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)
361251001019	241	John F Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-5	1-A Grassfield Rd	Great Neck	11024	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 441-4200	446	41	10.8	24.2%	277 (62.1%)	5 (1.1%)	87 (19.5%)	70 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$24,186			$558			$23,628	88.4	92.6	161	80
360015905898	242	Community Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	51 St Edwards St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1629	464	45	10.3	31.7%	218 (47.0%)	100 (21.6%)	66 (14.2%)	30 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.9%)	$23,736			$736			$23,000	88.4	71.9	632	390
363198004281	243	Crompond School	Public	4-5	2901 Manor St	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	530	52	10.2		394 (74.3%)	11 (2.1%)	80 (15.1%)	30 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$19,859			$253			$19,606	88.4	86.1	310	67
360010202451	244	Ps 122 Mamie Fay	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	21-21 Ditmars Blvd	Astoria	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 721-6410	1,146	70	16.3	50.2%	572 (49.9%)	25 (2.2%)	213 (18.6%)	265 (23.1%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (5.4%)	$13,533			$364			$13,169	88.3	90.3	208	36
360009802442	245	Ps/Is 119 Glendale (The)	Public	K-8	74-01 78th Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 326-8261	1,199	77	15.6	72.5%	388 (32.4%)	17 (1.4%)	382 (31.9%)	375 (31.3%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.4%)	$13,557			$693			$12,864	88.3	89.9	218	27
360292004378	246	Smallwood Drive School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Smallwood Dr	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Amherst Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 362-2100	679	50	13.7	15.6%	528 (77.8%)	38 (5.6%)	37 (5.4%)	34 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	$12,764			$729			$12,034	88.2	88.3	246
360759000545	247	Ledgeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	5150 Old Goodrich Rd	Clarence	14031	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 407-9275	477	37	12.9	9.4%	409 (85.7%)	8 (1.7%)	21 (4.4%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$14,119			$1,753			$12,366	88.1	89.6	222	25
361911001728	248	Chatterton School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 N Merrick Ave	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-7270	453	44	10.2	9.1%	339 (74.8%)	14 (3.1%)	53 (11.7%)	34 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$22,032			$980			$21,052	88.1	84.6	347	99
361773001600	249	West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Maryland Ave	Long Beach	11561	Nassau County	Long Beach City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 897-2215	315	36	8.6	23.8%	215 (68.3%)	15 (4.8%)	61 (19.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$27,100			$2,370			$24,730	88	82	391	142
360104906265	250	Icahn Charter School 5	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy S	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	332	25	13.2	61.4%	7 (2.1%)	184 (55.4%)	104 (31.3%)	29 (8.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$17,725			$1,708			$16,017	88	92.6	160	90

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.