Best Elementary Schools in New York

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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)
360012106313	951	Riverdale Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Riverdale Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-1679	314	25	12.5	95.5%	10 (3.2%)	200 (63.7%)	90 (28.7%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$23,351			$2,084			$21,267	57.8	49.2	1183	232
361431001180	952	Heuvelton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	87 Washington St	Heuvelton	13654	St. Lawrence County	Heuvelton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 344-2414	553	46	12.1	43.0%	530 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$18,383			$4,197			$14,186	57.8	50.2	1152	200
360015302695	953	Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb	Public	K-8	2200 Gravesend Neck Rd	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-5598	1,534	112	13.6	73.2%	703 (45.8%)	21 (1.4%)	155 (10.1%)	621 (40.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.7%)	$16,117			$1,457			$14,660	57.8	62.5	857	96
360009402123	954	Ps 25 Eubie Blake School	Public	K-5	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2336	54	9	6	94.4%	4 (7.4%)	20 (37.0%)	27 (50.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	$40,174			$3,425			$36,749	57.8	36.3	1545	591
361857005841	955	Marlboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	1380 Rt 9w	Marlboro	12542	Ulster County	Marlboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 236-1636	776	69	11.1	36.9%	473 (61.0%)	76 (9.8%)	170 (21.9%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	$19,260			$1,910			$17,350	57.6	47.4	1230	275
362442003339	956	Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School	Public	K-6	11 Mill Rd	Remsenburg	11960	Suffolk County	Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 325-0203	133	21	6.3		89 (66.9%)	1 (0.8%)	34 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.8%)	$40,103			$1,335			$38,768	57.6	56.3	1007	51
360012106288	957	Christopher Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-5761	280	19	14.4	98.6%	5 (1.8%)	131 (46.8%)	137 (48.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$27,275			$2,739			$24,536	57.6	67.3	740	217
361488001245	958	Sackets Harbor Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	215 S Broad St	Sackets Harbor	13685	Jefferson County	Sackets Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 646-3575	399	35	11.5	36.3%	351 (88.0%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (8.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$12,867			$1,857			$11,011	57.6	67.7	732	226
360113706552	959	Storefront Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	609 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Storefront Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 758-7201	269	23	11.6		1 (0.4%)	79 (29.4%)	180 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,895			$5,439			$19,457	57.5	66.4	764	195
362112002990	960	Old Mill Road School	Public	K-6	1775 Old Mill Rd	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 379-0945	452	31	14.6	13.1%	306 (67.7%)	14 (3.1%)	86 (19.0%)	37 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$21,144			$882			$20,262	57.5	75.5	552	408

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.