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)
360010705604	1831	Westminster Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	24 Westminster Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Westminster Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3450	425	45	9.4	92.0%	1 (0.2%)	293 (68.9%)	26 (6.1%)	88 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$22,083			$2,953			$19,130	27.2	20.4	2025	194
362937000231	1832	Christopher Columbus Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	934 Armory Dr	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6520	636	46	13.8	84.0%	109 (17.1%)	119 (18.7%)	190 (29.9%)	176 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.6%)	$12,605			$3,383			$9,222	27.2	34.2	1611	221
360120106679	1833	Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	685 E 182nd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 708-0480	474	28	16.9	90.9%	6 (1.3%)	95 (20.0%)	357 (75.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	$17,889			$3,507			$14,382	27.2	31.4	1706	127
362126004489	1834	Northern Adirondack Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5572 Rt 11	Ellenburg Depot	12934	Clinton County	Northern Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 594-3986	390	34	11.5	45.1%	374 (95.9%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$18,888			$2,137			$16,751	27.2	29.6	1768	66
360008105780	1835	Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School	Public	K-5	276 W 151st St	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 368-8731	148	18	8.2	91.9%	6 (4.1%)	106 (71.6%)	31 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$23,313			$2,645			$20,669	27.2	39.2	1469	366
360009802319	1836	Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter	Public	PK, KG-5	559 Cypress Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-9800	703	50	13.9	89.8%	53 (7.5%)	11 (1.6%)	613 (87.2%)	24 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$20,289			$1,916			$18,373	27.2	46.6	1263	573
360429000184	1837	Beekmantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37 Eagle Way	West Chazy	12901	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8035	486	41	11.8	42.4%	480 (98.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,826			$1,183			$16,643	27.1	35.6	1570	267
362328003261	1838	Oak Street School	Public	3-5	108 Oak St	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 563-4950	207	20	10.4	52.7%	165 (79.7%)	20 (9.7%)	5 (2.4%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	$16,292			$888			$15,403	27.1	27.3	1832	6
360015202676	1839	Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Elm Ave	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 339-1422	538	47	11.3	84.8%	245 (45.5%)	42 (7.8%)	115 (21.4%)	123 (22.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$23,697			$1,798			$21,899	27.1	52	1105	734
361598001384	1840	Warren Street School	Public	2-4	110 Warren St	Johnstown	12095	Fulton County	Johnstown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 762-3715	297	25	11.8	56.6%	259 (87.2%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,001			$883			$12,118	27.1	48.1	1215	625

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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.
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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