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
2141	Van Corlaer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2310 Guilderland Ave	Schenectady	12306	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3740	311	34	9.1	83.9%	54 (17.4%)	61 (19.6%)	81 (26.0%)	75 (24.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.3%)	$33,259			$4,592			$28,667	17.5	11.8	2302	161		362601003591
2142	Ps 3 Raul Julia Micro Society	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Lafontaine Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1899	308	24	12.8	96.8%	3 (1.0%)	92 (29.9%)	208 (67.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$37,814			$3,356			$34,458	17.5	23.1	1970	172		360008705137
2143	Dunkirk Intermediate School	Public	3-6	525 Eagle St	Dunkirk	14048	Chautauqua County	Dunkirk City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 366-9300	575	66	8.6	79.3%	183 (31.8%)	15 (2.6%)	354 (61.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$26,303			$3,300			$23,003	17.5	19.6	2071	72		360942000718
2144	Ps 42 Claremont	Public	PK, KG-5	1537 Washington Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-7366	311	37	8.4	99.7%	4 (1.3%)	89 (28.6%)	215 (69.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$50,337			$4,046			$46,291	17.5	22.6	1983	161		360008602188
2145	Laurel Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	48 Swan Ln	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2464	671	47	14.1	89.1%	25 (3.7%)	39 (5.8%)	599 (89.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$34,629			$2,349			$32,279	17.4	13.9	2242	97		360528000251
2146	FitzHugh Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	195 East Bridge St	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 341-2400	319	29	11	54.5%	250 (78.4%)	4 (1.3%)	37 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	$32,436			$1,164			$31,272	17.4	17.6	2130	16		362205003125
2147	Ps 59 The Dawn Best School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Throop Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-3600	265	33	8.1	95.1%	1 (0.4%)	120 (45.3%)	132 (49.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	$38,523			$4,560			$33,962	17.3	11	2317	170		360011902255
2148	Ps 274 Kosciusko	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-5300	286	25	11.4	91.3%	9 (3.1%)	39 (13.6%)	228 (79.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$38,114			$3,889			$34,225	17.2	25	1899	249		360009702788
2149	Ps 67 Charles A Dorsey	Public	PK, KG-5	51 St Edwards St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6756	163	16	10.2	96.3%	2 (1.2%)	79 (48.5%)	65 (39.9%)	6 (3.7%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.7%)	$47,854			$4,352			$43,502	17.1	15.5	2205	56		360009102280
2150	Van Rensselaer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Van Rensselaer Dr	Rensselaer	12144	Rensselaer County	Rensselaer City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 436-4618	487	32	15.1	67.1%	205 (42.1%)	55 (11.3%)	79 (16.2%)	64 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (17.0%)	$30,277			$5,814			$24,463	17	21.4	2025	125		362445003342

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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.