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)
361623004393	2331	Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	365 Dupont Ave	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8423	281	36	7.8	81.9%	127 (45.2%)	59 (21.0%)	39 (13.9%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.5%)	$20,789			$4,152			$16,636	10	5.6	2394	63
362859003859	2332	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	428 S Alvord St	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4550	646	44	14.5	96.6%	83 (12.8%)	280 (43.3%)	46 (7.1%)	177 (27.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.5%)	$13,666			$2,571			$11,095	9.9	8.4	2354	22
363012005921	2333	Starbuck Elementary School	Public	K-4	430 E Hoard St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3765	185	16	11.6	67.6%	104 (56.2%)	24 (13.0%)	22 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (17.8%)	$11,676			$2,116			$9,560	9.9	10.9	2307	26
360585001549	2334	Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-4	1095 Jefferson Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4180	553	57	9.6	91.3%	44 (8.0%)	362 (65.5%)	51 (9.2%)	66 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$17,705			$2,007			$15,697	9.8	16.4	2139	195
361818001634	2335	Flanders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	524 E Main St	Malone	12953	Franklin County	Malone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 483-7803	224	26	8.7	54.5%	215 (96.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$21,723			$5,489			$16,233	9.7	11.9	2277	58
360009102811	2336	Ps 307 Daniel Hale Williams	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	209 York St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-4748	283	31	9.1	81.3%	32 (11.3%)	126 (44.5%)	95 (33.6%)	9 (3.2%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.6%)	$30,573			$3,639			$26,933	9.7	14.6	2196	140
360246005592	2337	Roots Academy At West Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	676 Clinton Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6700	334	20	16.3	76.3%	20 (6.0%)	129 (38.6%)	87 (26.0%)	64 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.3%)	$13,919			$1,252			$12,667	9.6	6.9	2375	38
360107906341	2338	Manhattan Charter School II	Public, Charter	1-5	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	Manhattan Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 964-3792	66	9	7.7	95.5%	1 (1.5%)	29 (43.9%)	35 (53.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,282			$4,069			$21,213	9.6	25.2	1893	445
360007905998	2339	Mosaic Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	141 E 111th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-3109	236	22	10.8	96.6%	10 (4.2%)	70 (29.7%)	146 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$34,984			$3,092			$31,892	9.6	12	2273	66
360012003000	2340	Ps 89 Cypress Hills	Public	PK, KG-8	265 Warwick St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 964-1180	469	48	9.7	92.8%	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	456 (97.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,817			$1,410			$19,407	9.5	8.5	2350	10

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.