Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360113406558	201	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 13.2	Public, Charter	K-6	272 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 305-4199	474	41	11.7	42.2%	140 (29.5%)	154 (32.5%)	102 (21.5%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.2%)	$19,119	$918	$18,201	90	86.6	299	98
360009902726	202	Ps 221 North Hills School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	57-40 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 225-7029	498	34	14.7	45.8%	78 (15.7%)	8 (1.6%)	86 (17.3%)	316 (63.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$17,592	$893	$16,699	90	92.4	164	38
360009902428	203	James J Ambrose School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	80-51 261st St	Floral Park	11004	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4010	664	40	16.6	49.8%	35 (5.3%)	37 (5.6%)	91 (13.7%)	467 (70.3%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$14,739	$669	$14,070	89.9	94	123	80
362148003053	204	Valley Cottage School	Public	K-5	26 Lake Rd	Valley Cottage	10989	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 353-7280	377	37	10.2	28.6%	143 (37.9%)	51 (13.5%)	133 (35.3%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.2%)	$20,967	$627	$20,340	89.9	88.1	252	48
360007802677	205	Ps 199 Jessie Isador Straus	Public	K-5	270 W 70th St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 799-1033	600	42	14.2	23.8%	305 (50.8%)	26 (4.3%)	113 (18.8%)	118 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	$19,202	$793	$18,410	89.9	93.9	127	78
360114806585	206	Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Public, Charter	K-4	15 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2150	632			81.6%	21 (3.3%)	495 (78.3%)	61 (9.7%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.5%)	$14,132	$281	$13,850	89.8	89.1	230	24
360010302142	207	Ps 30 Westerleigh	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Wardwell Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 442-0462	683	52	13.1	39.8%	355 (52.0%)	27 (4.0%)	166 (24.3%)	108 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$21,535	$1,038	$20,498	89.7	89.3	227	20
361770006652	208	Locust Valley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	119 Ryefield Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-5300	240	23	10.3	19.2%	167 (69.6%)	5 (2.1%)	49 (20.4%)	18 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,625	$611	$28,014	89.7	84.4	353	145
360963000729	209	Bell Top School	Public	K-5	39 Reynolds Rd	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2600	309	27	11.5	20.1%	243 (78.6%)	9 (2.9%)	19 (6.1%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$13,442	$596	$12,845	89.7	91.6	185	24
361647001457	210	Lake George Elementary School	Public	K-6	69 Sun Valley Dr	Lake George	12845	Warren County	Lake George Central School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(518) 668-5714	295	33	8.8	29.5%	260 (88.1%)	7 (2.4%)	14 (4.7%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,109	$1,910	$18,198	89.7	84.8	343	133

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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.

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)
360113406558	201	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 13.2	Public, Charter	K-6	272 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 305-4199	474	41	11.7	42.2%	140 (29.5%)	154 (32.5%)	102 (21.5%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.2%)	$19,119			$918			$18,201	90	86.6	299	98
360009902726	202	Ps 221 North Hills School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	57-40 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 225-7029	498	34	14.7	45.8%	78 (15.7%)	8 (1.6%)	86 (17.3%)	316 (63.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$17,592			$893			$16,699	90	92.4	164	38
360009902428	203	James J Ambrose School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	80-51 261st St	Floral Park	11004	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4010	664	40	16.6	49.8%	35 (5.3%)	37 (5.6%)	91 (13.7%)	467 (70.3%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$14,739			$669			$14,070	89.9	94	123	80
362148003053	204	Valley Cottage School	Public	K-5	26 Lake Rd	Valley Cottage	10989	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 353-7280	377	37	10.2	28.6%	143 (37.9%)	51 (13.5%)	133 (35.3%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.2%)	$20,967			$627			$20,340	89.9	88.1	252	48
360007802677	205	Ps 199 Jessie Isador Straus	Public	K-5	270 W 70th St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 799-1033	600	42	14.2	23.8%	305 (50.8%)	26 (4.3%)	113 (18.8%)	118 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	$19,202			$793			$18,410	89.9	93.9	127	78
360114806585	206	Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Public, Charter	K-4	15 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2150	632			81.6%	21 (3.3%)	495 (78.3%)	61 (9.7%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.5%)	$14,132			$281			$13,850	89.8	89.1	230	24
360010302142	207	Ps 30 Westerleigh	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Wardwell Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 442-0462	683	52	13.1	39.8%	355 (52.0%)	27 (4.0%)	166 (24.3%)	108 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$21,535			$1,038			$20,498	89.7	89.3	227	20
361770006652	208	Locust Valley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	119 Ryefield Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-5300	240	23	10.3	19.2%	167 (69.6%)	5 (2.1%)	49 (20.4%)	18 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,625			$611			$28,014	89.7	84.4	353	145
360963000729	209	Bell Top School	Public	K-5	39 Reynolds Rd	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2600	309	27	11.5	20.1%	243 (78.6%)	9 (2.9%)	19 (6.1%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$13,442			$596			$12,845	89.7	91.6	185	24
361647001457	210	Lake George Elementary School	Public	K-6	69 Sun Valley Dr	Lake George	12845	Warren County	Lake George Central School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(518) 668-5714	295	33	8.8	29.5%	260 (88.1%)	7 (2.4%)	14 (4.7%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,109			$1,910			$18,198	89.7	84.8	343	133