Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360010002696	1471	Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	61-02 98th St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 592-0300	539	40	13.5	83.7%	173 (32.1%)	47 (8.7%)	144 (26.7%)	157 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$17,274	$1,217	$16,056	39.6	59.7	933	538
360009402128	1472	Ps 26 Jesse Owens	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 919-5707	220	28	7.8	80.0%	23 (10.5%)	109 (49.5%)	78 (35.5%)	4 (1.8%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$40,174	$3,487	$36,687	39.6	39.6	1457	15
360008403738	1473	Ps 277	Public	PK, KG-5	519 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3594	323	25	12.9	97.5%	3 (0.9%)	99 (30.7%)	212 (65.6%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,349	$2,966	$22,382	39.5	27.5	1825	352
362352003283	1474	Anna S Kuhl Elementary School	Public	K-6	11 E Main St	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 858-3100	753	68	11.1	61.4%	422 (56.0%)	68 (9.0%)	189 (25.1%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.8%)	$17,921	$00	$17,921	39.5	35.5	1575	101
362253003172	1475	Pawling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Haight St	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 855-4630	389	30	13.1	33.2%	218 (56.0%)	13 (3.3%)	130 (33.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	$18,839	$1,993	$16,846	39.5	58.3	967	508
360101406171	1476	Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Public, Charter	K-5	1400 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 683-3300	236	9	26.2		2 (0.8%)	183 (77.5%)	45 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$21,406	$00	$21,406	39.5	41	1415	61
361554001326	1477	Maud S Sherwood Elementary School	Public	2-5	301 Smith Ave	Islip	11751	Suffolk County	Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 650-8650	351	34	10.3	33.3%	186 (53.0%)	13 (3.7%)	119 (33.9%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	$18,855	$1,243	$17,612	39.3	57.2	991	486
361383006527	1478	Floyd Harwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4704 State Rt 149	Hartford	12838	Washington County	Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 632-5222	149	22	6.6	42.3%	142 (95.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$22,131	$1,319	$20,812	39.2	33.6	1631	153
360297000072	1479	Marie Curie Institute Of Engineering And Communication	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9 Brice St	Amsterdam	12010	Montgomery County	Amsterdam City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 843-2871	433	24	18		152 (35.1%)	17 (3.9%)	237 (54.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$15,271	$3,778	$11,493	39.2	27.5	1821	342
360120506696	1480	Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	5323 5th Ave - 2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 819-5337	432	37	11.6	89.6%	23 (5.3%)	15 (3.5%)	384 (88.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$22,292	$2,656	$19,636	39.2	52.1	1104	376

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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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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)
360010002696	1471	Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	61-02 98th St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 592-0300	539	40	13.5	83.7%	173 (32.1%)	47 (8.7%)	144 (26.7%)	157 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$17,274			$1,217			$16,056	39.6	59.7	933	538
360009402128	1472	Ps 26 Jesse Owens	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 919-5707	220	28	7.8	80.0%	23 (10.5%)	109 (49.5%)	78 (35.5%)	4 (1.8%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$40,174			$3,487			$36,687	39.6	39.6	1457	15
360008403738	1473	Ps 277	Public	PK, KG-5	519 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3594	323	25	12.9	97.5%	3 (0.9%)	99 (30.7%)	212 (65.6%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,349			$2,966			$22,382	39.5	27.5	1825	352
362352003283	1474	Anna S Kuhl Elementary School	Public	K-6	11 E Main St	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 858-3100	753	68	11.1	61.4%	422 (56.0%)	68 (9.0%)	189 (25.1%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.8%)	$17,921			$00			$17,921	39.5	35.5	1575	101
362253003172	1475	Pawling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Haight St	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 855-4630	389	30	13.1	33.2%	218 (56.0%)	13 (3.3%)	130 (33.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	$18,839			$1,993			$16,846	39.5	58.3	967	508
360101406171	1476	Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Public, Charter	K-5	1400 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 683-3300	236	9	26.2		2 (0.8%)	183 (77.5%)	45 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$21,406			$00			$21,406	39.5	41	1415	61
361554001326	1477	Maud S Sherwood Elementary School	Public	2-5	301 Smith Ave	Islip	11751	Suffolk County	Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 650-8650	351	34	10.3	33.3%	186 (53.0%)	13 (3.7%)	119 (33.9%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	$18,855			$1,243			$17,612	39.3	57.2	991	486
361383006527	1478	Floyd Harwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4704 State Rt 149	Hartford	12838	Washington County	Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 632-5222	149	22	6.6	42.3%	142 (95.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$22,131			$1,319			$20,812	39.2	33.6	1631	153
360297000072	1479	Marie Curie Institute Of Engineering And Communication	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9 Brice St	Amsterdam	12010	Montgomery County	Amsterdam City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 843-2871	433	24	18		152 (35.1%)	17 (3.9%)	237 (54.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$15,271			$3,778			$11,493	39.2	27.5	1821	342
360120506696	1480	Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	5323 5th Ave - 2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 819-5337	432	37	11.6	89.6%	23 (5.3%)	15 (3.5%)	384 (88.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$22,292			$2,656			$19,636	39.2	52.1	1104	376