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)
360942000718	2071	Dunkirk Intermediate School	Public	3-6	525 Eagle St	Dunkirk	14048	Chautauqua County	Dunkirk City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 366-9300	592	66	8.9	73.5%	196 (33.1%)	18 (3.0%)	350 (59.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	$18,698			$3,193			$15,506	19.6	18.6	2082	11
360348000104	2072	Genesee Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	244 Genesee St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8640	358	38	9.3	84.4%	198 (55.3%)	69 (19.3%)	31 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	56 (15.6%)	$16,884			$2,148			$14,736	19.6	17.9	2099	27
361263001038	2073	Longridge School	Public	K-5	190 Longridge Ave	Rochester	14616	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5800	758	65	11.6	67.7%	303 (40.0%)	150 (19.8%)	189 (24.9%)	42 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.6%)	$15,253			$2,409			$12,844	19.6	16.2	2144	71
361629001432	2074	George Washington School	Public	PK, KG-4	67 Wall St	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3518	514	43	11.8	44.6%	214 (41.6%)	52 (10.1%)	198 (38.5%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	$17,596			$3,874			$13,721	19.6	15.7	2153	79
360009602721	2075	Ps 219 Kennedy-King	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 Clarkson Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-9566	278	25	11.1	90.3%	6 (2.2%)	213 (76.6%)	55 (19.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$25,721			$3,599			$22,122	19.5	32.4	1673	402
360009702457	2076	Ps 123 Suydam	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4810	485	42	11.4	91.1%	9 (1.9%)	22 (4.5%)	439 (90.5%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,112			$2,160			$19,952	19.5	14.8	2186	110
360008603742	2077	Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School	Public	K-8	1220 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-7230	836	75	11.1	95.6%	8 (1.0%)	38 (4.5%)	771 (92.2%)	8 (1.0%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,550			$2,603			$15,948	19.4	23.3	1945	132
362265003179	2078	Hillcrest School	Public	3-5	4 Horton Dr	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 739-2284	542	46	11.9	41.5%	26 (4.8%)	65 (12.0%)	424 (78.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$16,677			$3,297			$13,380	19.4	23.4	1944	134
363078004152	2079	Winchester-Potters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	675 Potters Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3580	430	43	9.9	47.7%	329 (76.5%)	24 (5.6%)	42 (9.8%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	$15,279			$1,544			$13,735	19.4	20.4	2024	55
362067002899	2080	Newark Valley Middle School	Public	4-7	88 Whig St	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-5524	274	29	9.3	55.8%	262 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$15,574			$1,323			$14,251	19.4	21.4	1994	86

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.