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)
361623001402	1841	Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Parkhurst Blvd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8415	460	46	9.9	56.7%	275 (59.8%)	56 (12.2%)	50 (10.9%)	24 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.5%)	$18,558			$2,586			$15,972	27.1	20.1	2035	194
360008102207	1842	Ps 46 Arthur Tappan	Public	PK, KG-8	2987 Frederick Douglas Blvd	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1519	371	38	9.7	95.4%	13 (3.5%)	166 (44.7%)	179 (48.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$26,013			$2,849			$23,165	27	21.9	1984	142
360008702063	1843	Ps 8 Isaac Varian	Public	PK, KG-5	3010 Briggs Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3043	650	51	12.6	92.5%	37 (5.7%)	52 (8.0%)	497 (76.5%)	56 (8.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$21,351			$3,279			$18,072	27	36.6	1535	308
361335001100	1844	Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Pleasant Ave	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3280	661	49	13.4	23.0%	587 (88.8%)	16 (2.4%)	29 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$15,050			$417			$14,633	27	30.2	1745	99
360110703106	1845	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St Johnsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6486 State Hwy 29	St Johnsville	13452	Montgomery County	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 568-2014	356	38	9.4	64.9%	343 (96.3%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,482			$4,367			$12,115	27	19.3	2058	213
362010001845	1846	Grimes School	Public	K-8	58 S 10th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5020	348	35	9.9		2 (0.6%)	235 (67.5%)	97 (27.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$19,400			$1,698			$17,702	27	41.1	1412	434
363132004195	1847	Westmoreland Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	8596 Westmoreland Rd	Whitesboro	13492	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3442	334	31	10.7	54.5%	278 (83.2%)	10 (3.0%)	18 (5.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	$15,797			$896			$14,901	26.9	24.3	1913	66
360528000259	1848	Southeast Elementary School	Public	1-5	1 Melody Ln	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2265	544	34	16.1	86.9%	14 (2.6%)	34 (6.3%)	483 (88.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,134			$1,305			$15,829	26.9	34.4	1606	242
360009102237	1849	Ps 54 Samuel C Barnes	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	195 Sandford St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-6752	171	16	10.6	76.6%	16 (9.4%)	84 (49.1%)	52 (30.4%)	7 (4.1%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.5%)	$35,430			$6,040			$29,390	26.8	17.3	2120	271
360879004385	1850	Ellis B Hyde Elementary School	Public	3-6	280 Main St	Dansville	14437	Livingston County	Dansville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 335-4030	339	37	9.1	61.1%	312 (92.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$14,389			$2,196			$12,193	26.8	24.6	1909	59

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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.