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)
360007703348	441	Ella Baker School	Public	PK, KG-8	317 E 67th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 717-8809	327	30	10.8	46.2%	106 (32.4%)	45 (13.8%)	122 (37.3%)	28 (8.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	$20,139			$1,018			$19,121	79.4	83.2	374	67
362943003970	442	James A Dever School	Public	K-6	585 N Corona Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 568-6120	418	45	9.3	23.4%	148 (35.4%)	57 (13.6%)	100 (23.9%)	100 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$21,922			$787			$21,135	79.3	76.3	533	91
362961003984	443	African Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 S Benita Blvd	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2311	306	26	11.6	33.7%	160 (52.3%)	22 (7.2%)	10 (3.3%)	100 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$14,872			$1,086			$13,785	79.3	77.8	495	52
360012302365	444	Ps 96	Public	PK, KG-5	130-01 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 529-2547	320	18	17.7	79.4%	13 (4.1%)	51 (15.9%)	60 (18.8%)	122 (38.1%)	63 (19.7%)	7 (2.2%)	4 (1.3%)	$15,484			$1,376			$14,108	79.3	75.3	563	119
361791001609	445	Waverly Park School	Public	1-5	320 Waverly Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6589	201	22	9.2	11.4%	141 (70.1%)	11 (5.5%)	29 (14.4%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$26,855			$1,822			$25,033	79.2	76.9	520	75
361374001126	446	Samuel J Preston School	Public	K-5	50 Taylor Ave	West Harrison	10604	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 630-3152	340	31	10.8	30.3%	194 (57.1%)	6 (1.8%)	118 (34.7%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$24,265			$1,304			$22,961	79.2	68.7	711	265
360009102106	447	Ps 20 Clinton Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Adelphi St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 834-6744	651	35	18.6	39.0%	270 (41.5%)	172 (26.4%)	110 (16.9%)	32 (4.9%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.1%)	$14,096			$1,601			$12,495	79.1	78.7	468	21
361308004589	448	Guilderland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2225 Western Ave	Guilderland	12084	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-0293	474	46	10.4	20.3%	281 (59.3%)	25 (5.3%)	39 (8.2%)	103 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	$14,688			$906			$13,782	79.1	70	683	235
362100002984	449	Loudonville School	Public	K-5	349 Osborne Rd	Loudonville	12211	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 434-1960	286	22	12.7	18.2%	185 (64.7%)	4 (1.4%)	34 (11.9%)	36 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.7%)	$14,254			$94			$14,160	79.1	74.7	575	126
360843000641	450	Cornwall Elementary School	Public	K-4	99 Lee Rd	Cornwall	12518	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 534-8009	577	36	15.8	24.3%	296 (51.3%)	47 (8.1%)	153 (26.5%)	46 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.7%)	$13,977			$1,985			$11,992	79.1	77.1	515	65

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

Educational resources:

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

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.