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
2201	Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair	Public	PK, KG-8	218-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2420	427	42	10.1	73.8%	5 (1.2%)	322 (75.4%)	70 (16.4%)	12 (2.8%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$35,137			$2,191			$32,946	14.7	10.4	2326	125		360010102532
2202	Ps 25 Eubie Blake School	Public	K-5	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2336	49	9	5.4	98.0%	2 (4.1%)	21 (42.9%)	25 (51.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$58,354			$3,641			$54,713	14.7	57.8	954	1248		360009402123
2203	Ps 307 Daniel Hale Williams	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	209 York St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-4748	270	29	9.3	84.1%	26 (9.6%)	123 (45.6%)	96 (35.6%)	8 (3.0%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	$52,349			$4,058			$48,291	14.7	9.7	2336	133		360009102811
2204	Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	512 Emerson Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4625	351	28	12.4	75.2%	84 (23.9%)	164 (46.7%)	42 (12.0%)	14 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (12.0%)	$32,213			$4,126			$28,086	14.6	15.9	2184	20		362859003873
2205	Ps 52	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	178-37 146th Terrace	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 528-2238	270	30	9.1	94.1%	11 (4.1%)	135 (50.0%)	100 (37.0%)	11 (4.1%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	$46,062			$4,218			$41,844	14.5	18.3	2113	92		360010102227
2206	Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Stanley St	Schenectady	12307	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3680	424	38	11.2	84.9%	28 (6.6%)	109 (25.7%)	103 (24.3%)	122 (28.8%)	9 (2.1%)	11 (2.6%)	42 (9.9%)	$32,114			$4,865			$27,249	14.5	12.7	2273	67		362601003584
2207	Ps 57 Crescent	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 367-9446	331	29	11.4	96.1%	5 (1.5%)	95 (28.7%)	218 (65.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$40,083			$4,386			$35,696	14.5	8.7	2355	148		360009002245
2208	Ps 146 Ann M Short	Public	PK, KG-5	421 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5877	305	36	8.3	96.7%	5 (1.6%)	86 (28.2%)	198 (64.9%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$56,917			$3,800			$53,117	14.4	32.3	1681	527		360007902529
2209	Lemoyne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1528 Lemoyne Ave	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4590	338	29	11.8	55.6%	98 (29.0%)	131 (38.8%)	48 (14.2%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.2%)	$35,527			$3,067			$32,460	14.4	16.9	2152	57		362859003867
2210	Hendy Avenue School	Public	3-6	110 Hendy Ave	Elmira	14905	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3750	391	25	15.9	69.6%	262 (67.0%)	61 (15.6%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	$24,108			$4,359			$19,749	14.4	15.9	2185	25		361056000818

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.