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)
360474000219	491	Charles Campagne School	Public	K-5	601 Plainview Rd	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 644-4401	385	33	11.7	23.1%	183 (47.5%)	4 (1.0%)	64 (16.6%)	121 (31.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$16,719			$344			$16,375	77.2	81.2	414	77
360015106198	492	Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts	Public	K-5	371 89th St	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 630-1650	406	32	12.5	69.5%	196 (48.3%)	5 (1.2%)	133 (32.8%)	53 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$20,380			$1,902			$18,479	77.2	73.4	597	105
360007702047	493	Ps 2 Meyer London	Public	PK, KG-5	122 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 964-0350	277	38	7.2	92.1%	14 (5.1%)	45 (16.2%)	77 (27.8%)	138 (49.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$31,087			$3,304			$27,782	77.1	74	589	96
360010206554	494	Woodside Community School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	39-07 57th St	Flushing	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 592-3300	493	29	17	71.2%	64 (13.0%)	3 (0.6%)	241 (48.9%)	158 (32.0%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	$15,060			$1,210			$13,850	77.1	74.4	581	87
360007702433	495	Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray	Public	PK, KG-5	210 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 685-4366	362	26	13.9	46.4%	121 (33.4%)	30 (8.3%)	129 (35.6%)	60 (16.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	$21,732			$1,181			$20,551	77.1	85.2	336	159
361329001090	496	Signal Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	670 Caledonia Rd	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3700	665	50	13.4	16.7%	379 (57.0%)	39 (5.9%)	97 (14.6%)	119 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)	$22,114			$689			$21,426	77.1	76.5	531	35
360010102483	497	Ps 131 Abigail Adams	Public	PK, KG-5	170-45 84th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2840	757	49	15.5	86.4%	21 (2.8%)	39 (5.2%)	109 (14.4%)	565 (74.6%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	$17,312			$1,053			$16,259	76.8	81.7	395	102
360014305781	498	KIPP Infinity Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	625 W 133 St-Rm 308d	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Infinity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2600	1,846	164	11.2	87.8%	20 (1.1%)	599 (32.4%)	1,177 (63.8%)	17 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.1%)	$24,387			$4,006			$20,381	76.8	79.6	448	50
360015102587	499	Ps 164 Caesar Rodney	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 14th Ave	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 854-4100	496	45	11	91.1%	65 (13.1%)	13 (2.6%)	197 (39.7%)	217 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$25,733			$2,698			$23,035	76.6	77.6	498	1
360012202109	500	Ps 21 Edward Hart	Public	PK, KG-5	147-36 26th Ave	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 445-8833	1,086	77	14.1	78.9%	60 (5.5%)	11 (1.0%)	362 (33.3%)	630 (58.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.7%)	$17,603			$1,206			$16,397	76.6	76.3	536	36

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.