Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360816000596	1211	Cherokee Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Cherokee St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6027	623	61	10.1	37.7%	341 (54.7%)	24 (3.9%)	197 (31.6%)	45 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$22,139	$1,100	$21,039	48.3	46.8	1253	42
360015302660	1212	Ps 193 Gil Hodges	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Ave L	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 338-9011	497	36	13.7	76.1%	156 (31.4%)	123 (24.7%)	80 (16.1%)	99 (19.9%)	18 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.6%)	$20,510	$2,756	$17,754	48.1	63.8	822	390
361188000949	1213	Florence Brasser School	Public	K-5	1000 Coldwater Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 247-1880	375	35	10.6	43.5%	229 (61.1%)	49 (13.1%)	37 (9.9%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.2%)	$19,270	$2,134	$17,136	48.1	45.6	1291	78
360972000751	1214	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	3-5	94 Woodland Dr	East Islip	11730	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 224-2003	430	39	11	26.0%	309 (71.9%)	9 (2.1%)	96 (22.3%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$19,115	$808	$18,307	48.1	51.1	1131	83
360102306232	1215	New York French-American Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York French-American Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-4134	296			90.5%	17 (5.7%)	211 (71.3%)	55 (18.6%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)				48	50.2	1151	64
361968001801	1216	Montgomery Elementary School	Public	K-5	141 Union St	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	No	(845) 457-2400	537	43	12.3	31.3%	321 (59.8%)	21 (3.9%)	158 (29.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$18,911	$1,256	$17,656	48	44.2	1326	110
360010102162	1217	Ps 35 Nathaniel Woodhull	Public	PK, KG-5	191-02 90th Ave	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-6820	584	45	13	81.2%	10 (1.7%)	161 (27.6%)	142 (24.3%)	217 (37.2%)	39 (6.7%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	$17,897	$1,475	$16,421	48	55.4	1032	185
362466004367	1218	Ripley Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	12 N State St	Ripley	14775	Chautauqua County	Ripley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 736-7223	136	22	6.1	52.2%	113 (83.1%)	9 (6.6%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	$29,619	$5,657	$23,962	48	40.9	1419	201
360014005777	1219	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	35 E 125th St	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-3255	1,054	66	16	93.9%	9 (0.9%)	834 (79.1%)	175 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.3%)	$25,967	$3,528	$22,438	47.9	59.3	942	277
362676003652	1220	J D George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5647 E Main St	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	413	39	10.6	42.6%	375 (90.8%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	$15,619	$1,478	$14,141	47.9	46.4	1271	51

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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)
360816000596	1211	Cherokee Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Cherokee St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6027	623	61	10.1	37.7%	341 (54.7%)	24 (3.9%)	197 (31.6%)	45 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$22,139			$1,100			$21,039	48.3	46.8	1253	42
360015302660	1212	Ps 193 Gil Hodges	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Ave L	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 338-9011	497	36	13.7	76.1%	156 (31.4%)	123 (24.7%)	80 (16.1%)	99 (19.9%)	18 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.6%)	$20,510			$2,756			$17,754	48.1	63.8	822	390
361188000949	1213	Florence Brasser School	Public	K-5	1000 Coldwater Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 247-1880	375	35	10.6	43.5%	229 (61.1%)	49 (13.1%)	37 (9.9%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.2%)	$19,270			$2,134			$17,136	48.1	45.6	1291	78
360972000751	1214	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	3-5	94 Woodland Dr	East Islip	11730	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 224-2003	430	39	11	26.0%	309 (71.9%)	9 (2.1%)	96 (22.3%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$19,115			$808			$18,307	48.1	51.1	1131	83
360102306232	1215	New York French-American Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York French-American Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-4134	296			90.5%	17 (5.7%)	211 (71.3%)	55 (18.6%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)								48	50.2	1151	64
361968001801	1216	Montgomery Elementary School	Public	K-5	141 Union St	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	No	(845) 457-2400	537	43	12.3	31.3%	321 (59.8%)	21 (3.9%)	158 (29.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$18,911			$1,256			$17,656	48	44.2	1326	110
360010102162	1217	Ps 35 Nathaniel Woodhull	Public	PK, KG-5	191-02 90th Ave	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-6820	584	45	13	81.2%	10 (1.7%)	161 (27.6%)	142 (24.3%)	217 (37.2%)	39 (6.7%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	$17,897			$1,475			$16,421	48	55.4	1032	185
362466004367	1218	Ripley Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	12 N State St	Ripley	14775	Chautauqua County	Ripley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 736-7223	136	22	6.1	52.2%	113 (83.1%)	9 (6.6%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	$29,619			$5,657			$23,962	48	40.9	1419	201
360014005777	1219	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	35 E 125th St	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-3255	1,054	66	16	93.9%	9 (0.9%)	834 (79.1%)	175 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.3%)	$25,967			$3,528			$22,438	47.9	59.3	942	277
362676003652	1220	J D George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5647 E Main St	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	413	39	10.6	42.6%	375 (90.8%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	$15,619			$1,478			$14,141	47.9	46.4	1271	51