Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2439)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
360009005509	1581	Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Jennings St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 319-2820	478	38	12.7	93.5%	4 (0.8%)	128 (26.8%)	338 (70.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,257			$2,653			$20,604	35.3	20.9	2023	442
360657000440	1582	Kent Elementary School	Public	K-4	1091 Rt 52	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-5029	394	32	12.4	29.2%	235 (59.6%)	14 (3.6%)	132 (33.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$23,733			$470			$23,264	35.2	44.7	1313	269
361518001272	1583	Netherwood School	Public	K-5	648 Netherwood Rd	Hyde Park	12538	Dutchess County	Hyde Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 229-4055	295	28	10.5	43.1%	199 (67.5%)	22 (7.5%)	51 (17.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$19,749			$3,547			$16,202	35.2	50.8	1155	428
360729000518	1584	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	376	25	14.7	40.4%	330 (87.8%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$12,955			$1,022			$11,933	35.1	44.5	1323	261
361974001807	1585	Emma C Chase School	Public	K-5	28 Pennsylvania Ave	Wurtsboro	12790	Sullivan County	Monticello Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 888-2471	228	23	9.7	57.0%	125 (54.8%)	19 (8.3%)	54 (23.7%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	$22,551			$1,783			$20,768	35.1	44.3	1336	249
360672005040	1586	Catskill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	770 Embought Rd	Catskill	12414	Greene County	Catskill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 943-0574	574	58	9.8	41.3%	372 (64.8%)	32 (5.6%)	89 (15.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (12.5%)	$18,815			$2,900			$15,915	35	37.8	1523	63
362796003790	1587	Saint Lawrence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1039 State Hwy 11c	Brasher Falls	13613	St. Lawrence County	Brasher Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 389-5131	363	34	10.7	59.2%	336 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$12,953			$2,658			$10,295	35	55.8	1027	560
363192001527	1588	Montessori School 31	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Ravenswood Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8623	343	21	16.6	58.6%	66 (19.2%)	62 (18.1%)	185 (53.9%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	$20,132			$1,841			$18,291	34.9	44	1345	243
362937003946	1589	Albany Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	1151 Albany St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6500	513	40	12.8	75.4%	229 (44.6%)	77 (15.0%)	93 (18.1%)	80 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	$12,257			$3,548			$8,709	34.9	39.4	1478	111
360008605561	1590	Ps 63 Author's Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Franklin Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-3058	412	31	13.2	96.1%	12 (2.9%)	128 (31.1%)	260 (63.1%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,927			$1,894			$19,033	34.8	22.6	1973	383

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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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