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)
362049001893	1481	Columbus Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	275 Washington Ave	New Rochelle	10801	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 576-4401	654	60	10.9	83.6%	28 (4.3%)	54 (8.3%)	561 (85.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$23,362			$2,176			$21,186	39	39.6	1455	26
362850003827	1482	Glendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Glendale Dr	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1500	434	36	12.2	31.3%	251 (57.8%)	100 (23.0%)	31 (7.1%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	$18,074			$1,933			$16,141	39	48	1217	265
362343003270	1483	A A Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Maple Ave	Port Byron	13140	Cayuga County	Port Byron Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 776-5728	440	33	13.3	43.4%	408 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$11,522			$2,089			$9,433	39	26.7	1852	369
361869004673	1484	William Floyd Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Lexington Rd	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1258	744	56	13.2	52.7%	224 (30.1%)	91 (12.2%)	378 (50.8%)	25 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$18,961			$1,608			$17,354	39	31.5	1702	218
360103406224	1485	Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	122-05 Smith St	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 978-9975	434	31	14	65.9%	2 (0.5%)	385 (88.7%)	32 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$19,082			$913			$18,170	39	55	1040	445
360013805775	1486	Harlem Link Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	21 W 111th St-Rm 357	New York	10026	New York County	Harlem Link Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 289-3249	339	16	21.1	89.4%	9 (2.7%)	212 (62.5%)	107 (31.6%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,983			$2,334			$22,648	38.9	50.6	1148	338
360012302743	1487	Ps 232 Lindenwood	Public	PK, KG-8	153-23 83rd St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 848-9247	820	57	14.2	69.6%	198 (24.1%)	49 (6.0%)	449 (54.8%)	88 (10.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	$16,417			$485			$15,931	38.9	53.1	1078	409
361767001588	1488	Roy Kelley Elementary School	Public	K-4	610 12 E High St	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4671	396	28	14.3	65.4%	296 (74.7%)	34 (8.6%)	18 (4.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.6%)	$14,997			$1,802			$13,195	38.8	67.4	736	752
362928003942	1489	Smith Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Smith St	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-2002	459	41	11.3	56.2%	7 (1.5%)	167 (36.4%)	280 (61.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$26,707			$2,971			$23,735	38.8	50.2	1154	335
360015302673	1490	Ps 198	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4105 Farragut Rd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 282-4920	292	24	11.9	80.8%	1 (0.3%)	232 (79.5%)	37 (12.7%)	17 (5.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$24,716			$4,314			$20,401	38.7	47.1	1241	249

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.