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
1171	Ps 189	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2580 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 927-8303	421	43	9.8	93.3%	10 (2.4%)	19 (4.5%)	390 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$37,336			$3,647			$33,688	51.4	46	1255	84		360008302648
1172	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2021 Bergen St-Rm 149	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2600	651	45	14.4	92.0%	3 (0.5%)	501 (77.0%)	127 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.5%)	$20,731			$1,479			$19,253	51.4	43.1	1349	177		360096906014
1173	Cayuga Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1780 Como Park Blvd	Depew	14043	Erie County	Depew Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-5006	846	72	11.6	42.2%	669 (79.1%)	25 (3.0%)	57 (6.7%)	42 (5.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	$22,715			$1,307			$21,409	51.3	42.1	1377	204		360903000688
1174	Ps 4 Duke Ellington	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 160th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-0739	428	34	12.5	82.7%	13 (3.0%)	34 (7.9%)	368 (86.0%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$36,740			$3,426			$33,314	51.3	41.8	1393	219		360008301675
1175	Owego Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Sheldon Guile Blvd	Owego	13827	Tioga County	Owego-Apalachin Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 687-7303	497	29	16.9		462 (93.0%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	$24,795			$1,454			$23,341	51.3	54.6	1040	135		362217003140
1176	Ps 163 Alfred E Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	163 W 97th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2854	466	40	11.6	67.4%	61 (13.1%)	67 (14.4%)	299 (64.2%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$34,901			$2,851			$32,051	51.3	66.1	751	425		360007802584
1177	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2286 Cropsey Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 682-5610	335	16	20.9	83.3%	172 (51.3%)	48 (14.3%)	89 (26.6%)	23 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$32,459			$1,822			$30,637	51.3	68.5	690	487		360116606625
1178	Eagle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Wave Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8150	680	54	12.5	37.4%	201 (29.6%)	69 (10.1%)	362 (53.2%)	24 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	$24,056			$1,273			$22,783	51.2	24.5	1923	745		362247003162
1179	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	245 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 556-6275	1,176	68	17.3	92.0%	9 (0.8%)	926 (78.7%)	213 (18.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	15 (1.3%)	$22,524			$1,330			$21,194	51.2	70.5	627	552		360010805640
1180	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2580	1,320	94	14	89.6%	8 (0.6%)	1,148 (87.0%)	128 (9.7%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$22,010			$1,182			$20,829	51.2	53.4	1069	111		360014705821

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.