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
2151	Ps 58	Public	PK, KG-5	459 E 176th St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6866	256	23	11.2	97.7%	4 (1.6%)	70 (27.3%)	178 (69.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	$46,505			$5,035			$41,470	17	18	2117	34		360008602250
2152	Gov George Clinton School	Public	K-5	100 Montgomery St	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4600	237	20	11.7	85.2%	9 (3.8%)	107 (45.1%)	100 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	$38,548			$1,941			$36,607	16.9	18.1	2116	36		362376003305
2153	Greenport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	720 Front St	Greenport	11944	Suffolk County	Greenport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 477-1950	327	28	11.8	51.7%	54 (16.5%)	14 (4.3%)	234 (71.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$33,443			$1,415			$32,028	16.8	24.6	1917	236		361284001053
2154	Central Park East II	Public	PK, KG-8	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5992	407	53	7.7	78.1%	27 (6.6%)	100 (24.6%)	251 (61.7%)	14 (3.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$43,128			$4,366			$38,762	16.8	29.3	1765	389		360007905635
2155	Paige Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Elliott Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3520	468	39	11.9	74.4%	87 (18.6%)	80 (17.1%)	97 (20.7%)	138 (29.5%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	58 (12.4%)	$30,250			$4,099			$26,150	16.8	18.9	2096	59		362601003587
2156	Carlyle C Ring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	333 Buffalo St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4407	373	40	9.3	72.4%	191 (51.2%)	15 (4.0%)	124 (33.2%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	$22,281			$2,883			$19,398	16.7	19.9	2065	91		361563001345
2157	South Kortright Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	58200 State Hwy 10	South Kortright	13842	Delaware County	South Kortright Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 538-9111	287	29	9.8	40.8%	267 (93.0%)	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$33,646			$00			$33,646	16.7	8.9	2353	196		362733003730
2158	Ps 129 John H Finley	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 130th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5932	229	21	11	97.4%	6 (2.6%)	90 (39.3%)	125 (54.6%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$47,591			$3,812			$43,778	16.6	27.4	1826	332		360008102475
2159	Edwards-Knox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2512 County Route 24	Hermon	13652	St. Lawrence County	Edwards-Knox Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 562-8132	289	28	10.2	45.3%	280 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$29,497			$1,890			$27,607	16.6	17.3	2137	22		360000304542
2160	Haverstraw Elementary School	Public	4-6	16 Grant St	Haverstraw	10927	Rockland County	Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockl	No	No	No	No	(845) 942-3400	662	50	13.1	61.3%	34 (5.1%)	92 (13.9%)	504 (76.1%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$32,260			$1,838			$30,422	16.6	13.1	2264	104		361401001142

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.