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)
362640003619	391	Seaford Manor School	Public	K-5	1590 Washington Ave	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 592-4080	455	45	10.1	10.1%	368 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	20 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$22,694			$492			$22,202	81.9	90.1	213	178
362088000276	392	Birchwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	897 Birchwood Ln	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 344-2910	388	35	11.1	16.8%	243 (62.6%)	17 (4.4%)	28 (7.2%)	78 (20.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$11,380			$473			$10,906	81.9	80.1	434	42
360015302727	393	Ps 222 Katherine R Snyder	Public	K-5	3301 Quentin Rd	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 998-4298	675	67	10	58.1%	218 (32.3%)	103 (15.3%)	104 (15.4%)	221 (32.7%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (3.0%)	$24,999			$1,092			$23,907	81.7	84.7	345	48
360121406686	394	Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1641 Richmond Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 449-0957	399	26	15.3		206 (51.6%)	42 (10.5%)	104 (26.1%)	34 (8.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$16,209			$2,100			$14,110	81.7	85.4	331	63
360015302768	395	Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold	Public	PK, KG-5	2469 E 18th St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 743-0890	711	43	16.6	69.2%	460 (64.7%)	10 (1.4%)	70 (9.8%)	149 (21.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.3%)	$17,733			$1,533			$16,200	81.7	83	377	18
360984000760	396	Parkway School	Public	K-5	465 Bellmore Rd	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 679-3500	586	51	11.5	26.5%	221 (37.7%)	16 (2.7%)	114 (19.5%)	214 (36.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.7%)	$17,444			$1,167			$16,278	81.6	81.5	404	8
360471000216	397	Slingerlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Union Ave	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 439-7681	455	34	13.3	13.0%	359 (78.9%)	10 (2.2%)	26 (5.7%)	33 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$13,367			$532			$12,835	81.6	79	464	67
360009202173	398	Ps 38 Pacific (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	450 Pacific St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 330-9305	548	35	15.6	43.2%	153 (27.9%)	143 (26.1%)	132 (24.1%)	56 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.3%)	$15,834			$2,048			$13,786	81.5	81.7	398
361716001526	399	Lee Road School	Public	K-5	901 Lee Rd	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7476	297	29	10.2	11.1%	212 (71.4%)	3 (1.0%)	52 (17.5%)	22 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$21,061			$1,199			$19,861	81.5	73.1	604	205
360010302229	400	Ps 52 John C Thompson	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Buel Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 351-5454	616	39	15.7	68.8%	253 (41.1%)	20 (3.2%)	108 (17.5%)	217 (35.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$19,484			$1,260			$18,224	81.4	82.2	390	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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.