Best Elementary Schools in New York

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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
1761	John M Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3 Gingerbread Ln	East Hampton	11937	Suffolk County	East Hampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 329-4205	517	53	9.8	29.6%	161 (31.1%)	13 (2.5%)	312 (60.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$43,427			$894			$42,532	30.2	41.1	1410	351		360966000738
1762	Ps/Middle School 194	Public	K-8	2365 Waterbury Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-5270	1,169	92	12.7	92.4%	52 (4.4%)	73 (6.2%)	617 (52.8%)	392 (33.5%)	18 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.1%)	$30,754			$3,521			$27,232	30.2	29.7	1754	8		360008805558
1763	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	25 Owl Ave	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3740	432	31	13.8	58.1%	378 (87.5%)	9 (2.1%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$26,500			$2,189			$24,311	30.2	39.9	1450	313		361866001693
1764	Riverside Elementary School	Public	K-5	39 House St	Oneonta	13820	Otsego County	Oneonta City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 433-8273	246	25	9.9	49.6%	200 (81.3%)	20 (8.1%)	20 (8.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$25,744			$1,221			$24,523	30.2	29	1773	9		362178003096
1765	Karl W Saile Bear Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	5590 Bear Rd	North Syracuse	13212	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-2400	537	43	12.5	44.1%	385 (71.7%)	31 (5.8%)	25 (4.7%)	26 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.8%)	$25,546			$1,385			$24,161	30.1	36.1	1562	203		362121002995
1766	Harlem Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	240 E 123rd St-3rd Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-9953	647	65	9.9	89.3%	6 (0.9%)	388 (60.0%)	227 (35.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	$19,839			$1,193			$18,646	30.1	27.7	1818	52		360006804870
1767	Harmony Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	Madelon K Hickey Way	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-1900	384	31	12.3	59.9%	236 (61.5%)	34 (8.9%)	58 (15.1%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.9%)	$24,230			$3,137			$21,093	30.1	25	1903	136		360798004584
1768	Boyle Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	424 Boyle Rd	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 474-8140	306	26	11.8	31.0%	180 (58.8%)	8 (2.6%)	105 (34.3%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$32,690			$380			$32,310	30.1	38.6	1497	271		361578001360
1769	Letchworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5550 School Rd	Gainesville	14066	Wyoming County	Letchworth Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 493-2581	311	37	8.4	45.0%	302 (97.1%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$28,745			$1,736			$27,009	30.1	62.6	840	929		361713004301
1770	Ps 62 Inocensio Casanova	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Fox St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-1617	427	40	10.7	97.7%	4 (0.9%)	69 (16.2%)	349 (81.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$38,740			$4,214			$34,526	30	18.3	2114	344		360008502264

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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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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.