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)
360010302257	1251	Ps 60 Alice Austen	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Merrill Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 761-3325	631	49	12.9	71.3%	271 (42.9%)	32 (5.1%)	165 (26.1%)	146 (23.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$23,189			$1,355			$21,835	46.2	46.7	1258	7
360366000118	1252	Avon Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Clinton St	Avon	14414	Livingston County	Avon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 226-2455	330	29	11.3	0.9%	280 (84.8%)	7 (2.1%)	25 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$12,541			$1,985			$10,555	46.1	33.5	1633	381
360396000154	1253	Pratt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1628 Quaker Rd	Barker	14012	Niagara County	Barker Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 795-3237	360	30	11.8	43.3%	305 (84.7%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (6.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	$13,075			$816			$12,259	46.1	42.6	1373	120
360012504330	1254	Dayton Avenue School	Public	3-6	151 Dayton Ave	Manorville	11949	Suffolk County	Eastport-South Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 801-3083	413	43	9.5		318 (77.0%)	4 (1.0%)	80 (19.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$14,282			$00			$14,282	46.1	53.6	1069	185
360008302648	1255	Ps 189	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2580 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 927-8303	439	38	11.6	93.2%	8 (1.8%)	20 (4.6%)	405 (92.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$25,881			$3,461			$22,420	46	43.9	1337	82
360107006318	1256	Family Life Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	296 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-2805	894	36	25	95.9%	5 (0.6%)	223 (24.9%)	657 (73.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$17,949			$3,602			$14,347	46	57	995	261
362802003796	1257	Stamford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 River St	Stamford	12167	Delaware County	Stamford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 652-7301	248	28	8.7	56.9%	221 (89.1%)	5 (2.0%)	19 (7.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,845			$2,483			$16,361	46	38.3	1492	235
361174004685	1258	Richard Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1336 Waterford Rd	Walworth	14568	Wayne County	Gananda Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 986-3521	422	39	10.7	28.4%	359 (85.1%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$12,971			$950			$12,021	45.9	28.5	1799	541
360015105908	1259	Ps 503 School Of Discovery (The)	Public	K-5	330 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 439-5962	586	65	8.9	95.9%	39 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	442 (75.4%)	99 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$26,804			$3,331			$23,472	45.8	45.9	1284	25
361599002581	1260	Jordan-Elbridge Middle School	Public	3-8	9 N Chappell St	Jordan	13080	Onondaga County	Jordan-Elbridge Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 689-8520	413	38	10.8	42.1%	396 (95.9%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$23,110			$631			$22,479	45.8	39.8	1447	187

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.