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)
360108701282	1351	Barringer Road Elementary School	Public	2-4	326 Barringer Rd	Ilion	13357	Herkimer County	Central Valley Central School District At Ilion-Mohawk	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 894-8420	457	40	11.3	56.7%	426 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$12,195			$2,012			$10,182	43.1	37.5	1505	154
362565003526	1352	Sandy Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	124 Salisbury St	Sandy Creek	13145	Oswego County	Sandy Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 387-3445	381	27	13.9	52.2%	362 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,889			$3,620			$12,269	43.1	34.6	1599	247
360009602427	1353	Ps 114 Ryder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1077 Remsen Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4428	390	34	11.3	83.6%	8 (2.1%)	293 (75.1%)	62 (15.9%)	20 (5.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$24,390			$2,795			$21,595	43	45.1	1305	48
360414000181	1354	Sargent School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Education Dr	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	302	29	10.3	41.7%	159 (52.6%)	28 (9.3%)	83 (27.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.6%)	$19,517			$2,131			$17,386	42.9	37.3	1514	160
360009003847	1355	Bronx Little School	Public	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 792-2650	314	30	10.5	93.0%	9 (2.9%)	55 (17.5%)	205 (65.3%)	43 (13.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,900			$2,836			$19,064	42.9	43.7	1344	11
363192004271	1356	School 29	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	47 Croydon Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8585	610	42	14.4	66.9%	68 (11.1%)	130 (21.3%)	364 (59.7%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	$28,421			$1,824			$26,597	42.9	52.5	1095	261
361449001203	1357	Hinsdale Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3701 Main St	Hinsdale	14743	Cattaraugus County	Hinsdale Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 557-2227	369	43	8.6	44.2%	329 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$20,682			$2,915			$17,767	42.8	49.7	1165	192
360009002260	1358	Ps 61 Francisco Oller	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Crotona Park E	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-7230	208	19	10.9	95.7%	4 (1.9%)	41 (19.7%)	158 (76.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$28,996			$4,304			$24,693	42.8	32.4	1672	314
361041001902	1359	George Ross Mackenzie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1045 Proctor Rd	Glen Spey	12737	Sullivan County	Eldred Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 456-1100	226	25	9	42.0%	179 (79.2%)	2 (0.9%)	34 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	$22,468			$2,261			$20,207	42.8	38.2	1495	136
361167000923	1360	Blasdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3780 S Park Ave	Blasdell	14219	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-1750	486	43	11.3	56.0%	416 (85.6%)	10 (2.1%)	31 (6.4%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$12,144			$2,138			$10,006	42.8	33.6	1630	270

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.