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)
361233000996	1421	Goshen Intermediate School	Public	3-5	13 McNally St	Goshen	10924	Orange County	Goshen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 615-6500	611	50	12.1	29.5%	405 (66.3%)	39 (6.4%)	139 (22.7%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$17,857			$455			$17,401	40.8	33.9	1620	199
362436003337	1422	Remsen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	Davis Dr	Remsen	13438	Oneida County	Remsen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 205-4300	226	18	12.6	38.5%	223 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,759			$3,102			$19,657	40.7	49.9	1159	263
360327000086	1423	Arthur S May School	Public	K-5	601 Dutchess Turnpike	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 486-4960	496	48	10.2	44.4%	194 (39.1%)	92 (18.5%)	151 (30.4%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.5%)	$19,752			$1,512			$18,240	40.6	39.3	1462	39
362724003714	1424	Ballard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Ballard Rd	Wilton	12831	Saratoga County	South Glens Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 587-0600	317	25	12.6	39.7%	301 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,788			$1,304			$12,484	40.6	31.7	1695	271
362469003357	1425	Riley Avenue School	Public	K-4	374 Riley Ave	Calverton	11933	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6804	495	48	10.4	32.5%	213 (43.0%)	27 (5.5%)	236 (47.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$19,729			$739			$18,990	40.6	31.3	1709	284
360012302273	1426	Ps 64 Joseph P Addabbo	Public	PK, KG-5	82-01 101st Ave	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-8290	469	32	14.6	88.1%	16 (3.4%)	14 (3.0%)	98 (20.9%)	323 (68.9%)	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,835			$1,389			$16,446	40.6	42.4	1377	49
363063004114	1427	Onondaga Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	703 Onondaga Rd	Syracuse	13219	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 487-4653	321	10	30.8	27.1%	260 (81.0%)	6 (1.9%)	18 (5.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.0%)	$15,560			$697			$14,863	40.6	46.6	1262	165
362178003093	1428	Greater Plains Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 W End Ave	Oneonta	13820	Otsego County	Oneonta City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 433-8272	280	21	13.3	38.6%	224 (80.0%)	18 (6.4%)	19 (6.8%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$13,769			$859			$12,911	40.5	50.1	1155	273
363174004232	1429	Worcester School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	198 Main St	Worcester	12197	Otsego County	Worcester Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 397-8785	328	34	9.7	46.6%	311 (94.8%)	4 (1.2%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,791			$1,385			$14,407	40.5	33.3	1644	215
363096004157	1430	Drexel Avenue School	Public	1-5	161 Drexel Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5030	534	41	13.1	64.6%	29 (5.4%)	44 (8.2%)	456 (85.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,011			$3,549			$20,462	40.5	36.2	1552	122

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.