Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007704356	91	Ps 234 Independence School	Public	K-5	292 Greenwich St	New York	10007	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 233-6034	489	38	12.7	7.8%	332 (67.9%)	7 (1.4%)	59 (12.1%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (10.4%)	$16,424	$316	$16,108	95	92.3	168	77
361395001132	92	Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Lefurgy Ave	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 478-6270	546	51	10.6		377 (69.0%)	8 (1.5%)	68 (12.5%)	26 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.5%)	$22,160	$966	$21,194	94.9	95.7	72	20
360106906355	93	Icahn Charter School 6	Public, Charter	K-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-1706	316	23	13.7	91.5%	3 (0.9%)	140 (44.3%)	160 (50.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,267	$2,804	$19,463	94.9	97.3	31	62
360534000270	94	Todd Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Ingham Rd	Briarcliff Manor	10510	Westchester County	Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 432-8062	572	44	13		385 (67.3%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (9.8%)	73 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.6%)	$19,495	$201	$19,293	94.8	94.3	117	23
360009902372	95	Ps 98 Douglaston School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	40-20 235th St	Douglaston	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8535	258	25	10.3	29.5%	85 (32.9%)	9 (3.5%)	60 (23.3%)	93 (36.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$23,626	$1,249	$22,377	94.8	94.7	101	6
361827001651	96	Munsey Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Hunt Ln	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 267-7400	833	51	16.3	8.0%	463 (55.6%)	17 (2.0%)	63 (7.6%)	252 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.6%)	$18,472	$325	$18,147	94.7	95.6	74	22
361824001649	97	Murray Avenue School	Public	K-5	250 Murray Ave	Larchmont	10538	Westchester County	Mamaroneck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 220-3700	712	48	14.8	1.7%	575 (80.8%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.5%)	31 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.1%)	$14,578	$00	$14,578	94.7	96	64	33
360009202139	98	Ps 29 John M Harrigan	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Henry St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9277	702	42	16.7	13.8%	487 (69.4%)	7 (1.0%)	79 (11.3%)	53 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.8%)	$15,614	$763	$14,851	94.7	96.1	58	40
360012302278	99	Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis	Public	PK, KG-5	85-11 102nd St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2810	496	35	14.1	81.0%	40 (8.1%)	29 (5.8%)	319 (64.3%)	84 (16.9%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$18,931	$1,447	$17,484	94.7	89	231	132
362856003836	100	Baylis Elementary School	Public	K-5	580 Woodbury Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5798	422	40	10.4	14.5%	156 (37.0%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.3%)	226 (53.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$24,707	$361	$24,347	94.6	95.1	91	9

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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)
360007704356	91	Ps 234 Independence School	Public	K-5	292 Greenwich St	New York	10007	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 233-6034	489	38	12.7	7.8%	332 (67.9%)	7 (1.4%)	59 (12.1%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (10.4%)	$16,424			$316			$16,108	95	92.3	168	77
361395001132	92	Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Lefurgy Ave	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 478-6270	546	51	10.6		377 (69.0%)	8 (1.5%)	68 (12.5%)	26 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.5%)	$22,160			$966			$21,194	94.9	95.7	72	20
360106906355	93	Icahn Charter School 6	Public, Charter	K-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-1706	316	23	13.7	91.5%	3 (0.9%)	140 (44.3%)	160 (50.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,267			$2,804			$19,463	94.9	97.3	31	62
360534000270	94	Todd Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Ingham Rd	Briarcliff Manor	10510	Westchester County	Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 432-8062	572	44	13		385 (67.3%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (9.8%)	73 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.6%)	$19,495			$201			$19,293	94.8	94.3	117	23
360009902372	95	Ps 98 Douglaston School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	40-20 235th St	Douglaston	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8535	258	25	10.3	29.5%	85 (32.9%)	9 (3.5%)	60 (23.3%)	93 (36.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$23,626			$1,249			$22,377	94.8	94.7	101	6
361827001651	96	Munsey Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Hunt Ln	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 267-7400	833	51	16.3	8.0%	463 (55.6%)	17 (2.0%)	63 (7.6%)	252 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.6%)	$18,472			$325			$18,147	94.7	95.6	74	22
361824001649	97	Murray Avenue School	Public	K-5	250 Murray Ave	Larchmont	10538	Westchester County	Mamaroneck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 220-3700	712	48	14.8	1.7%	575 (80.8%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.5%)	31 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.1%)	$14,578			$00			$14,578	94.7	96	64	33
360009202139	98	Ps 29 John M Harrigan	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Henry St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9277	702	42	16.7	13.8%	487 (69.4%)	7 (1.0%)	79 (11.3%)	53 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.8%)	$15,614			$763			$14,851	94.7	96.1	58	40
360012302278	99	Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis	Public	PK, KG-5	85-11 102nd St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2810	496	35	14.1	81.0%	40 (8.1%)	29 (5.8%)	319 (64.3%)	84 (16.9%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$18,931			$1,447			$17,484	94.7	89	231	132
362856003836	100	Baylis Elementary School	Public	K-5	580 Woodbury Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5798	422	40	10.4	14.5%	156 (37.0%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.3%)	226 (53.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$24,707			$361			$24,347	94.6	95.1	91	9