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)
361824001647	1041	Mamaroneck Avenue School	Public	K-5	850 Mamaroneck Ave	Mamaroneck	10543	Westchester County	Mamaroneck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 220-3600	651	65	9.9	49.5%	230 (35.3%)	24 (3.7%)	346 (53.1%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.7%)	$20,739			$2,048			$18,692	54.6	63.6	827	214
360120206676	1042	KIPP Bronx Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	2720 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	KIPP Bronx Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2610	967	54	18	85.5%	5 (0.5%)	311 (32.2%)	628 (64.9%)	7 (0.7%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	$23,950			$3,999			$19,951	54.6			(n/a)
362928003939	1043	Grand Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	711 School Dr	North Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-2101	298	30	9.9	56.7%	0 (0.0%)	137 (46.0%)	149 (50.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$16,882			$2,508			$14,374	54.4	52.3	1102	59
360012202722	1044	Ps 219 Paul Klapper	Public	PK, KG-8	144-39 Gravett Rd	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 793-2130	611	66	9.3	71.4%	68 (11.1%)	26 (4.3%)	196 (32.1%)	306 (50.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	$29,048			$1,327			$27,721	54.4	67	747	297
360008502293	1045	Ps 71 Rose E Scala	Public	K-8	3040 Roberts Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5351	1,157	91	12.7	77.7%	203 (17.5%)	66 (5.7%)	716 (61.9%)	149 (12.9%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (1.0%)	$17,842			$1,934			$15,909	54.3	54.5	1052	7
362427003335	1046	Red Jacket Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1506 Rt 21	Shortsville	14548	Ontario County	Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 289-9647	331	35	9.4	48.6%	272 (82.2%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	$13,360			$2,233			$11,127	54.3	39.1	1473	427
360010302201	1047	Ps 45 John Tyler	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Lawrence Ave	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-6123	754	54	13.9	67.4%	173 (22.9%)	125 (16.6%)	348 (46.2%)	68 (9.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	$18,307			$1,176			$17,131	54.3	55.5	1026	21
360096806074	1048	Bronx Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3170 Webster Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	Bronx Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-1400	469	45	10.4	88.9%	19 (4.1%)	70 (14.9%)	345 (73.6%)	27 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	$25,189			$00			$25,189	54.2	47.8	1220	172
363066004122	1049	George Washington School	Public	4-6	347 William St	West Hempstead	11552	Nassau County	West Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 390-3130	349	27	13	50.1%	59 (16.9%)	64 (18.3%)	184 (52.7%)	33 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$25,635			$1,107			$24,528	54.2	61.9	875	174
362859006510	1050	Syracuse Latin School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Jamesville Ave	Syracuse	13210	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4606	644	52	12.5	43.3%	272 (42.2%)	215 (33.4%)	69 (10.7%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.1%)	$14,769			$3,011			$11,758	54.1	60.7	902	148

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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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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.