Best Elementary Schools in New York

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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)
360000904668	1561	Saranac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Picketts Crnrs Rd	Saranac	12981	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 565-5900	366	29	12.6	41.3%	348 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$16,486			$1,675			$14,811	36.1	48.4	1209	352
362121002995	1562	Karl W Saile Bear Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	5590 Bear Rd	North Syracuse	13212	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-2400	529	40	13	41.4%	405 (76.6%)	26 (4.9%)	16 (3.0%)	24 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.8%)	$13,591			$2,163			$11,428	36.1	29	1782	220
362166003069	1563	John F Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-6	801-809 Park St	Ogdensburg	13669	St. Lawrence County	Ogdensburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 393-4264	462	48	9.5	46.8%	441 (95.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$21,246			$1,894			$19,351	36.1	39.2	1467	96
361965001796	1564	North Main Street School	Public	2-5	212 N Main St	Monroe	10950	Orange County	Monroe-Woodbury Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 460-6800	541	47	11.5	60.8%	123 (22.7%)	51 (9.4%)	308 (56.9%)	32 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$18,221			$1,146			$17,076	36.1	47.4	1229	335
360011902773	1565	Ps 257 John F Hylan	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Cook St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 384-7128	474	41	11.5	93.2%	8 (1.7%)	113 (23.8%)	345 (72.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$28,244			$2,533			$25,711	36.1	43.9	1336	229
362415003323	1566	Albertus W Becker School	Public	PK, KG-5	1146 Rt 9w	Selkirk	12158	Albany County	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 756-5200	416	38	10.8	37.7%	336 (80.8%)	16 (3.8%)	38 (9.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$16,131			$1,518			$14,613	36.1	41.1	1410	156
360095206000	1567	Equity Project Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-8	549 Audubon Ave-Trailer 30	New York	10040	New York County	Equity Project Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 254-6451	1,100	82	13.4	92.6%	11 (1.0%)	35 (3.2%)	1,028 (93.5%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.5%)	$19,986			$3,135			$16,851	36	45.2	1303	264
361188000955	1568	Walt Disney School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Coldwater Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 247-3151	497	31	16.2	39.0%	247 (49.7%)	77 (15.5%)	81 (16.3%)	29 (5.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.9%)	$15,173			$1,876			$13,298	36	26.4	1860	292
361926001757	1569	Middleburgh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	245 Main St	Middleburgh	12122	Schoharie County	Middleburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 827-3600	325	38	8.5	60.3%	309 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$19,119			$2,760			$16,359	35.9	29.6	1770	201
362082002937	1570	Geraldine J Mann School	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 95th St	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7940	425	26	16.4	52.9%	250 (58.8%)	34 (8.0%)	46 (10.8%)	53 (12.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.7%)	$13,210			$2,860			$10,350	35.9	39.3	1463	107

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.