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)
362049004400	911	William B Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	311 Broadfield Rd	New Rochelle	10804	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 576-4450	995	70	14.3	30.8%	381 (38.3%)	174 (17.5%)	362 (36.4%)	42 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.0%)	$19,863			$1,112			$18,750	59.8	64.6	805	106
360012500788	912	Eastport Elementary School	Public	3-6	390 Montauk Hwy	Eastport	11941	Suffolk County	Eastport-South Manor Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 801-3175	321	29	11.2	21.5%	258 (80.4%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (16.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$14,072			$00			$14,072	59.8	74.7	576	336
360657000441	913	Kent Primary School	Public	K-4	1065 Rt 52	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-5025	368	30	12.2	41.6%	172 (46.7%)	3 (0.8%)	171 (46.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$22,251			$626			$21,625	59.7	54.7	1047	134
360001600114	914	Miller Hill School	Public	K-5	8439 Miller Hill Rd	Averill Park	12018	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 674-7075	365	24	15.5	31.8%	342 (93.7%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,611			$1,078			$12,533	59.6	55.8	1018	104
360012306360	915	Wave Preparatory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	535 Briar Pl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-7091	493	31	15.9	88.2%	3 (0.6%)	161 (32.7%)	315 (63.9%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$19,020			$1,248			$17,773	59.6	85.4	332	583
362061002891	916	New York Mills School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Marauder Blvd	New York Mills	13417	Oneida County	New York Mills Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 768-8124	567	48	11.8	49.6%	496 (87.5%)	35 (6.2%)	11 (1.9%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$19,910			$1,755			$18,155	59.6	68.7	712	204
361335001097	917	Charlotte Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Charlotte Ave	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3370	395	23	16.8	15.4%	347 (87.8%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,965			$395			$11,569	59.5	64.7	804	113
362094002976	918	Saw Mill Road School	Public	K-6	2801 Saw Mill Rd	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3118	691	50	13.8	15.9%	421 (60.9%)	33 (4.8%)	128 (18.5%)	91 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$15,885			$1,051			$14,834	59.5	60.8	900	18
360010202045	919	Ps 2 Alfred Zimberg	Public	PK, KG-5	75-10 21st Ave	East Elmhurst	11370	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 728-1459	560	43	13	70.7%	183 (32.7%)	25 (4.5%)	236 (42.1%)	103 (18.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.4%)	$18,688			$1,443			$17,245	59.3	78.2	478	441
360010002614	920	Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	64-35 102nd St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 897-8600	678	42	16.1	57.8%	294 (43.4%)	10 (1.5%)	133 (19.6%)	206 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	$18,035			$803			$17,231	59.3	73.7	591	329

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.