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)
360009602759	731	Ps 244 Richard R Green	Public	PK, KG-5	5404 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-6240	320	39	8.2	85.9%	13 (4.1%)	246 (76.9%)	42 (13.1%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$33,663			$1,747			$31,915	66.9	68.6	714	17
360010302052	732	Ps 4 Maurice Wollin	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Nedra Lane	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1197	828	77	10.7	48.7%	447 (54.0%)	14 (1.7%)	168 (20.3%)	175 (21.1%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.9%)	$28,722			$722			$28,001	66.8	70.6	666	66
362964003993	733	Victor Intermediate School	Public	3-6	953 High St	Victor	14564	Ontario County	Victor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 924-3252	997	86	11.5	25.6%	821 (82.3%)	19 (1.9%)	84 (8.4%)	28 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.5%)	$12,004			$495			$11,509	66.8	58.9	952	219
360009902654	734	Ps 191 Mayflower	Public	PK, KG-5	85-15 258th St	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 831-4032	348	29	12	69.3%	17 (4.9%)	6 (1.7%)	76 (21.8%)	236 (67.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$20,290			$1,155			$19,135	66.8	82.9	381	353
360012002538	735	Ps 149 Danny Kaye	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7620	517	35	14.7	94.2%	11 (2.1%)	257 (49.7%)	227 (43.9%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$21,680			$2,427			$19,253	66.7	56.3	1009	274
360010302137	736	Ps 29 Bardwell	Public	PK, KG-5	1581 Victory Blvd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 556-4400	583	40	14.5	59.5%	219 (37.6%)	37 (6.3%)	150 (25.7%)	157 (26.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$20,066			$1,042			$19,024	66.7	73.5	593	143
360009804563	737	Ps 12 James B Colgate	Public	K-5	42-00 72nd St	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-5905	841	59	14.2	86.7%	25 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	327 (38.9%)	463 (55.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	$18,187			$1,604			$16,583	66.6	72	629	108
363201000051	738	Cuba-Rushford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Elm St	Cuba	14727	Allegany County	Cuba-Rushford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 968-1760	353	36	9.8	48.2%	334 (94.6%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,286			$2,774			$12,512	66.6	70.8	660	78
362667003639	739	Orenda Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0550	538	38	14.1	16.9%	411 (76.4%)	11 (2.0%)	50 (9.3%)	32 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	$12,390			$365			$12,025	66.5	76.2	537	202
361434001190	740	Woodland Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Ketcham Rd	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2332	325	25	13.1	29.2%	78 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (24.6%)	152 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$20,670			$1,103			$19,567	66.4	63.6	831	91

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.