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)
361413006733	2201	Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts	Public	K-6	270 Washington St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4801	756	39	19.3	68.7%	3 (0.4%)	131 (17.3%)	604 (79.9%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$22,023			$2,965			$19,058	15.6	11.2	2297	96
360008102577	2202	Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos	Public	K-8	499 W 133rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5945	550	54	10.2	96.7%	7 (1.3%)	94 (17.1%)	437 (79.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,658			$2,900			$24,758	15.6	12.4	2263	61
360969000740	2203	Durand-Eastman Intermediate School	Public	3-5	95 Pt Pleasant Rd	Rochester	14622	Monroe County	East Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 339-1350	326	31	10.5	58.9%	136 (41.7%)	61 (18.7%)	87 (26.7%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	$15,030			$2,905			$12,125	15.6	15.6	2155	48
361494001248	2204	Montgomery C Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Harry Howard Ave	Hudson	12534	Columbia County	Hudson City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 828-4350	719	63	11.3	61.6%	302 (42.0%)	116 (16.1%)	139 (19.3%)	61 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (13.9%)	$21,132			$1,971			$19,161	15.5	16.1	2145	59
360009102280	2205	Ps 67 Charles A Dorsey	Public	PK, KG-5	51 St Edwards St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6756	181	18	10	97.8%	2 (1.1%)	92 (50.8%)	71 (39.2%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.9%)	$29,465			$2,914			$26,551	15.5	14.6	2197	8
363096004159	2206	Park Avenue School	Public	1-5	955 Park Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5109	575	47	12.1	68.5%	9 (1.6%)	128 (22.3%)	433 (75.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$27,740			$3,576			$24,164	15.5	19.1	2064	142
360009702334	2207	Ps 86 Irvington (The)	Public	K-5	220 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0252	358	33	10.8	95.8%	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	343 (95.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$22,472			$2,931			$19,541	15.4	17.4	2113	94
360008702204	2208	Ps 46 Edgar Allan Poe	Public	PK, KG-5	2760 Briggs Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4450	635	56	11.2	95.6%	12 (1.9%)	77 (12.1%)	530 (83.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$25,044			$3,615			$21,430	15.4	15.5	2160	48
360010102493	2209	Ps 134 Hollis	Public	PK, KG-5	203-02 109th Ave	Hollis	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 464-5544	327	27	12.1	86.2%	4 (1.2%)	154 (47.1%)	85 (26.0%)	56 (17.1%)	18 (5.5%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	$23,196			$1,128			$22,069	15.4	19.4	2054	155
360687000474	2210	Charles A Mulligan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Broadway	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5041	963	66	14.5	77.8%	20 (2.1%)	98 (10.2%)	795 (82.6%)	16 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.3%)	$18,588			$2,158			$16,430	15.4	19.2	2060	150

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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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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.