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)
360012002080	781	Ps 13 Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-5	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-3717	336	28	12.1	91.4%	10 (3.0%)	211 (62.8%)	99 (29.5%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,903			$4,077			$21,826	65	39.6	1456	675
360010302082	782	Ps 13 M L Lindemeyer	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Vermont Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 447-1462	775	61	12.8	81.9%	117 (15.1%)	89 (11.5%)	330 (42.6%)	214 (27.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	$22,412			$1,832			$20,580	65	64	818	36
362127003029	783	Fifth Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	1157 5th Ave	East Northport	11731	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6820	377	33	11.5	8.2%	307 (81.4%)	3 (0.8%)	47 (12.5%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$22,494			$576			$21,918	64.9	84.1	357	426
363078004142	784	Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-5	4100 Clinton St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3620	612	44	13.9	31.9%	529 (86.4%)	9 (1.5%)	42 (6.9%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$11,925			$1,038			$10,887	64.9	49.1	1189	405
360007705767	785	47 American Sign Language And English Lower School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	223 E 23rd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 326-6609	177	30	5.8	77.4%	36 (20.3%)	32 (18.1%)	88 (49.7%)	13 (7.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$52,068			$3,874			$48,194	64.8	45.8	1286	501
360120306678	786	KIPP Bronx Charter School III	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1504 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	KIPP Bronx Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2610	1,237	179	6.9	87.0%	17 (1.4%)	468 (37.8%)	728 (58.9%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	$20,790			$3,110			$17,679	64.8	53.7	1068	282
362034001868	787	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	77 Lakeland Ave	Congers	10920	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 639-6320	441	37	11.8	25.9%	188 (42.6%)	29 (6.6%)	156 (35.4%)	57 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$16,330			$958			$15,373	64.8	70.6	664	123
362592003556	788	Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	440 Lincoln Ave	Sayville	11782	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-6725	414	37	11.1	14.5%	330 (79.7%)	9 (2.2%)	46 (11.1%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$22,587			$1,283			$21,304	64.7	63.6	828	40
361971001805	789	Montauk School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 S Dorset Dr	Montauk	11954	Suffolk County	Montauk Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 668-2474	297	40	7.4		193 (65.0%)	6 (2.0%)	87 (29.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$46,218			$00			$46,218	64.7	65.6	777	12
360009204811	790	Brooklyn New School-Ps 146 (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Henry St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 923-4750	643	45	14.1	37.0%	278 (43.2%)	91 (14.2%)	143 (22.2%)	26 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	101 (15.7%)	$21,282			$1,417			$19,866	64.6	58.2	971	181

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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