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)
360016605902	701	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2560	920	56	16.4		17 (1.8%)	204 (22.2%)	678 (73.7%)	10 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$19,800			$3,705			$16,095	68.2	66.6	759	58
360011205672	702	Grand Concourse Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	625 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Grand Concourse Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 684-6505	701	42	16.6	73.2%	12 (1.7%)	185 (26.4%)	459 (65.5%)	29 (4.1%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,726			$3,143			$13,583	68.1	67.2	741	39
360009701789	703	Ps 376	Public	K-5	194 Harman St	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 573-0781	523	35	14.9	76.1%	42 (8.0%)	39 (7.5%)	419 (80.1%)	13 (2.5%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$17,674			$1,792			$15,882	68.1	81.6	399	304
360012302531	704	Ps 146 Howard Beach	Public	PK, KG-8	98-01 159th Ave	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 659-3140	515	44	11.6	61.6%	201 (39.0%)	11 (2.1%)	222 (43.1%)	59 (11.5%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	10 (1.9%)	$20,120			$361			$19,759	68.1	74.8	571	133
361866001696	705	Nightengale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84 Nightengale Ave	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3750	400	31	12.9	46.8%	340 (85.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	9 (2.3%)	20 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	$15,749			$2,189			$13,560	68	62.3	863	158
360384000138	706	Steele Elementary School	Public	K-5	860 Church St	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-6700	317	25	12.5	45.1%	24 (7.6%)	98 (30.9%)	146 (46.1%)	33 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.8%)	$17,966			$1,518			$16,448	68	76.9	523	183
360009102243	707	Ps 56 Lewis H Latimer	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 857-3149	245	17	14.1	41.2%	97 (39.6%)	82 (33.5%)	37 (15.1%)	6 (2.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.8%)	$20,969			$1,797			$19,172	67.9	53.4	1073	366
360009202481	708	Ps 130 Parkside (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Ocean Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 686-1940	866	54	16	29.9%	485 (56.0%)	53 (6.1%)	157 (18.1%)	108 (12.5%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.8%)	$17,276			$1,963			$15,313	67.9	77.5	502	206
362607003594	709	Castleton Elementary School	Public	K-6	80 Scott Ave	Castleton	12033	Rensselaer County	Schodack Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 732-7755	442	35	12.6	23.5%	417 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$16,593			$1,508			$15,085	67.9	79.7	447	262
360813000577	710	Burr Intermediate School	Public	3-5	Burr Rd	Commack	11725	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 858-3636	676	53	12.7	10.7%	481 (71.2%)	12 (1.8%)	92 (13.6%)	75 (11.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$20,247			$860			$19,386	67.9	77.2	511	199

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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:

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.