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)
363192004252	2171	School 5	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	118 Lockwood Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8320	568	28	20.6	65.7%	75 (13.2%)	78 (13.7%)	355 (62.5%)	24 (4.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.1%)	$15,903			$692			$15,212	16.4	17.8	2104	67
360012302190	2172	Ps/Middle School 42 R Vernam	Public	PK, KG-8	488 Beach 66th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-7914	619	47	13.2	93.9%	9 (1.5%)	395 (63.8%)	183 (29.6%)	12 (1.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$21,287			$1,260			$20,027	16.4	9.8	2329	157
361170000934	2173	Granby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 W 7th St N	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5480	449	31	14.6	61.0%	367 (81.7%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$14,943			$1,489			$13,454	16.3	15.2	2172	1
360012305728	2174	Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Central Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-0895	520	39	13.3	96.0%	3 (0.6%)	157 (30.2%)	340 (65.4%)	7 (1.3%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,142			$1,283			$20,859	16.3	16.9	2128	46
362475006076	2175	Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy	Public	K-8	200 Genesee St	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 463-4100	351	34	10.1	94.0%	22 (6.3%)	253 (72.1%)	55 (15.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	$15,306			$2,236			$13,070	16.3	7.9	2364	189
360008402269	2176	Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4628	220	22	10.1	96.8%	3 (1.4%)	75 (34.1%)	141 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,549			$2,950			$21,599	16.3	8.1	2359	183
360012102542	2177	Ps 150 Christopher	Public	PK, KG-5	364 Sackman St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7746	103	11	9.3	97.1%	1 (1.0%)	58 (56.3%)	42 (40.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$32,424			$4,392			$28,032	16.2	14.4	2203	26
361932003199	2178	Maple Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	491 County Rt 78	Middletown	10940	Orange County	Middletown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 326-1740	1,086	124	8.7	78.6%	105 (9.7%)	213 (19.6%)	707 (65.1%)	21 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.3%)	$22,524			$784			$21,740	16.2	24.1	1919	259
360008402578	2179	Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School	Public	PK, KG-5	628 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5478	321	27	11.6	96.0%	3 (0.9%)	63 (19.6%)	244 (76.0%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$32,823			$4,524			$28,298	16.2	23.5	1938	241
360009502656	2180	Ps 191 Paul Robeson	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-1206	165	18	9.3	95.2%	1 (0.6%)	128 (77.6%)	29 (17.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	$29,486			$5,197			$24,289	16.2	69	704	1476

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.