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)
360101906215	1611	New World Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	355 Morningstar Rd	Staten Island	10303	Richmond County	New World Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 705-8900	805	68	11.7	93.3%	34 (4.2%)	218 (27.1%)	532 (66.1%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	$21,360			$1,038			$20,322	34.3	33.9	1621	10
360756000539	1612	Cincinnatus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2809 Cincinnatus Rd	Cincinnatus	13040	Cortland County	Cincinnatus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 863-3200	197	17	11.7	50.3%	192 (97.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,787			$3,234			$14,554	34.1	18	2095	483
360112806541	1613	Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	610 Lake St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(607) 737-8040	394	32	12.3	0.8%	264 (67.0%)	45 (11.4%)	28 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.5%)	$15,851			$1,692			$14,159	34.1	31.8	1690	77
362475003396	1614	School 23-Francis Parker	Public	PK, KG-6	170 Barrington St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 473-5099	307	27	11.2	63.5%	114 (37.1%)	110 (35.8%)	57 (18.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$14,373			$2,558			$11,815	34.1	39.2	1470	144
362070002913	1615	Temple Hill School	Public	K-8	525 Union Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6450	974	86	11.3	68.7%	83 (8.5%)	210 (21.6%)	614 (63.0%)	22 (2.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.9%)	$16,708			$00			$16,708	34.1	44.1	1331	284
360006604877	1616	Family Life Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	14 W 170th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-8100	408	19	21.7	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.7%)	337 (82.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,519			$3,434			$12,085	34.1	40.9	1420	196
362091004738	1617	Parliament Place School	Public	K-5	80 Parliament Pl	North Babylon	11703	Suffolk County	North Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 620-7905	445	44	10	51.7%	62 (13.9%)	108 (24.3%)	223 (50.1%)	34 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$11,251			$935			$10,316	34.1	45.6	1290	327
362778003766	1618	William C Munn School	Public	PK, KG-5	2333 Manitou Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 349-5502	349	40	8.7	45.3%	234 (67.0%)	40 (11.5%)	35 (10.0%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	$18,018			$3,272			$14,746	34	31.7	1697	79
361860004443	1619	Maryvale Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7423	501	43	11.6	53.7%	322 (64.3%)	54 (10.8%)	51 (10.2%)	51 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$12,529			$1,936			$10,593	34	43.4	1353	266
360012002855	1620	Ps 346 Abe Stark	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-3000	406	39	10.5	86.7%	11 (2.7%)	271 (66.7%)	107 (26.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	$29,184			$2,764			$26,420	34	32.1	1683	63

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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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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.