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)
360007902529	1681	Ps 146 Ann M Short	Public	PK, KG-5	421 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5877	326	36	9.1	96.9%	5 (1.5%)	86 (26.4%)	214 (65.6%)	8 (2.5%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$35,074			$2,565			$32,508	32.3	29.8	1756	75
362079002924	1682	Newfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 564-9955	322	38	8.4	52.8%	263 (81.7%)	10 (3.1%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.6%)	$11,801			$1,973			$9,829	32.2	22.2	1979	297
361473001226	1683	Hoosic Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	22 Pleasant Ave	Schaghticoke	12154	Rensselaer County	Hoosic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 753-4491	463	45	10.2		440 (95.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$15,250			$1,627			$13,623	32.2	27	1842	159
360015303385	1684	Ps 315	Public	PK, KG-5	2310 Glenwood Rd	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 421-9560	519	38	13.5	86.7%	52 (10.0%)	224 (43.2%)	135 (26.0%)	82 (15.8%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	$22,751			$3,106			$19,645	32	42.4	1378	306
360012102501	1685	Ps 137 Rachel Jean Mitchell	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Saratoga Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-2926	150	19	8.1	82.0%	4 (2.7%)	103 (68.7%)	33 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	$34,036			$2,819			$31,217	32	36	1556	129
360009504882	1686	Ps 375 Jackie Robinson School	Public	PK, KG-5	46 McKeever Pl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-6655	248	22	11.3	90.3%	5 (2.0%)	181 (73.0%)	38 (15.3%)	8 (3.2%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$28,234			$2,935			$25,298	32	34.2	1612	74
361572001359	1687	Jefferson Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1332 St Rt 10	Jefferson	12093	Schoharie County	Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 652-7821	150	26	5.8	53.3%	133 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	$24,305			$4,481			$19,824	32	32.7	1665	22
362250003170	1688	D B Bunce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7071 York Rd	Pavilion	14525	Genesee County	Pavilion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 584-3011	287	36	7.9	34.8%	275 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,191			$1,179			$14,012	32	26.7	1854	166
360011902764	1689	Ps 250 George H Lindsay	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	108 Montrose Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 384-0889	256	25	10.2	88.3%	6 (2.3%)	39 (15.2%)	177 (69.1%)	31 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$24,001			$3,056			$20,945	31.9	23.7	1932	243
360363000117	1690	Avoca Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17 Oliver St #29	Avoca	14809	Steuben County	Avoca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 566-2221	382	45	8.5	57.1%	354 (92.7%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$18,775			$1,844			$16,931	31.9	24.6	1907	217

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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

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

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.