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
1701	Helen M Marshall School	Public	K-5	110-08 Northern Blvd	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 505-5110	462	39	11.8	95.7%	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	425 (92.0%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$31,270			$2,631			$28,639	32.5	21.3	2028	327		360009806179
1702	Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Northwood Ave	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3640	437	45	9.6	38.4%	278 (63.6%)	45 (10.3%)	45 (10.3%)	53 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	$24,092			$721			$23,371	32.4	38.5	1499	203		363078004147
1703	Sherman School	Public	K-4	836 Sherman St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3760	323	22	14.4	55.7%	220 (68.1%)	24 (7.4%)	37 (11.5%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	$23,220			$763			$22,457	32.3	40.3	1439	264		363012004055
1704	Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway	Public	PK, KG-8	2163 Dean St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7768	313	27	11.4	92.7%	9 (2.9%)	187 (59.7%)	105 (33.5%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$36,893			$3,150			$33,742	32.3	33.4	1639	65		360012102623
1705	Ps 396	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-0862	217	37	5.9	93.1%	2 (0.9%)	42 (19.4%)	165 (76.0%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$63,521			$3,477			$60,045	32.2	22.2	1995	290		360008703820
1706	Ps 149 Sojourner Truth	Public	PK, KG-8	41 W 117th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 672-9020	249	29	8.6	94.4%	8 (3.2%)	107 (43.0%)	121 (48.6%)	9 (3.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$40,696			$3,780			$36,916	32.2	22	2001	295		360007802539
1707	Moreau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Bluebird Rd	South Glens Falls	12803	Saratoga County	South Glens Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 793-9644	283	23	12.4	33.6%	278 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$29,523			$580			$28,943	32.2	27.3	1829	122		362724003716
1708	Linden Tree Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1560 Purdy St	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 239-7401	300	25	11.8	91.7%	13 (4.3%)	38 (12.7%)	167 (55.7%)	74 (24.7%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	$34,391			$3,457			$30,934	32.2	17.3	2135	427		360008806338
1709	Brookside Elementary School Campus	Public	K-5	1144 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4800	400	29	13.6	44.3%	217 (54.3%)	58 (14.5%)	64 (16.0%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	$25,398			$640			$24,758	32.1	33.4	1640	69		361263001027
1710	Leo Bernabi School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Bernabi Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 349-5402	370	39	9.4	23.2%	306 (82.7%)	17 (4.6%)	33 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$27,095			$1,020			$26,074	32.1	44.1	1319	391		362778003763

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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 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.