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
941	Ps 375 Jackie Robinson School	Public	PK, KG-5	46 McKeever Pl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-6655	239	26	9.3	90.8%	11 (4.6%)	167 (69.9%)	38 (15.9%)	9 (3.8%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	7 (2.9%)	$52,015			$4,159			$47,857	59.9	32	1686	745		360009504882
942	McKenna Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Spruce St	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5501	485	52	9.3	7.8%	409 (84.3%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$32,865			$640			$32,225	59.8	58.1	941	1		361863000131
943	Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	84-40 101st St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 520-7878	525	35	15	83.0%	24 (4.6%)	12 (2.3%)	409 (77.9%)	69 (13.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$32,432			$2,060			$30,372	59.8	41.6	1400	457		360012305729
944	Beekman School	Public	K-5	201 Lime Ridge Rd	Poughquag	12570	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1834	351	33	10.5	24.8%	222 (63.2%)	6 (1.7%)	97 (27.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$31,389			$770			$30,619	59.6	61.4	871	73		360327000089
945	Ps 289 George V Brower	Public	PK, KG-5	900 St Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-3824	280	27	10.2	90.7%	9 (3.2%)	194 (69.3%)	54 (19.3%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.2%)	$51,992			$4,409			$47,584	59.5	50.5	1154	209		360009502798
946	Ps 277	Public	PK, KG-5	519 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3594	347	23	15	97.4%	2 (0.6%)	112 (32.3%)	216 (62.2%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$34,642			$3,560			$31,082	59.5	39.5	1473	527		360008403738
947	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-4924	1,072	75	14.2	87.5%	10 (0.9%)	542 (50.6%)	483 (45.1%)	9 (0.8%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	$21,381			$1,274			$20,107	59.4	57.8	950	3		360014905824
948	Maplemere Elementary School	Public	K-5	236 E Maplemere Rd	Amherst	14221	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1550	488	41	12	44.9%	276 (56.6%)	53 (10.9%)	29 (5.9%)	108 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$23,971			$621			$23,350	59.4	65.3	775	173		362850003829
949	Vail Farm Elementary School	Public	K-5	1659 E Noxon Rd	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 223-8030	653	59	11	22.5%	477 (73.0%)	24 (3.7%)	110 (16.8%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$31,611			$776			$30,836	59.3	53.6	1063	114		360327005596
950	Long Lake Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20 School Ln	Long Lake	12847	Hamilton County	Long Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 624-2147	59	18	3.3	33.9%	54 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)	$65,312			$1,829			$63,483	59.2	60.8	886	64		361776001601

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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.