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)
360008602410	2361	Ps 109 Sedgwick	Public	PK, KG-5	1771 Popham Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-8878	429	32	13.2	95.1%	8 (1.9%)	91 (21.2%)	326 (76.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$23,049			$1,870			$21,179	8.3	12.4	2261	100
361563001353	2362	Milton J Fletcher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Cole Ave	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4404	509	45	11.2	77.0%	321 (63.1%)	11 (2.2%)	102 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.5%)	$13,782			$1,809			$11,974	8.2	8.9	2345	17
360015202797	2363	Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	2950 W 25th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 382-2100	469	47	10	98.1%	25 (5.3%)	286 (61.0%)	148 (31.6%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$25,499			$2,839			$22,660	8.2	14.3	2204	159
360113506543	2364	Charter School Of Inquiry	Public, Charter	K-6	404 Edison St	Buffalo	14222	Erie County	Charter School Of Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 833-3250	287	35	8.2	94.4%	5 (1.7%)	229 (79.8%)	22 (7.7%)	25 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$18,434			$1,764			$16,670	8.2	12.1	2271	93
360008706057	2365	Elementary School For Math Science And Technology	Public	K-5	125 E 181st St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-8061	227	23	10	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.1%)	174 (76.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,341			$3,164			$17,176	8.1	12.5	2259	106
362475004805	2366	School 54-Flower City Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	36 Otis St	Rochester	14606	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-2080	316	24	13.3	92.7%	21 (6.6%)	168 (53.2%)	84 (26.6%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.4%)	$13,982			$4,763			$9,219	8	6.2	2382	16
360297000073	2367	Raphael J McNulty Academy For Intern Studies & Literacy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Brandt Pl	Amsterdam	12010	Montgomery County	Amsterdam City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 843-4773	460	33	13.9		121 (26.3%)	26 (5.7%)	280 (60.9%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	$16,290			$4,317			$11,973	8	9.5	2338	29
360585000350	2368	Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Mlk Park	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3370	561	56	10	93.2%	42 (7.5%)	327 (58.3%)	47 (8.4%)	120 (21.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$15,380			$1,742			$13,638	7.9	8	2360	8
362781003768	2369	Eldorado Elementary School	Public	4-6	5 Eldorado Dr	Chestnut Ridge	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6150	544	39	14.1	85.5%	8 (1.5%)	58 (10.7%)	472 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,124			$4,805			$9,319	7.8	7.7	2367	2
361056004387	2370	Parley Coburn School	Public	3-6	216 Mt Zoar St	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3650	410	31	13.1	82.2%	250 (61.0%)	63 (15.4%)	24 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (16.8%)	$11,227			$1,828			$9,399	7.8	7.9	2365	5

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.