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
1881	Cross Hill Academy	Public	3-8	160 Bolmer Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8300	328	19	16.9	75.3%	13 (4.0%)	83 (25.3%)	214 (65.2%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$29,919			$2,268			$27,651	26.4	20.9	2038	157		363192004249
1882	Durhamville School	Public	4-5	5462 Main St	Durhamville	13054	Oneida County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-8065	258	17	15.4	50.4%	216 (83.7%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.3%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	$24,965			$2,183			$22,782	26.4	36.9	1540	342		360001301154
1883	Ps 398 Walter Weaver	Public	PK, KG-5	60 E 94th St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-4466	212	28	7.7	99.5%	3 (1.4%)	147 (69.3%)	56 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	$43,895			$4,000			$39,895	26.3	13.1	2267	384		360009502833
1884	Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-4	105 Ridge Rd	Ridge	11961	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2765	684	68	10	36.5%	385 (56.3%)	95 (13.9%)	117 (17.1%)	15 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.9%)	$40,389			$2,097			$38,292	26.3	31.1	1710	174		361923001755
1885	Ps 506 School Of Journalism And Technology (The)	Public	K-5	330 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 492-0087	334	36	9.2	95.2%	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	222 (66.5%)	93 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$44,663			$3,477			$41,186	26.2	29.1	1771	114		360015105877
1886	Ps/Middle School 280 Mosholu Parkway	Public	K-8	3202 Steuben Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6360	667	61	11	94.6%	21 (3.1%)	62 (9.3%)	517 (77.5%)	49 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	$32,572			$3,790			$28,783	26.2	36.8	1543	343		360008704695
1887	Ps 28 Wright Brothers	Public	PK, KG-5	475 W 155th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-3014	378	44	8.6	91.8%	15 (4.0%)	51 (13.5%)	302 (79.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	$45,496			$3,863			$41,633	26.2	32.3	1679	208		360008302135
1888	Ps/Is 155 Nicholas Herkimer	Public	PK, KG-8	1355 Herkimer St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-4340	298	24	12.4	90.9%	2 (0.7%)	96 (32.2%)	186 (62.4%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	$45,345			$4,492			$40,853	26.2	49.6	1182	706		360012102559
1889	Ps 236 Langston Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	1871 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 299-6128	303	24	12.6	98.3%	3 (1.0%)	92 (30.4%)	206 (68.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,848			$3,099			$34,749	26.2	30.8	1719	170		360008602751
1890	Stagecoach School	Public	K-5	205 Dare Rd	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 285-8730	351	22	15.9	52.7%	140 (39.9%)	29 (8.3%)	131 (37.3%)	39 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$30,943			$910			$30,033	26.1	32.7	1666	224		361920001747

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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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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.