.8	50.6	1147	246
360004504493	1394	Brooklyn Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-5	545 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Brooklyn Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-2085	199	7	28.4	85.9%	3 (1.5%)	144 (72.4%)	47 (23.6%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$26,292			$4,551			$21,741	41.8	46	1281	113
360015102625	1395	Ps 179 Kensington	Public	PK, KG-5	202 Ave C	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-4010	672	43	15.6	87.4%	90 (13.4%)	15 (2.2%)	136 (20.2%)	421 (62.6%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$20,455			$2,367			$18,088	41.7	39.8	1450	55
360012002572	1396	Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin	Public	PK, KG-5	2781 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-4828	611	42	14.5	94.9%	2 (0.3%)	103 (16.9%)	156 (25.5%)	336 (55.0%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$19,181			$2,223			$16,958	41.7	45.4	1298	98
360009802292	1397	Ps 71 Forest	Public	PK, KG-5	62-85 Forest Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-7772	516	35	14.7	81.6%	145 (28.1%)	3 (0.6%)	324 (62.8%)	24 (4.7%)	10 (1.9%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$22,255			$2,585			$19,671	41.7	32.6	1670	273
360012002820	1398	Ps 328 Phyllis Wheatley	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Alabama Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-9393	263	23	11.6	98.9%	12 (4.6%)	129 (49.0%)	118 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$29,417			$2,811			$26,606	41.6	38	1500	102
361434001182	1399	Dutch Lane School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Stewart Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2362	260	29	8.8	37.3%	57 (21.9%)	4 (1.5%)	93 (35.8%)	97 (37.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$25,074			$1,378			$23,696	41.6	45.4	1300	99
360012305729	1400	Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	84-40 101st St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 520-7878	510	44	11.6	80.6%	21 (4.1%)	14 (2.7%)	394 (77.3%)	68 (13.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$19,234			$1,318			$17,916	41.6	42.2	1385	15

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.