Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007802539	2001	Ps 149 Sojourner Truth	Public	PK, KG-8	41 W 117th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 672-9020	260	36	7.2	90.8%	10 (3.8%)	127 (48.8%)	111 (42.7%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$28,087	$2,672	$25,416	22	24.6	1905	96
362070002904	2002	Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Plattekill Tpke	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6400	599	52	11.5	50.6%	93 (15.5%)	83 (13.9%)	364 (60.8%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)	$17,070	$00	$17,070	22	31.2	1716	286
360108406447	2003	Utica Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 School Ln	Frankfort	13340	Herkimer County	Utica Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-1072	954	49	19.4	82.9%	238 (24.9%)	243 (25.5%)	244 (25.6%)	182 (19.1%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.0%)	$10,627	$1,745	$8,882	22	31.4	1705	298
360246005593	2004	Sheridan Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Sheridan Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6850	253	19	13	80.6%	13 (5.1%)	146 (57.7%)	64 (25.3%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	$19,321	$3,944	$15,378	21.9	9.5	2339	335
363192004258	2005	Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	195 McLean Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8335	588	34	17.4	83.2%	28 (4.8%)	76 (12.9%)	441 (75.0%)	16 (2.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	$16,823	$1,043	$15,780	21.9	18.6	2083	78
360381000124	2006	Greenlawn Elementary School	Public	2-6	43 Greenlawn Ave	Bainbridge	13733	Chenango County	Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 967-6301	281	22	12.9	51.6%	252 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$13,394	$1,720	$11,675	21.9	27.5	1826	180
362064002896	2007	Norman R Kelley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	316 W Miller St	Newark	14513	Wayne County	Newark Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 332-3326	374	41	9	60.7%	241 (64.4%)	26 (7.0%)	64 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.2%)	$16,998	$3,131	$13,867	21.9	28.6	1796	211
360000600525	2008	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	597 County Hwy 54	Cherry Valley	13320	Otsego County	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 264-3265	451	43	10.4	37.7%	421 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$7,013	$00	$7,013	21.8	13.6	2222	214
362490003451	2009	John E Joy Elementary School	Public	K-6	8194 Bielby Rd	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 334-1261	408	34	11.9	45.6%	339 (83.1%)	18 (4.4%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$15,241	$1,395	$13,845	21.8	29.7	1759	250
363192004248	2010	Mlk Junior High Technical & Computer Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	135 Locust Hill Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8470	453	25	17.7	79.9%	15 (3.3%)	159 (35.1%)	259 (57.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$16,791	$1,173	$15,618	21.8	19.6	2042	32

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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.
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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)
360007802539	2001	Ps 149 Sojourner Truth	Public	PK, KG-8	41 W 117th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 672-9020	260	36	7.2	90.8%	10 (3.8%)	127 (48.8%)	111 (42.7%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$28,087			$2,672			$25,416	22	24.6	1905	96
362070002904	2002	Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Plattekill Tpke	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6400	599	52	11.5	50.6%	93 (15.5%)	83 (13.9%)	364 (60.8%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)	$17,070			$00			$17,070	22	31.2	1716	286
360108406447	2003	Utica Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 School Ln	Frankfort	13340	Herkimer County	Utica Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-1072	954	49	19.4	82.9%	238 (24.9%)	243 (25.5%)	244 (25.6%)	182 (19.1%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.0%)	$10,627			$1,745			$8,882	22	31.4	1705	298
360246005593	2004	Sheridan Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Sheridan Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6850	253	19	13	80.6%	13 (5.1%)	146 (57.7%)	64 (25.3%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	$19,321			$3,944			$15,378	21.9	9.5	2339	335
363192004258	2005	Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	195 McLean Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8335	588	34	17.4	83.2%	28 (4.8%)	76 (12.9%)	441 (75.0%)	16 (2.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	$16,823			$1,043			$15,780	21.9	18.6	2083	78
360381000124	2006	Greenlawn Elementary School	Public	2-6	43 Greenlawn Ave	Bainbridge	13733	Chenango County	Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 967-6301	281	22	12.9	51.6%	252 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$13,394			$1,720			$11,675	21.9	27.5	1826	180
362064002896	2007	Norman R Kelley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	316 W Miller St	Newark	14513	Wayne County	Newark Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 332-3326	374	41	9	60.7%	241 (64.4%)	26 (7.0%)	64 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.2%)	$16,998			$3,131			$13,867	21.9	28.6	1796	211
360000600525	2008	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	597 County Hwy 54	Cherry Valley	13320	Otsego County	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 264-3265	451	43	10.4	37.7%	421 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$7,013			$00			$7,013	21.8	13.6	2222	214
362490003451	2009	John E Joy Elementary School	Public	K-6	8194 Bielby Rd	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 334-1261	408	34	11.9	45.6%	339 (83.1%)	18 (4.4%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$15,241			$1,395			$13,845	21.8	29.7	1759	250
363192004248	2010	Mlk Junior High Technical & Computer Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	135 Locust Hill Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8470	453	25	17.7	79.9%	15 (3.3%)	159 (35.1%)	259 (57.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$16,791			$1,173			$15,618	21.8	19.6	2042	32