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)
360008301676	1901	Ps 8 Luis Belliard	Public	PK, KG-5	465 W 167th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-4157	337	28	11.9	95.0%	12 (3.6%)	8 (2.4%)	311 (92.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$24,567			$2,417			$22,150	25	17.3	2116	215
361752001559	1902	Chestnut Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 Saslon Park Dr	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 453-0242	404	26	15.8	51.2%	252 (62.4%)	31 (7.7%)	35 (8.7%)	47 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.4%)	$14,392			$2,313			$12,079	25	21.4	1995	93
360798004584	1903	Harmony Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	Madelon K Hickey Way	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-1900	378	29	12.8	62.4%	243 (64.3%)	35 (9.3%)	41 (10.8%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.2%)	$12,642			$1,448			$11,194	25	30.9	1723	180
363126004179	1904	George Washington School	Public	K-5	100 Orchard St	White Plains	10604	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2380	600	55	10.9	54.3%	92 (15.3%)	49 (8.2%)	397 (66.2%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	$22,673			$600			$22,072	24.9	30.9	1724	180
361617001395	1905	Ausable Forks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	28 W Church Ln	Au Sable Forks	12912	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 647-5503	239	23	10.3	58.6%	221 (92.5%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$19,735			$5,563			$14,172	24.9	35.4	1578	327
361050000805	1906	Ellenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	28 Maple Ave	Ellenville	12428	Ulster County	Ellenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 647-0131	698	47	14.8	58.0%	296 (42.4%)	53 (7.6%)	272 (39.0%)	21 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.6%)	$21,615			$3,684			$17,932	24.9	14.5	2198	292
362643003621	1907	Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary School	Public	3-5	38 Garden St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 568-5500	274	27	10.1	56.9%	214 (78.1%)	6 (2.2%)	18 (6.6%)	4 (1.5%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.8%)	$11,972			$2,544			$9,428	24.9	25.5	1884	23
360008604459	1908	Ps 199 Shakespeare School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1449 Shakespeare Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7172	415	38	10.9	96.1%	3 (0.7%)	105 (25.3%)	276 (66.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.1%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	$23,821			$2,603			$21,217	24.8	33.8	1622	286
360408000169	1909	Gardiner Manor School	Public	3-5	125 Wohseepee Dr	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1150	714	62	11.4	54.9%	166 (23.2%)	95 (13.3%)	398 (55.7%)	26 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	$19,247			$2,068			$17,179	24.8	34.3	1609	300
362352003285	1910	N A Hamilton Bicentennial School	Public	PK, KG-6	929 Rt 209	Cuddebackville	12729	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 858-3100	457	45	10.2	51.4%	327 (71.6%)	21 (4.6%)	66 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)	$21,325			$00			$21,325	24.8	26.8	1848	62

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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.