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
2121	Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Public, Charter	K-8	665 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 424-0555	416	40	10.4	68.0%	60 (14.4%)	208 (50.0%)	91 (21.9%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.1%)	$16,130			$412			$15,718	18.5	18.6	2102	19		360116306604
2122	Deruyter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	711 Railroad St	De Ruyter	13052	Madison County	Deruyter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 852-3400	119	15	8	39.5%	113 (95.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$33,943			$3,124			$30,819	18.3	31.5	1701	421		360885004585
2123	Ps 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	1615 Madison Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5803	367	40	9.2	96.2%	7 (1.9%)	91 (24.8%)	254 (69.2%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	$42,686			$3,615			$39,071	18.3	20.9	2039	84		360007902407
2124	Pine Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 N Allen St	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6725	363	25	14.2	68.0%	65 (17.9%)	130 (35.8%)	86 (23.7%)	46 (12.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.5%)	$28,931			$1,944			$26,987	18.3	23.9	1951	173		360246000020
2125	Ps 200 James McCune Smith School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2589 7th Ave	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 491-6636	274	27	10.1	95.6%	11 (4.0%)	152 (55.5%)	89 (32.5%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$49,150			$4,797			$44,353	18.2	25.2	1893	232		360008102680
2126	Ps 153 Adam Clayton Powell	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-8611	387	29	13.5	89.1%	22 (5.7%)	77 (19.9%)	275 (71.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$37,407			$3,085			$34,322	18.2	37.2	1534	592		360008302550
2127	John E Joy Elementary School	Public	K-6	8194 Bielby Rd	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 334-1261	366	32	11.5	41.5%	305 (83.3%)	12 (3.3%)	23 (6.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	$31,141			$912			$30,228	18.2	21.8	2009	118		362490003451
2128	Sheridan Academy For Young Leaders	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-3411	410	34	12	96.8%	1 (0.2%)	93 (22.7%)	292 (71.2%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$35,333			$3,217			$32,117	18.2	22.6	1982	146		360008606150
2129	Ps 124 Silas B Dutcher	Public	PK, KG-5	515 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 788-0246	293	32	9.1	79.9%	34 (11.6%)	63 (21.5%)	168 (57.3%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$43,289			$3,561			$39,728	18.1	21.8	2012	117		360009202461
2130	Dalton-Nunda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	13 Mill St	Nunda	14517	Livingston County	Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 468-2900	190	23	8.4	49.5%	178 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$29,678			$1,884			$27,794	18.1	16.6	2161	31		362145003046

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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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