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
1431	Ps 15 Institute For Environmental Learning	Public	K-8	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0473	372	38	9.8	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	336 (90.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,510			$3,310			$29,200	41.5	35.8	1574	143		360008701748
1432	Chenango Bridge Elementary School	Public	3-5	741 River Rd	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-6950	357	22	15.9	40.6%	305 (85.4%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	$25,868			$1,366			$24,502	41.4	43.4	1343	89		360729000518
1433	Matthew Paterson Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 South St	Patterson	12563	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 878-3211	464	41	11.4	37.3%	220 (47.4%)	21 (4.5%)	194 (41.8%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$32,971			$1,490			$31,481	41.4	35.8	1572	139		360657000442
1434	West Gates Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W Gates Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 867-3400	303	26	11.7	40.3%	180 (59.4%)	14 (4.6%)	88 (29.0%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	$21,500			$00			$21,500	41.4	52.9	1079	355		361738001550
1435	Lake View Campus	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Sisco St	Westport	12993	Essex County	Boquet Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 962-8244	183	25	7.4	37.2%	172 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$36,527			$3,751			$32,777	41.4	37.7	1515	80		360118904170
1436	Woodhull Intermediate School	Public	4-6	140 Woodhull Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 673-2030	435	47	9.3	59.3%	79 (18.2%)	22 (5.1%)	307 (70.6%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$37,987			$2,970			$35,016	41.4	40.4	1431	5		361509004773
1437	Ps 13 Clement C Moore	Public	PK, KG-5	55-01 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-1021	815	70	11.6	80.7%	31 (3.8%)	63 (7.7%)	508 (62.3%)	205 (25.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$34,891			$2,767			$32,124	41.3	66.1	748	689		360009802081
1438	Jordan-Elbridge Middle School	Public	3-8	9 N Chappell St	Jordan	13080	Onondaga County	Jordan-Elbridge Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 689-8520	409	39	10.5	42.8%	394 (96.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$30,454			$1,018			$29,436	41.2	45.8	1260	178		361599002581
1439	Greene Intermediate School	Public	3-5	105 Elementary Ln	Greene	13778	Chenango County	Greene Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 656-9891	187	21	8.7	48.7%	175 (93.6%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$29,190			$1,841			$27,349	41.2	45.8	1261	178		361275001051
1440	Rochester Prep Charter School 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	630 Brooks Ave	Rochester	14619	Monroe County	Rochester Prep Charter School 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 436-8629	1,405	46	30.6	86.8%	42 (3.0%)	1,102 (78.4%)	206 (14.7%)	7 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (2.8%)	$16,488			$2,276			$14,213	41.2	47.7	1223	217		360017305854

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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:

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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.