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)
360723000511	2021	Union East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3550 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3620	975	74	13.1	64.8%	308 (31.6%)	290 (29.7%)	100 (10.3%)	210 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.9%)	$13,102			$3,915			$9,187	21.5	18.8	2074	53
362937003961	2022	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	190 Booth St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6700	428	43	10	78.7%	125 (29.2%)	109 (25.5%)	108 (25.2%)	61 (14.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$12,723			$4,586			$8,137	21.4	33.1	1654	368
360009702830	2023	Ps/Is 384 Frances E Carter	Public	PK, KG-8	242 Cooper St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-4890	349	38	9.2	89.4%	4 (1.1%)	48 (13.8%)	294 (84.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,694			$1,527			$25,167	21.4	10	2323	300
360008305909	2024	Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	511 W 182nd St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 781-0524	966	76	12.7	84.8%	26 (2.7%)	26 (2.7%)	882 (91.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.3%)	$19,102			$1,776			$17,326	21.4	31.9	1686	338
362445003342	2025	Van Rensselaer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Van Rensselaer Dr	Rensselaer	12144	Rensselaer County	Rensselaer City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 436-4618	475	32	14.6	60.8%	208 (43.8%)	52 (10.9%)	76 (16.0%)	63 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (15.8%)	$11,909			$33			$11,876	21.4	17.1	2125	100
360008402056	2026	Ps 5 Port Morris	Public	PK, KG-8	564 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2683	636	60	10.6	96.1%	9 (1.4%)	154 (24.2%)	469 (73.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,351			$2,876			$20,474	21.3	17.6	2109	83
360009502631	2027	Ps 181	Public	PK, KG-8	1023 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-5298	562	50	11.2	81.7%	17 (3.0%)	453 (80.6%)	59 (10.5%)	9 (1.6%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	$22,167			$2,945			$19,223	21.3	21.3	2004	23
360009806179	2028	Helen M Marshall School	Public	K-5	110-08 Northern Blvd	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 505-5110	505	40	12.4	94.1%	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.0%)	469 (92.9%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$18,389			$1,147			$17,242	21.3	31.9	1687	341
360008302374	2029	Ps 98 Shorac Kappock	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	512 W 212th St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 927-7870	286	24	11.9	91.6%	12 (4.2%)	15 (5.2%)	256 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$28,583			$5,224			$23,360	21.2	39.7	1453	576
362859003856	2030	Edward Smith K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1106 Lancaster Ave	Syracuse	13210	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4650	675	66	10.2	69.0%	224 (33.2%)	287 (42.5%)	60 (8.9%)	42 (6.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.4%)	$17,643			$3,751			$13,892	21.1	14.7	2190	160

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.