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, December 4, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
621	Ps 241 Emma L Johnston	Public	PK, KG-5	976 President St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-4725	369	21	17.5	72.4%	45 (12.2%)	258 (69.9%)	42 (11.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$34,418			$3,309			$31,110	72.8	76	509	112		360009502756
622	Brooks Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	181 Hulburt Rd	Fairport	14450	Monroe County	Fairport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 421-2170	549	55	9.9	20.4%	451 (82.1%)	9 (1.6%)	35 (6.4%)	30 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	$27,228			$571			$26,657	72.8	81	411	211		361089000858
623	Sag Harbor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	68 Hampton St	Sag Harbor	11963	Suffolk County	Sag Harbor Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 725-5301	431	49	8.7	23.9%	303 (70.3%)	9 (2.1%)	105 (24.4%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$46,499			$711			$45,788	72.7	78.1	473	150		362538003515
624	Greenfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	3180 Rt 9n	Greenfield Center	12833	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 893-7402	377	32	11.8	38.2%	341 (90.5%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$22,043			$1,627			$20,416	72.6	73	576	48		362577003540
625	Bushwick Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	751 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Bushwick Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-9162	738	42	17.5	92.3%	11 (1.5%)	101 (13.7%)	613 (83.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	$16,897			$1,214			$15,683	72.6	55.8	1010	385		360101706172
626	Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-5	71-111 Convent Ave	New York	10027	New York County	Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 663-8216	152	12	12.6	84.9%	1 (0.7%)	108 (71.1%)	34 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	$24,701			$595			$24,106	72.6	63.5	814	188		360006104438
627	Ps 233 Langston Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	9301 Ave B	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-8103	335	30	11.1	85.4%	8 (2.4%)	276 (82.4%)	36 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,454			$3,328			$36,126	72.5	46.7	1240	613		360009602745
628	Ps 68	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 Monticello Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-2854	493	60	8.2	80.1%	16 (3.2%)	307 (62.3%)	145 (29.4%)	8 (1.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	$49,983			$3,588			$46,395	72.5	50.7	1148	520		360008802282
629	Craig Elementary School	Public	K-5	2566 Balltown Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-0156	377	34	11.1	17.2%	225 (59.7%)	24 (6.4%)	16 (4.2%)	74 (19.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.5%)	$21,774			$531			$21,243	72.5	61.4	869	240		362088002955
630	Ps 131 Abigail Adams	Public	PK, KG-5	170-45 84th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2840	754	54	13.9	88.2%	23 (3.1%)	38 (5.0%)	104 (13.8%)	565 (74.9%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	$30,050			$2,310			$27,741	72.3	76.8	497	133		360010102483

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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 December 4, 2025, 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.