Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360010206706	481	Hector Figueroa School (The)	Public	PK, KG-4	69-01 34th Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 463-7200	405	27	14.7	69.1%	34 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	189 (46.7%)	168 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$15,672	$1,708	$13,964	77.7			(n/a)
362190003112	482	South Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 S Davis St	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6246	393	35	11.1	10.4%	369 (93.9%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,127	$1,311	$13,816	77.7	79.5	450	32
363069004131	483	Paul J Bellew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Higbie Ln	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5680	468	38	12.4	10.3%	399 (85.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$19,274	$81	$19,193	77.7	72.6	613	130
360012002651	484	Ps 190 Sheffield	Public	PK, KG-5	590 Sheffield Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-8780	106	9	11.4	97.2%	8 (7.5%)	63 (59.4%)	29 (27.4%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$29,877	$2,336	$27,541	77.6	64.2	815	331
360010302234	485	Ps 54 Charles W Leng	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 Willowbrook Rd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 698-0600	788	59	13.3	65.7%	237 (30.1%)	42 (5.3%)	144 (18.3%)	345 (43.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	$19,167	$1,282	$17,885	77.6	78	486	1
361770006644	486	Bayville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	50 Mountain Ave	Bayville	11709	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-5400	174	20	8.5	21.3%	130 (74.7%)	3 (1.7%)	36 (20.7%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,555	$529	$31,026	77.5	87.4	274	212
361662001473	487	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	3634 Lexington Ave	Mohegan Lake	10547	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 528-2021	432	36	12.1	35.9%	164 (38.0%)	30 (6.9%)	199 (46.1%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$21,505	$272	$21,233	77.5	71.2	647	160
362364003297	488	Portville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Elm St	Portville	14770	Cattaraugus County	Portville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 933-6001	534	42	12.7	47.6%	475 (89.0%)	8 (1.5%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$11,823	$2,529	$9,295	77.4	74.4	582	94
360387000144	489	L Pearl Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7864 Hicks Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6127	482	30	15.8	18.7%	423 (87.8%)	10 (2.1%)	15 (3.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$13,292	$1,391	$11,901	77.2	72.8	610	121
361398001048	490	Forest Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Lilac Ln	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 265-3265	366	43	8.5	20.5%	246 (67.2%)	14 (3.8%)	58 (15.8%)	27 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	$25,320	$1,652	$23,667	77.2	75.1	569	79

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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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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)
360010206706	481	Hector Figueroa School (The)	Public	PK, KG-4	69-01 34th Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 463-7200	405	27	14.7	69.1%	34 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	189 (46.7%)	168 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$15,672			$1,708			$13,964	77.7			(n/a)
362190003112	482	South Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 S Davis St	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6246	393	35	11.1	10.4%	369 (93.9%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,127			$1,311			$13,816	77.7	79.5	450	32
363069004131	483	Paul J Bellew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Higbie Ln	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5680	468	38	12.4	10.3%	399 (85.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$19,274			$81			$19,193	77.7	72.6	613	130
360012002651	484	Ps 190 Sheffield	Public	PK, KG-5	590 Sheffield Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-8780	106	9	11.4	97.2%	8 (7.5%)	63 (59.4%)	29 (27.4%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$29,877			$2,336			$27,541	77.6	64.2	815	331
360010302234	485	Ps 54 Charles W Leng	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 Willowbrook Rd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 698-0600	788	59	13.3	65.7%	237 (30.1%)	42 (5.3%)	144 (18.3%)	345 (43.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	$19,167			$1,282			$17,885	77.6	78	486	1
361770006644	486	Bayville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	50 Mountain Ave	Bayville	11709	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-5400	174	20	8.5	21.3%	130 (74.7%)	3 (1.7%)	36 (20.7%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,555			$529			$31,026	77.5	87.4	274	212
361662001473	487	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	3634 Lexington Ave	Mohegan Lake	10547	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 528-2021	432	36	12.1	35.9%	164 (38.0%)	30 (6.9%)	199 (46.1%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$21,505			$272			$21,233	77.5	71.2	647	160
362364003297	488	Portville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Elm St	Portville	14770	Cattaraugus County	Portville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 933-6001	534	42	12.7	47.6%	475 (89.0%)	8 (1.5%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$11,823			$2,529			$9,295	77.4	74.4	582	94
360387000144	489	L Pearl Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7864 Hicks Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6127	482	30	15.8	18.7%	423 (87.8%)	10 (2.1%)	15 (3.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$13,292			$1,391			$11,901	77.2	72.8	610	121
361398001048	490	Forest Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Lilac Ln	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 265-3265	366	43	8.5	20.5%	246 (67.2%)	14 (3.8%)	58 (15.8%)	27 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	$25,320			$1,652			$23,667	77.2	75.1	569	79