Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362268003186	361	Hutchinson School	Public	K-5	48 5th St	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 738-3640	373	35	10.6	21.4%	164 (44.0%)	26 (7.0%)	115 (30.8%)	32 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.4%)	$19,802	$50	$19,752	83	81.4	408	47
360010202594	362	Ps 166 Henry Gradstein	Public	PK, KG-5	33-09 35th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 786-6703	842	50	16.8	66.0%	216 (25.7%)	31 (3.7%)	363 (43.1%)	184 (21.9%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	30 (3.6%)	$17,100	$1,774	$15,326	83	81.8	393	31
362997004032	363	Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	10 Park Ave	Warwick	10990	Orange County	Warwick Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 987-3000	477	34	13.8	20.1%	307 (64.4%)	28 (5.9%)	108 (22.6%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$15,515	$1,008	$14,507	83	80	439	76
360015102603	364	Ralph A Fabrizio School	Public, Magnet	K-5	619 72nd St	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 491-8400	843	64	13.1	91.6%	179 (21.2%)	6 (0.7%)	153 (18.1%)	491 (58.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$18,557	$2,138	$16,418	82.9	81.6	401	37
360118006636	365	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Public, Charter	K-6	4300 Murdock Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 773-3100	352	18	19.5	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	293 (83.2%)	49 (13.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,459	$4,213	$12,246	82.8	80.4	432	67
362667003636	366	Karigon Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0530	476	34	14	12.6%	362 (76.1%)	11 (2.3%)	32 (6.7%)	40 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	$12,254	$231	$12,023	82.7	79.6	449	83
361224000983	367	Kensington Road School	Public	PK, KG-4	43 Kensington Rd	Glens Falls	12801	Warren County	Glens Falls City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 793-5151	280	23	12.3	22.9%	263 (93.9%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$7,407	$00	$7,407	82.7	83.6	367
360471006072	368	Eagle Elementary School	Public	K-5	27 Van Dyke Rd	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 694-8825	429	35	12.1	14.0%	366 (85.3%)	7 (1.6%)	20 (4.7%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$14,163	$546	$13,617	82.7	80	437	69
360120606670	369	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 15.2	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-1086	1,217	136	8.9	39.1%	524 (43.1%)	238 (19.6%)	309 (25.4%)	40 (3.3%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (8.0%)	$23,692	$1,121	$22,572	82.6			(n/a)
362229003149	370	Vernon School	Public	3-7	880 Oyster Bay Rd	East Norwich	11732	Nassau County	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 624-6562	418	52	8	20.8%	269 (64.4%)	8 (1.9%)	114 (27.3%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$29,202	$831	$28,370	82.6	73.3	600	230

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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.
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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)
362268003186	361	Hutchinson School	Public	K-5	48 5th St	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 738-3640	373	35	10.6	21.4%	164 (44.0%)	26 (7.0%)	115 (30.8%)	32 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.4%)	$19,802			$50			$19,752	83	81.4	408	47
360010202594	362	Ps 166 Henry Gradstein	Public	PK, KG-5	33-09 35th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 786-6703	842	50	16.8	66.0%	216 (25.7%)	31 (3.7%)	363 (43.1%)	184 (21.9%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	30 (3.6%)	$17,100			$1,774			$15,326	83	81.8	393	31
362997004032	363	Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	10 Park Ave	Warwick	10990	Orange County	Warwick Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 987-3000	477	34	13.8	20.1%	307 (64.4%)	28 (5.9%)	108 (22.6%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$15,515			$1,008			$14,507	83	80	439	76
360015102603	364	Ralph A Fabrizio School	Public, Magnet	K-5	619 72nd St	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 491-8400	843	64	13.1	91.6%	179 (21.2%)	6 (0.7%)	153 (18.1%)	491 (58.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$18,557			$2,138			$16,418	82.9	81.6	401	37
360118006636	365	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Public, Charter	K-6	4300 Murdock Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 773-3100	352	18	19.5	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	293 (83.2%)	49 (13.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,459			$4,213			$12,246	82.8	80.4	432	67
362667003636	366	Karigon Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0530	476	34	14	12.6%	362 (76.1%)	11 (2.3%)	32 (6.7%)	40 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	$12,254			$231			$12,023	82.7	79.6	449	83
361224000983	367	Kensington Road School	Public	PK, KG-4	43 Kensington Rd	Glens Falls	12801	Warren County	Glens Falls City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 793-5151	280	23	12.3	22.9%	263 (93.9%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$7,407			$00			$7,407	82.7	83.6	367
360471006072	368	Eagle Elementary School	Public	K-5	27 Van Dyke Rd	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 694-8825	429	35	12.1	14.0%	366 (85.3%)	7 (1.6%)	20 (4.7%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$14,163			$546			$13,617	82.7	80	437	69
360120606670	369	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 15.2	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-1086	1,217	136	8.9	39.1%	524 (43.1%)	238 (19.6%)	309 (25.4%)	40 (3.3%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (8.0%)	$23,692			$1,121			$22,572	82.6			(n/a)
362229003149	370	Vernon School	Public	3-7	880 Oyster Bay Rd	East Norwich	11732	Nassau County	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 624-6562	418	52	8	20.8%	269 (64.4%)	8 (1.9%)	114 (27.3%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$29,202			$831			$28,370	82.6	73.3	600	230