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)
360111206517	1631	Achievement First Linden Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	800 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First Linden Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2700	646	20	32.3		5 (0.8%)	502 (77.7%)	107 (16.6%)	7 (1.1%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.7%)	$17,182			$3,235			$13,947	33.7	36.4	1542	89
360008802111	1632	Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan	Public	K-5	715 E 225th St	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-3903	470	32	14.6	94.0%	14 (3.0%)	220 (46.8%)	192 (40.9%)	11 (2.3%)	7 (1.5%)	14 (3.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$20,724			$2,207			$18,517	33.6	11.1	2301	669
361188000953	1633	Paul Road School	Public	K-5	571 Paul Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 247-2144	413	31	13.4	39.5%	231 (55.9%)	64 (15.5%)	36 (8.7%)	23 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.8%)	$19,591			$2,104			$17,487	33.5	36.9	1527	106
360003904439	1634	Amber Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter	K-5	220 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	Amber Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 534-9667	312	22	14.1	99.0%	8 (2.6%)	78 (25.0%)	220 (70.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,567			$4,299			$15,269	33.5	51.2	1128	506
360012002712	1635	Ps 214 Michael Friedsam	Public	PK, KG-5	2944 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1740	745	50	14.9	90.6%	21 (2.8%)	84 (11.3%)	164 (22.0%)	450 (60.4%)	23 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$20,996			$2,199			$18,798	33.5	46.5	1265	370
360012102564	1636	Ps 156 Waverly	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2811	456	33	13.8	94.1%	10 (2.2%)	291 (63.8%)	136 (29.8%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	$23,560			$1,901			$21,659	33.4	33.2	1646	10
362346003276	1637	Park Avenue School	Public	K-5	Park Ave	Port Chester	10573	Westchester County	Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 934-7895	450	29	15.3	71.8%	65 (14.4%)	5 (1.1%)	368 (81.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$18,703			$290			$18,412	33.4	29.7	1764	127
361992001818	1638	Edward R Andrews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Eaton St	Morrisville	13408	Madison County	Morrisville-Eaton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 684-9288	294	23	12.8	57.1%	273 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$12,985			$3,001			$9,983	33.4	27.2	1836	198
360012102623	1639	Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway	Public	PK, KG-8	2163 Dean St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7768	299	23	13	95.0%	8 (2.7%)	185 (61.9%)	92 (30.8%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$25,895			$3,878			$22,017	33.4	18	2094	455
361263001027	1640	Brookside Elementary School Campus	Public	K-5	1144 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4800	383	30	12.7	50.9%	219 (57.2%)	57 (14.9%)	59 (15.4%)	29 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$15,154			$1,025			$14,130	33.4	25.7	1876	236

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.