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)
360008705993	561	Ampark Neighborhood	Public	PK, KG-5	3961 Hillman Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 548-3451	306	25	12.2	57.2%	37 (12.1%)	33 (10.8%)	192 (62.7%)	14 (4.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.5%)	$21,207			$1,722			$19,485	73.5	61	888	327
360816000599	562	Edward J Bosti Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Bourne Blvd	Bohemia	11769	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2291	281	34	8.2	24.9%	208 (74.0%)	7 (2.5%)	40 (14.2%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$15,818			$521			$15,297	73.4	77.2	510	52
360393000150	563	Malta Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 Malta Ave	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 884-7250	336	30	11	30.4%	256 (76.2%)	5 (1.5%)	35 (10.4%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	$17,073			$1,609			$15,465	73.4	64.3	812	249
360010002508	564	Ps 139 Rego Park	Public	K-5	93-06 63rd Dr	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 459-1044	577	44	13	71.1%	204 (35.4%)	22 (3.8%)	183 (31.7%)	147 (25.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.3%)	$16,905			$527			$16,378	73.4	77.6	500	64
360834000615	565	Pembroke Intermediate School	Public	2-6	58 Allegheny Rd	Corfu	14036	Genesee County	Pembroke Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 599-4531	255	24	10.5	43.5%	239 (93.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$15,734			$843			$14,891	73.4	67.1	745	180
362034001872	566	New City Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Crestwood Dr	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 624-3467	429	38	11.4		201 (46.9%)	13 (3.0%)	123 (28.7%)	74 (17.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	$18,668			$832			$17,836	73.4	76.8	526	40
360010204785	567	Ps 212	Public	PK, KG-5	34-25 82nd St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-6973	578	53	10.8	70.2%	62 (10.7%)	4 (0.7%)	371 (64.2%)	116 (20.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.5%)	$20,038			$1,562			$18,476	73.3	76.8	525	42
361662001476	568	Lincoln Titus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10 Lincoln Ave	Crompond	10517	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 528-2519	446	29	15.4	25.8%	218 (48.9%)	23 (5.2%)	158 (35.4%)	33 (7.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$16,783			$444			$16,339	73.2	74.7	573	5
360012306106	569	Waterside Children's Studio School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Beach 112th St	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-1344	419	42	10	71.4%	86 (20.5%)	102 (24.3%)	202 (48.2%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	$24,261			$1,243			$23,019	73.2	69.6	693	124
362985004007	570	Forest Lake School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Beltagh Ave	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Wantagh Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 679-6470	389	30	12.9	5.7%	310 (79.7%)	4 (1.0%)	47 (12.1%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$16,929			$29			$16,900	73.2	68	725	155

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.