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
951	Southern Cayuga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2384 Rt 34b	Aurora	13026	Cayuga County	Southern Cayuga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 364-7098	348	27	12.8	39.9%	289 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$22,719			$1,056			$21,663	59.2	60.2	902	49		362757004789
952	Fishers Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	78 Greenwood Rd #600	Fishers Island	06390	Suffolk County	Fishers Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 788-7444	56	13	4.3		43 (76.8%)	2 (3.6%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)	$69,953			$232			$69,721	59.2	57.2	972	20		361110000884
953	Queensbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	431 Aviation Rd	Queensbury	12804	Warren County	Queensbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 824-1604	952	65	14.6	35.5%	830 (87.2%)	19 (2.0%)	34 (3.6%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.9%)	$19,380			$1,061			$18,319	59.2			(n/a)		362403003316
954	Deauville Gardens East Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Waldo St	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 842-3320	465	28	16.7	57.4%	45 (9.7%)	83 (17.8%)	316 (68.0%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$26,784			$1,418			$25,366	59	65.3	773	181		360831000611
955	Ps 207	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Godwin Ter	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-9645	364	32	11.4	95.9%	23 (6.3%)	42 (11.5%)	286 (78.6%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$36,503			$3,823			$32,680	59	42	1382	427		360008704693
956	Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60-02 60th Ln	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-7850	764	62	12.3	69.6%	294 (38.5%)	5 (0.7%)	354 (46.3%)	101 (13.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$35,076			$1,997			$33,078	58.9	61	878	78		360009802551
957	Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan	Public	K-5	715 E 225th St	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-3903	406	34	12	94.3%	14 (3.4%)	208 (51.2%)	151 (37.2%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	9 (2.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$38,171			$4,080			$34,091	58.8	33.6	1632	675		360008802111
958	John H West School	Public	K-5	499 Boundary Ave	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-7500	473	43	11	18.0%	270 (57.1%)	7 (1.5%)	98 (20.7%)	76 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$34,318			$281			$34,037	58.8	56.9	977	19		362319003246
959	Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	378 Urban St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 235-1520	434	30	14.4	67.1%	7 (1.6%)	377 (86.9%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$14,887			$1,262			$13,625	58.8	40	1446	487		360117206648
960	Ps 56 Harry Eichler	Public	2-5	86-10 114th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-4448	360	27	13.3	82.2%	27 (7.5%)	36 (10.0%)	182 (50.6%)	90 (25.0%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	$33,363			$2,272			$31,090	58.8	50.6	1152	192		360012304352

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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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.