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
1371	Ps 26 Jesse Owens	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 919-5707	214	30	7.2	78.0%	20 (9.3%)	102 (47.7%)	77 (36.0%)	5 (2.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$51,251			$3,256			$47,995	43.7	39.6	1472	101		360009402128
1372	Brookside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3849 Saddlemire Rd	Binghamton	13903	Broome County	Susquehanna Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 669-4105	401	24	16.3	47.4%	346 (86.3%)	6 (1.5%)	17 (4.2%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$24,487			$1,450			$23,037	43.7	42.3	1374	2		362838003821
1373	Ps 19 Curtis School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Post Ave	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-3860	464	38	12.2	93.8%	24 (5.2%)	66 (14.2%)	347 (74.8%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$38,295			$3,208			$35,087	43.6	21.8	2014	641		360010302102
1374	Tamarac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3992 Ny Rt 2	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 279-4600	505	32	15.6	27.9%	458 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$22,266			$1,140			$21,126	43.6	52.7	1086	288		360552000279
1375	Westmoreland Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	8596 Westmoreland Rd	Whitesboro	13492	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3442	335	33	10.2	37.9%	271 (80.9%)	12 (3.6%)	21 (6.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.8%)	$29,900			$1,996			$27,903	43.6	26.9	1847	472		363132004195
1376	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	75 Morris St	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8430	590	31	19	79.5%	25 (4.2%)	51 (8.6%)	472 (80.0%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$24,966			$1,667			$23,298	43.5	41.1	1411	35		363192004263
1377	Ticonderoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 Alexandria Ave	Ticonderoga	12883	Essex County	Ticonderoga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 585-7400	396	27	14.4	48.5%	388 (98.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$30,383			$2,712			$27,671	43.5	49.1	1195	182		362868003893
1378	Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1075 Pugsley Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5198	508	37	13.7	97.0%	13 (2.6%)	40 (7.9%)	298 (58.7%)	121 (23.8%)	19 (3.7%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$35,552			$3,822			$31,729	43.4	49.8	1179	199		360008502441
1379	Urban Scholars Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-8133	294	33	8.9	98.0%	4 (1.4%)	112 (38.1%)	171 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$47,264			$4,776			$42,488	43.4	35.3	1584	205		360009006133
1380	Ps 89	Public	PK, KG-8	980 Mace Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 653-0835	1,169	88	13.2	86.9%	217 (18.6%)	199 (17.0%)	622 (53.2%)	100 (8.6%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (1.0%)	13 (1.1%)	$29,627			$3,086			$26,541	43.3	40.4	1432	52		360008802342

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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.