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)
360306000078	1551	Schenevus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	159 Main St	Schenevus	12155	Otsego County	Schenevus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 638-5881	247	25	9.9	47.8%	227 (91.9%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$20,510			$3,221			$17,289	36.5	38.4	1489	62
362247003159	1552	Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Barton Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6900	492	46	10.7	42.5%	218 (44.3%)	48 (9.8%)	196 (39.8%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$20,686			$1,478			$19,208	36.4	29.1	1781	229
361401001143	1553	James A Farley Elementary School	Public	4-6	140 Rt 210	Stony Point	10980	Rockland County	Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockl	No	No	No	No	(845) 942-3200	499	40	12.5	49.3%	142 (28.5%)	46 (9.2%)	287 (57.5%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$18,483			$1,520			$16,963	36.4	39.3	1464	89
362301003227	1554	Pakanasink Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1953 Rt 302	Circleville	10919	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	400	28	14.2	65.8%	107 (26.8%)	101 (25.3%)	161 (40.3%)	19 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$21,158			$2,826			$18,332	36.3	34.4	1607	53
360690000482	1555	Aura A Cole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1683 State Rt 49	Constantia	13044	Oswego County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 668-4030	387	29	13.5	54.0%	369 (95.3%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$11,879			$1,665			$10,214	36.3	33	1655	100
360008105117	1556	Ps 92 Mary McLeod Bethune	Public	PK, KG-5	222 W 134th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5915	170	15	11.3	98.2%	9 (5.3%)	94 (55.3%)	62 (36.5%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,329			$2,308			$27,021	36.2	40.3	1430	126
361446001197	1557	Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 School Ln	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 392-1000	961	85	11.3	32.6%	796 (82.8%)	23 (2.4%)	90 (9.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.6%)	$10,965			$758			$10,207	36.2	48.6	1205	352
360582000293	1558	Brushton Grade School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-11	758 County Rt 7	Brushton	12916	Franklin County	Brushton-Moira Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 529-7324	464	40	11.6	58.8%	439 (94.6%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$15,245			$3,267			$11,977	36.2	25.1	1896	338
360585003478	1559	Discovery School	Public	PK, KG-8	911 Abbott Rd	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4922	545	46	11.7	51.2%	332 (60.9%)	74 (13.6%)	80 (14.7%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.6%)	$13,980			$1,843			$12,136	36.1	43.7	1342	217
360010202544	1560	Ps 151 Mary D Carter	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	50-05 31st Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 728-2676	349	31	11.2	90.5%	27 (7.7%)	67 (19.2%)	193 (55.3%)	47 (13.5%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$27,961			$3,306			$24,654	36.1	50.2	1153	407

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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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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.