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)
360015302814	821	Ps 312 Bergen Beach	Public	PK, KG-5	7103 Ave T	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 763-4015	611	53	11.5	57.8%	218 (35.7%)	197 (32.2%)	111 (18.2%)	61 (10.0%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$19,310			$1,272			$18,038	63.1	78.5	472	349
360099406151	822	Explore Empower Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Explore Empower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 771-2090	441	31	14.2	86.4%	3 (0.7%)	364 (82.5%)	50 (11.3%)	6 (1.4%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$26,890			$1,853			$25,037	63	43	1364	542
360015102421	823	Ps 112 Lefferts Park	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 15th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 232-0685	744	55	13.6	73.4%	199 (26.7%)	7 (0.9%)	288 (38.7%)	241 (32.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$16,750			$1,444			$15,306	63	74.6	578	245
360384000129	824	Brookside Elementary School	Public	K-5	940 Stanton Ave	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6300	234	21	10.9	46.2%	11 (4.7%)	136 (58.1%)	63 (26.9%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	$17,540			$602			$16,938	62.9	74	588	236
360387000139	825	Catherine M McNamara Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7344 O'Brien Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6130	507	34	14.7	27.6%	433 (85.4%)	5 (1.0%)	37 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	$13,401			$1,437			$11,964	62.9	60	921	96
361623001405	826	Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	K-4	184 Irving Ter	Buffalo	14217	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8410	463	38	12.3	37.8%	349 (75.4%)	14 (3.0%)	43 (9.3%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	$16,507			$1,154			$15,353	62.8	70.7	662	164
360008106256	827	Teachers College Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Morningside Ave	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 316-8080	322	27	11.9	77.3%	26 (8.1%)	143 (44.4%)	125 (38.8%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (5.0%)	$16,927			$766			$16,162	62.8	38.8	1479	652
362706003689	828	Saint James Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	580 Lake Ave	Saint James	11780	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-4455	464	40	11.4	15.5%	358 (77.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (14.9%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$21,025			$986			$20,040	62.8	85.5	329	499
362616003600	829	Schuylerville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14 Spring St	Schuylerville	12871	Saratoga County	Schuylerville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 695-3255	576	51	11.2	33.9%	533 (92.5%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$11,683			$00			$11,683	62.8	66.1	769	60
360009402108	830	Ps 21 Crispus Attucks	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Chauncey St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-9681	459	32	14.4	79.1%	7 (1.5%)	372 (81.0%)	75 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,190			$3,476			$18,714	62.7	71.5	638	192

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.