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)
362550003525	2411	Saint Regis Mohawk School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Church St	Hogansburg	13655	Franklin County	Salmon River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 358-2763	345	34	10	75.7%	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$17,584			$00			$17,584	6	6.3	2380	31
360585005858	2412	Frank A Sedita School #30	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Lowell Pl	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3220	604	57	10.5	94.2%	26 (4.3%)	92 (15.2%)	435 (72.0%)	40 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$13,360			$2,250			$11,110	5.9	10	2324	88
361869006627	2413	William Floyd Learning Center	Public	K-5	111 Lexington Rd	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1607	71	13	5.4	78.9%	19 (26.8%)	17 (23.9%)	23 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.9%)	$48,795			$11,390			$37,405	5.9	5	2401	12
360585000346	2414	Community School #53	Public	PK, KG-8	329 Roehrer Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3330	459	47	9.8	94.8%	24 (5.2%)	312 (68.0%)	56 (12.2%)	54 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$14,201			$1,982			$12,218	5.8	4.1	2421	7
360585000368	2415	Highgate Heights	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Highgate Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4050	384	32	11.9	93.0%	6 (1.6%)	258 (67.2%)	19 (4.9%)	89 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$15,076			$2,559			$12,516	5.8	5.8	2393	22
360585000302	2416	Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-8	106 Appenheimer St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4110	569	56	10.1	93.1%	25 (4.4%)	405 (71.2%)	46 (8.1%)	60 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)	$10,519			$2,961			$7,558	5.7	5.8	2392	24
360009402320	2417	Ps 81 Thaddeus Stevens	Public	PK, KG-5	990 Dekalb Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2365	234	21	11.1	94.4%	15 (6.4%)	94 (40.2%)	116 (49.6%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$28,516			$5,355			$23,161	5.7	25.4	1889	528
362475003377	2418	School 2-Clara Barton	Public	PK, KG-6	190 Reynolds St	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 235-2820	301	24	12.3	81.7%	15 (5.0%)	209 (69.4%)	48 (15.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.0%)	$13,877			$3,428			$10,449	5.6	4.1	2418
362475002005	2419	School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune	Public	PK, KG-8	1445 Clifford Ave	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-6945	500	41	12.2	89.4%	31 (6.2%)	250 (50.0%)	185 (37.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$16,081			$3,502			$12,579	5.5	3.3	2429	10
362475003382	2420	School 7-Virgil Grissom	Public	PK, KG-6	31 Bryan St	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-3110	443	34	12.9	82.4%	30 (6.8%)	234 (52.8%)	115 (26.0%)	28 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	$16,484			$5,780			$10,705	5.4	7.1	2372	48

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.