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
2251	Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4623	296	24	12.3	91.2%	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	282 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$37,853			$4,924			$32,928	12.5	18.4	2109	142		360009702434
2252	Flanders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	524 E Main St	Malone	12953	Franklin County	Malone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 483-7803	213	27	7.9	46.0%	195 (91.5%)	4 (1.9%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$31,644			$1,880			$29,765	12.5	9.7	2335	83		361818001634
2253	Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-4	1095 Jefferson Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4180	566	52	10.8	94.7%	37 (6.5%)	344 (60.8%)	50 (8.8%)	99 (17.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	$35,686			$3,627			$32,059	12.5	9.8	2334	81		360585001549
2254	Norman R Kelley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	316 W Miller St	Newark	14513	Wayne County	Newark Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 332-3326	363	39	9.2	55.4%	245 (67.5%)	23 (6.3%)	50 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.1%)	$30,221			$2,912			$27,309	12.5	21.9	2007	247		362064002896
2255	Dover Elementary School	Public	3-5	9 School St	Dover Plains	12522	Dutchess County	Dover Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 877-5730	305	26	11.7	70.5%	150 (49.2%)	9 (3.0%)	140 (45.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$28,038			$561			$27,477	12.5	15.8	2191	64		360921000706
2256	Lakeshore Elementary School	Public	3-5	1200 Latta Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-3900	387	34	11.3	59.2%	170 (43.9%)	68 (17.6%)	98 (25.3%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	$27,612			$1,895			$25,717	12.4	21.7	2016	240		361263001037
2257	Ps 78	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tompkins Ave	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-3094	454	39	11.6	94.5%	21 (4.6%)	186 (41.0%)	225 (49.6%)	12 (2.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	$46,770			$3,707			$43,063	12.4	21.1	2032	225		360010306362
2258	Casey Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	101 Pulaski St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8760	381	38	10	81.6%	227 (59.6%)	44 (11.5%)	30 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (20.7%)	$29,523			$3,073			$26,450	12.3	16.4	2170	88		360348000102
2259	Charles F Johnson Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 Paden St	Endicott	13760	Broome County	Union-Endicott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2137	413	31	13.3	72.4%	185 (44.8%)	67 (16.2%)	63 (15.3%)	44 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	47 (11.4%)	$24,244			$2,359			$21,885	12.2	24.1	1937	322		361071000846
2260	Ps 134 Henrietta Szold	Public	PK, KG-5	293 E Broadway	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 673-4470	164	19	8.7	98.8%	3 (1.8%)	51 (31.1%)	97 (59.1%)	6 (3.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	$53,740			$4,376			$49,364	12.2	10.9	2319	59		360007602492

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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.