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)
360384000132	891	Lenox Elementary School	Public	K-5	551 Lenox Rd	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-6400	266	22	12.2	40.2%	7 (2.6%)	151 (56.8%)	87 (32.7%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$18,272			$569			$17,704	60.7	61.1	887	4
360009402178	892	Ps 40 George W Carver	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Ralph Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2353	465	35	13.2	93.3%	17 (3.7%)	317 (68.2%)	102 (21.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$23,357			$3,066			$20,291	60.7	91.6	186	706
360009806485	893	Children's Lab School (The)	Public	K-5	45-46 42nd St	Long Island City	11104	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-3300	458	45	10.1	74.5%	79 (17.2%)	7 (1.5%)	259 (56.6%)	96 (21.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$18,767			$1,254			$17,512	60.6	60.2	913	20
362100002981	894	Forts Ferry School	Public	K-5	95 Forts Ferry Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-9203	439	40	10.9	37.1%	234 (53.3%)	30 (6.8%)	53 (12.1%)	95 (21.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	$13,891			$1,320			$12,571	60.6	72.3	621	273
360008402556	895	Ps 154 Jonathan D Hyatt	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4742	210	21	9.8	97.6%	5 (2.4%)	96 (45.7%)	106 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,262			$4,022			$28,240	60.5	44.6	1319	424
360096606069	896	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	205 Rockaway Pkwy-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-9150	1,264	83	15.3	90.3%	11 (0.9%)	1,098 (86.9%)	105 (8.3%)	6 (0.5%)	22 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.4%)	$20,142			$6,119			$14,022	60.4	68	726	170
360008302872	897	Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	501-503 W 152nd St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 283-0012	423	38	11	88.2%	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	402 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,518			$2,025			$21,492	60.3	40.1	1437	540
360001600113	898	Poestenkill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 School Rd	Poestenkill	12140	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 674-7125	330	22	14.8	28.8%	311 (94.2%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$13,594			$1,814			$11,779	60.3	59.6	937	39
360109206415	899	New American Academy Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-5	9301 Ave B	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New American Academy Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 385-1709	269	18	14.9	75.1%	4 (1.5%)	232 (86.2%)	25 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$18,948			$2,639			$16,308	60.3	50.6	1145	246
360111406511	900	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	465 E 29th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 246-4800	809	47	17.2	90.1%	8 (1.0%)	693 (85.7%)	72 (8.9%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	16 (2.0%)	$19,057			$6,451			$12,607	60.3	66.8	751	149

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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

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.