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)
360009806040	1341	Learners And Leaders	Public	PK, KG-5	378 Seneca Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 366-1061	444	34	12.9	83.3%	42 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	349 (78.6%)	34 (7.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$22,313			$2,244			$20,069	43.5	49.8	1162	179
360009802349	1342	Ps 91 Richard Arkwright	Public	PK, KG-5	68-10 Central Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-6880	782	63	12.4	73.9%	272 (34.8%)	21 (2.7%)	432 (55.2%)	39 (5.0%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	$20,612			$1,143			$19,468	43.4	46	1278	64
360729000518	1343	Chenango Bridge Elementary School	Public	3-5	741 River Rd	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-6950	371	22	16.5	41.5%	315 (84.9%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	$12,955			$1,022			$11,933	43.4	35.1	1584	241
360258000042	1344	Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3314 Buffalo St	Alexander	14005	Genesee County	Alexander Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 591-1551	326	42	7.8	38.0%	289 (88.7%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$17,088			$1,355			$15,733	43.4	36.6	1538	194
362049001898	1345	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	131 Weyman Ave	New Rochelle	10805	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 576-4430	517	44	11.8	66.3%	29 (5.6%)	60 (11.6%)	403 (77.9%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$27,129			$2,224			$24,905	43.4	49.3	1180	165
360012302671	1346	Ps 197 Ocean School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Hicksville Rd	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1083	403	29	13.8	90.3%	12 (3.0%)	171 (42.4%)	202 (50.1%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$22,004			$1,214			$20,790	43.3	34.6	1600	254
362832003814	1347	Richard P Connor Elementary School	Public	K-5	13 Cypress Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	Suffern Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 357-2858	385	37	10.3		141 (36.6%)	37 (9.6%)	169 (43.9%)	25 (6.5%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	$25,271			$544			$24,727	43.2	56.1	1013	334
361413001155	1348	Jackson Main Elementary School	Public	1-6	451 Jackson St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4651	483	26	18.2		0 (0.0%)	93 (19.3%)	377 (78.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$20,213			$3,197			$17,015	43.2	40.2	1434	86
360096906014	1349	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2021 Bergen St-Rm 149	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2600	844	59	14.3		4 (0.5%)	654 (77.5%)	160 (19.0%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.3%)	$18,749			$3,578			$15,171	43.1	60.2	915	434
360010102497	1350	Ps 136 Roy Wilkins	Public	PK, KG-5	201-15 115th Ave	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-2286	364	29	12.6	90.1%	0 (0.0%)	286 (78.6%)	38 (10.4%)	22 (6.0%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$19,275			$1,203			$18,072	43.1	27.6	1817	467

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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.
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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.