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)
360768000550	1451	Cleveland Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 836-7200	654	66	9.9	57.8%	261 (39.9%)	207 (31.7%)	45 (6.9%)	83 (12.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.0%)	$12,704			$2,239			$10,465	39.9	47.3	1237	214
362736006732	1452	South Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4264 East Rd	Turin	13473	Lewis County	South Lewis Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 348-2600	454	39	11.6	55.3%	436 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,655			$1,513			$10,142	39.9	47.2	1239	213
360008606312	1453	Mount Eden Children's Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-8155	420	31	13.5	94.5%	1 (0.2%)	75 (17.9%)	338 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,936			$1,765			$16,171	39.9	50.8	1140	313
361869004675	1454	Moriches Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Louis Ave	Moriches	11955	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1397	846	58	14.6	57.6%	210 (24.8%)	114 (13.5%)	443 (52.4%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.9%)	$16,465			$1,498			$14,968	39.9	46.7	1260	194
360008802397	1455	Ps 106 Parkchester	Public	PK, KG-5	1514 Olmstead Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1006	851	70	12	85.2%	19 (2.2%)	189 (22.2%)	253 (29.7%)	364 (42.8%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	$19,387			$2,454			$16,933	39.9	33.5	1634	179
363126004755	1456	Church Street School	Public	K-5	295 Church St	White Plains	10603	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2400	595	53	11.1	53.8%	79 (13.3%)	70 (11.8%)	375 (63.0%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	$21,448			$377			$21,071	39.9	43	1362	94
361440001191	1457	Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Lockhart Ln	Highland	12528	Ulster County	Highland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 691-1072	621	61	10.1	38.5%	430 (69.2%)	49 (7.9%)	98 (15.8%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	$19,180			$2,410			$16,770	39.8	59.2	944	513
363003004038	1458	Taft Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Toleman Rd	Washingtonville	10992	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	533	47	11.4	36.4%	274 (51.4%)	52 (9.8%)	181 (34.0%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$15,445			$283			$15,162	39.8	34.1	1613	155
360009501347	1459	Dr Jacqueline Peek-Davis School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Howard Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 953-4569	188	10	18.8	95.2%	10 (5.3%)	129 (68.6%)	42 (22.3%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$28,682			$4,436			$24,247	39.8	47.4	1231	228
361461004207	1460	Holley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3800 N Main St	Holley	14470	Orleans County	Holley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 638-6318	516	48	10.8	58.9%	449 (87.0%)	8 (1.6%)	38 (7.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	$12,980			$2,343			$10,637	39.8	52	1106	354

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.