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)
360007702152	591	Ps 33 Chelsea Prep	Public	PK, KG-5	281 9th Ave	New York	10001	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 244-6426	628	41	15.3	58.6%	124 (19.7%)	88 (14.0%)	254 (40.4%)	110 (17.5%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (6.8%)	$17,853			$1,467			$16,386	72.2	75.6	550	41
361353001107	592	Hampton Bays Elementary School	Public	K-4	72 Ponquogue Ave	Hampton Bays	11946	Suffolk County	Hampton Bays Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 723-2121	665	61	10.9	61.2%	207 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	449 (67.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,091			$1,010			$20,081	72.2	58.7	954	362
360007905530	593	Ps 83 Luis Munoz Rivera	Public	PK, KG-5	219 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5847	339	25	13.4	95.0%	10 (2.9%)	49 (14.5%)	249 (73.5%)	22 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$25,664			$3,636			$22,028	72.2	76.4	532	61
360010302165	594	Ps 36 J C Drumgoole	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Ionia Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1422	864	59	14.5	42.5%	544 (63.0%)	11 (1.3%)	122 (14.1%)	159 (18.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	$19,223			$714			$18,510	72.2	77.8	493	101
362125003021	595	Rouses Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Maple St	Rouses Point	12979	Clinton County	Northeastern Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 297-7211	256	19	13.5	50.0%	243 (94.9%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,097			$1,852			$11,245	72.1	64.1	817	222
361815001631	596	Maine Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	2693 Main St	Maine	13802	Broome County	Maine-Endwell Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 862-3263	466	36	13	41.2%	416 (89.3%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (3.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$13,882			$2,840			$11,043	72.1	56.2	1011	415
360015102391	597	Ps/Is 104 Fort Hamilton School (The)	Public	K-8	9115 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 836-4630	1,097	65	16.7	67.9%	472 (43.0%)	41 (3.7%)	291 (26.5%)	245 (22.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (3.7%)	$15,106			$727			$14,379	72	81.4	410	187
360001500052	598	Allegany-Limestone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Maple Ave	Allegany	14706	Cattaraugus County	Allegany-Limestone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 375-6600	483	38	12.5	40.4%	435 (90.1%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$13,242			$1,449			$11,793	71.9	62.9	846	248
360008702060	599	Milton Fein School	Public	K-5	3201 Kingsbridge Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-8695	371	29	12.7	82.7%	34 (9.2%)	35 (9.4%)	265 (71.4%)	20 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.2%)	$19,794			$2,451			$17,343	71.8	81.5	407	192
361062000831	600	Alden Terrace School	Public	PK, KG-6	1835 Central Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 285-8310	400	36	11.2	47.5%	4 (1.0%)	164 (41.0%)	56 (14.0%)	161 (40.3%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.3%)	$20,229			$1,977			$18,252	71.8	65	791	191

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.