Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
51	Ps 290 Manhattan New School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 E 82nd St	New York	10028	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 734-7127	444	28	15.7	12.8%	274 (61.7%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.0%)	74 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.3%)	$29,060	$1,452	$27,608	96.1	95.2	85	34	360007701219
52	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-1001	665			96.5%	3 (0.5%)	273 (41.1%)	387 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$28,434	$3,471	$24,963	96.1	94	118	66	360102906236
53	Ps 94 David D Porter	Public	PK, KG-5	41-77 Little Neck Pkwy	Little Neck	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8491	353	25	13.8	51.6%	26 (7.4%)	7 (2.0%)	41 (11.6%)	261 (73.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$29,856	$1,472	$28,384	96.1	97.9	22	31	360009902358
54	Icahn Charter School 1	Public, Charter	K-8	1525 Brook Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 716-8105	340	16	20.8	89.1%	1 (0.3%)	197 (57.9%)	128 (37.6%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$19,961	$1,262	$18,699	96	89	228	174	360004904470
55	Ps 39 Henry Bristow	Public	K-5	417 6th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9310	365	27	13.5	15.3%	229 (62.7%)	20 (5.5%)	36 (9.9%)	36 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.8%)	$26,263	$1,708	$24,555	96	96.9	45	10	360009202175
56	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	Public, Charter	K-4	144 E 128th St-3rd Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6600	240			88.3%	2 (0.8%)	145 (60.4%)	78 (32.5%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$20,314	$00	$20,314	96	98.1	16	40	360095406017
57	Ps 166 Richard Rogers School Of The Arts & Science (The)	Public	K-5	132 W 89th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2829	607	37	16.4	19.4%	319 (52.6%)	28 (4.6%)	99 (16.3%)	79 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.3%)	$24,931	$1,713	$23,218	96	97.1	40	17	360007802593
58	Siwanoy School	Public	K-5	489 Siwanoy Pl	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 738-7650	275	22	12.2	6.2%	196 (71.3%)	6 (2.2%)	26 (9.5%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.5%)	$29,693	$343	$29,350	96	95.8	67	9	362268003190
59	Fox Meadow School	Public	K-5	59 Brewster Rd	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2720	516	39	13		244 (47.3%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.5%)	161 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.6%)	$34,956	$231	$34,725	96	96.7	46	13	362595003561
60	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1804 Holland Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1276	528	22	24	87.9%	18 (3.4%)	164 (31.1%)	225 (42.6%)	116 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,873	$853	$17,020	95.9	93.7	127	67	360114206578

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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.

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
51	Ps 290 Manhattan New School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 E 82nd St	New York	10028	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 734-7127	444	28	15.7	12.8%	274 (61.7%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.0%)	74 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.3%)	$29,060			$1,452			$27,608	96.1	95.2	85	34		360007701219
52	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-1001	665			96.5%	3 (0.5%)	273 (41.1%)	387 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$28,434			$3,471			$24,963	96.1	94	118	66		360102906236
53	Ps 94 David D Porter	Public	PK, KG-5	41-77 Little Neck Pkwy	Little Neck	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8491	353	25	13.8	51.6%	26 (7.4%)	7 (2.0%)	41 (11.6%)	261 (73.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$29,856			$1,472			$28,384	96.1	97.9	22	31		360009902358
54	Icahn Charter School 1	Public, Charter	K-8	1525 Brook Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 716-8105	340	16	20.8	89.1%	1 (0.3%)	197 (57.9%)	128 (37.6%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$19,961			$1,262			$18,699	96	89	228	174		360004904470
55	Ps 39 Henry Bristow	Public	K-5	417 6th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9310	365	27	13.5	15.3%	229 (62.7%)	20 (5.5%)	36 (9.9%)	36 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.8%)	$26,263			$1,708			$24,555	96	96.9	45	10		360009202175
56	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	Public, Charter	K-4	144 E 128th St-3rd Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6600	240			88.3%	2 (0.8%)	145 (60.4%)	78 (32.5%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$20,314			$00			$20,314	96	98.1	16	40		360095406017
57	Ps 166 Richard Rogers School Of The Arts & Science (The)	Public	K-5	132 W 89th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2829	607	37	16.4	19.4%	319 (52.6%)	28 (4.6%)	99 (16.3%)	79 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.3%)	$24,931			$1,713			$23,218	96	97.1	40	17		360007802593
58	Siwanoy School	Public	K-5	489 Siwanoy Pl	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 738-7650	275	22	12.2	6.2%	196 (71.3%)	6 (2.2%)	26 (9.5%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.5%)	$29,693			$343			$29,350	96	95.8	67	9		362268003190
59	Fox Meadow School	Public	K-5	59 Brewster Rd	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2720	516	39	13		244 (47.3%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.5%)	161 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.6%)	$34,956			$231			$34,725	96	96.7	46	13		362595003561
60	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1804 Holland Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1276	528	22	24	87.9%	18 (3.4%)	164 (31.1%)	225 (42.6%)	116 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,873			$853			$17,020	95.9	93.7	127	67		360114206578