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)
362781003773	2261	Kakiat Elementary School	Public	4-8	465 Viola Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6100	678	59	11.4	87.0%	13 (1.9%)	135 (19.9%)	514 (75.8%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$15,682			$5,383			$10,299	13.4	17.4	2114	147
360008702179	2262	Ps/Middle School 20 PO George J Werdan III	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 Webster Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 515-9370	766	72	10.6	95.4%	29 (3.8%)	90 (11.7%)	578 (75.5%)	47 (6.1%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	$21,623			$2,803			$18,820	13.3	11.8	2282	20
360528000256	2263	Oak Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	775 Wisconsin Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2255	716	54	13.1	86.6%	16 (2.2%)	43 (6.0%)	622 (86.9%)	18 (2.5%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	$20,448			$1,783			$18,665	13.3	11.9	2278	15
361401001142	2264	Haverstraw Elementary School	Public	4-6	16 Grant St	Haverstraw	10927	Rockland County	Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockl	No	No	No	No	(845) 942-3400	639	46	13.9	69.5%	34 (5.3%)	87 (13.6%)	489 (76.5%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$17,813			$980			$16,833	13.1	19.7	2041	223
360009102195	2265	Ps 44 Marcus Garvey	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-6939	127	14	9.3	93.7%	10 (7.9%)	85 (66.9%)	30 (23.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,268			$8,899			$24,369	13.1	13.5	2227	38
361170000936	2266	Volney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2592 State Rt 3	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5570	303	23	13.2	46.9%	279 (92.1%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$16,496			$2,199			$14,297	13.1	31	1721	545
360009502833	2267	Ps 398 Walter Weaver	Public	PK, KG-5	60 E 94th St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-4466	229	28	8.1	98.7%	5 (2.2%)	159 (69.4%)	57 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	$26,055			$4,899			$21,156	13.1	11.8	2283	16
360246000015	2268	Arbor Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Arbor Dr	Albany	12207	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6625	277	28	9.9	83.0%	18 (6.5%)	165 (59.6%)	60 (21.7%)	12 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	$23,792			$1,296			$22,495	13.1	7.7	2366	98
360771000552	2269	Clifton-Fine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11 Hall Ave	Star Lake	13690	St. Lawrence County	Clifton-Fine Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 848-3333	139	12	11.1	54.0%	129 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,228			$1,411			$13,817	13	16.4	2138	131
360012302634	2270	Ps 183 Dr Richard R Green	Public	PK, KG-8	2-45 Beach 79th St	Rockaway Beach	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-9459	421	41	10.3	95.5%	16 (3.8%)	242 (57.5%)	132 (31.4%)	16 (3.8%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$24,494			$1,318			$23,176	12.8	13.1	2236	34

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.