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
551	Stewart Manor School	Public	PK, KG-6	38 Stewart Ave	Stewart Manor	11530	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5530	342	34	10.1	30.4%	68 (19.9%)	66 (19.3%)	102 (29.8%)	87 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.7%)	$28,125			$521			$27,603	75.1	91.6	171	380		361062000836
552	Montessori School 27	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	132 Valentine Ln	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8455	332	19	17.5	53.0%	16 (4.8%)	57 (17.2%)	226 (68.1%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$28,262			$1,250			$27,012	75.1	66.2	746	194		363192004269
553	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	433 W 123rd St-4th Fl	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2650	748	40	18.7	86.9%	16 (2.1%)	408 (54.5%)	285 (38.1%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	$22,647			$22,647			$00	75.1	75.7	520	33		360008205526
554	Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	45 Tremont St	Albany	12205	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6675	322	24	13.6	32.0%	133 (41.3%)	79 (24.5%)	35 (10.9%)	47 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	$28,881			$1,462			$27,419	75	65.6	768	214		360246000222
555	Ps 65	Public	PK, KG-5	696 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-2223	512	33	15.4	89.6%	14 (2.7%)	40 (7.8%)	422 (82.4%)	18 (3.5%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$29,438			$2,913			$26,526	75	74.7	544	11		360012002275
556	Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	64-35 102nd St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 897-8600	710	43	16.6	63.0%	308 (43.4%)	13 (1.8%)	137 (19.3%)	216 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	$28,518			$1,696			$26,822	75	59.3	920	364		360010002614
557	East Quogue School	Public	K-6	6 Central Ave	East Quogue	11942	Suffolk County	East Quogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 653-5210	381	47	8.1	20.2%	245 (64.3%)	1 (0.3%)	119 (31.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	$47,761			$1,258			$46,503	74.9	66	756	199		360990000764
558	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	77 Lakeland Ave	Congers	10920	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 639-6320	441	39	11.3	25.4%	178 (40.4%)	32 (7.3%)	152 (34.5%)	66 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$14,592			$374			$14,219	74.9	64.8	787	229		362034001868
559	Marcy Elementary School	Public	K-5	9479 Maynard Dr	Marcy	13403	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3422	288	24	11.9	20.5%	247 (85.8%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	$32,931			$1,341			$31,589	74.9	70.3	633	74		363132004193
560	Signal Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	670 Caledonia Rd	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3700	672	49	13.6	20.1%	368 (54.8%)	37 (5.5%)	99 (14.7%)	130 (19.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$34,983			$00			$34,983	74.8	77.1	496	64		361329001090

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.