Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360831000612	901	Great Neck Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Great Neck Rd	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 842-4013	450	28	15.9	65.1%	28 (6.2%)	108 (24.0%)	286 (63.6%)	17 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$18,196	$2,136	$16,060	60.2	48.8	1200	299
362757004789	902	Southern Cayuga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2384 Rt 34b	Aurora	13026	Cayuga County	Southern Cayuga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 364-7098	360	27	13.3	51.4%	289 (80.3%)	2 (0.6%)	61 (16.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$13,459	$2,623	$10,836	60.2	62	873	29
361758001574	903	Livingston Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19 School St	Livingston Manor	12758	Sullivan County	Livingston Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 439-5656	224	27	8.1	40.2%	180 (80.4%)	7 (3.1%)	28 (12.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$13,626	$00	$13,626	60.1	56.7	1001	98
361485001239	904	Gardner Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	541 Gardner Rd	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 739-6347	385	30	12.7	38.4%	298 (77.4%)	16 (4.2%)	21 (5.5%)	29 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$11,908	$750	$11,159	60.1	60.2	912	8
361098000876	905	Saltzman East Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Mill Ln	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-5710	623	60	10.4	54.1%	172 (27.6%)	66 (10.6%)	295 (47.4%)	54 (8.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	$22,417	$614	$21,803	60	63.2	838	67
360008304872	906	Professor Juan Bosch Public School	Public	K-5	12-18 Ellwood St	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 569-0327	245	32	7.6	77.6%	33 (13.5%)	9 (3.7%)	189 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$34,862	$2,225	$32,637	60	53.5	1070	164
360015505844	907	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	260 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(914) 476-5070	1,125	57	19.8	86.5%	16 (1.4%)	458 (40.7%)	605 (53.8%)	22 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	$16,857	$1,186	$15,671	60	67.7	731	176
360840000625	908	Calvin U Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	3414 Stanton St	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 936-4156	257	22	11.8	42.4%	235 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$16,631	$960	$15,671	60	51.9	1109	201
360009805245	909	Ps 58 School Of Heroes (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	72-24 Grand Ave	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 533-6712	776	50	15.4	80.2%	97 (12.5%)	5 (0.6%)	374 (48.2%)	280 (36.1%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.4%)	$17,537	$1,387	$16,150	60	62.5	860	49
360015102626	910	Seeall Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	5601 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 851-8070	870	74	11.7	90.3%	185 (21.3%)	5 (0.6%)	313 (36.0%)	354 (40.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$19,354	$1,767	$17,586	60	68.9	709	201

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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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.

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)
360831000612	901	Great Neck Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Great Neck Rd	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 842-4013	450	28	15.9	65.1%	28 (6.2%)	108 (24.0%)	286 (63.6%)	17 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$18,196			$2,136			$16,060	60.2	48.8	1200	299
362757004789	902	Southern Cayuga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2384 Rt 34b	Aurora	13026	Cayuga County	Southern Cayuga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 364-7098	360	27	13.3	51.4%	289 (80.3%)	2 (0.6%)	61 (16.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$13,459			$2,623			$10,836	60.2	62	873	29
361758001574	903	Livingston Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19 School St	Livingston Manor	12758	Sullivan County	Livingston Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 439-5656	224	27	8.1	40.2%	180 (80.4%)	7 (3.1%)	28 (12.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$13,626			$00			$13,626	60.1	56.7	1001	98
361485001239	904	Gardner Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	541 Gardner Rd	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 739-6347	385	30	12.7	38.4%	298 (77.4%)	16 (4.2%)	21 (5.5%)	29 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$11,908			$750			$11,159	60.1	60.2	912	8
361098000876	905	Saltzman East Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Mill Ln	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-5710	623	60	10.4	54.1%	172 (27.6%)	66 (10.6%)	295 (47.4%)	54 (8.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	$22,417			$614			$21,803	60	63.2	838	67
360008304872	906	Professor Juan Bosch Public School	Public	K-5	12-18 Ellwood St	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 569-0327	245	32	7.6	77.6%	33 (13.5%)	9 (3.7%)	189 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$34,862			$2,225			$32,637	60	53.5	1070	164
360015505844	907	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	260 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(914) 476-5070	1,125	57	19.8	86.5%	16 (1.4%)	458 (40.7%)	605 (53.8%)	22 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	$16,857			$1,186			$15,671	60	67.7	731	176
360840000625	908	Calvin U Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	3414 Stanton St	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 936-4156	257	22	11.8	42.4%	235 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$16,631			$960			$15,671	60	51.9	1109	201
360009805245	909	Ps 58 School Of Heroes (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	72-24 Grand Ave	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 533-6712	776	50	15.4	80.2%	97 (12.5%)	5 (0.6%)	374 (48.2%)	280 (36.1%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.4%)	$17,537			$1,387			$16,150	60	62.5	860	49
360015102626	910	Seeall Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	5601 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 851-8070	870	74	11.7	90.3%	185 (21.3%)	5 (0.6%)	313 (36.0%)	354 (40.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$19,354			$1,767			$17,586	60	68.9	709	201