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
1991	Sidney Elementary School	Public	K-6	15 Pearl St E	Sidney	13838	Delaware County	Sidney Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 561-7701	477	40	11.8	56.4%	427 (89.5%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$29,656			$1,810			$27,846	23	24.5	1919	72		362685003662
1992	Schoharie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Academy Dr	Schoharie	12157	Schoharie County	Schoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 295-6651	349	37	9.4	50.4%	319 (91.4%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	$30,991			$1,635			$29,356	23	24.5	1924	68		362610003597
1993	Winchester-Potters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	675 Potters Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3580	422	42	10.1	41.2%	333 (78.9%)	19 (4.5%)	37 (8.8%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	$23,323			$679			$22,644	23	19.4	2079	86		363078004152
1994	Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4628	178	20	9.1	97.2%	1 (0.6%)	59 (33.1%)	117 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$47,282			$4,750			$42,532	23	16.3	2176	182		360008402269
1995	Twin Pines Elementary School	Public	1-5	2 Mur Pl	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2457	804	50	16.2	87.1%	18 (2.2%)	45 (5.6%)	716 (89.1%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	$30,494			$2,375			$28,119	22.8	33.8	1623	372		360528000261
1996	Bedford Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3177 Webster Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-6400	439	41	10.6	88.4%	30 (6.8%)	21 (4.8%)	296 (67.4%)	83 (18.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$32,841			$3,130			$29,711	22.8	20	2062	66		360008706507
1997	Ps 181	Public	PK, KG-8	1023 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-5298	568	50	11.3	85.6%	14 (2.5%)	433 (76.2%)	81 (14.3%)	7 (1.2%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	$35,375			$3,258			$32,116	22.8	21.3	2027	30		360009502631
1998	Unadilla Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4238 State Hwy 8	New Berlin	13411	Chenango County	Unadilla Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 847-7500	434	35	12.2	50.7%	419 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$27,761			$2,001			$25,760	22.8	17.9	2124	126		360001906369
1999	Mount Vernon Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	455 N High St	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2700	382	34	11	65.7%	28 (7.3%)	148 (38.7%)	200 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$36,492			$2,436			$34,056	22.6	26.2	1869	130		362010001832
2000	Rensselaer Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 110th St	Troy	12182	Rensselaer County	Lansingburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-6823	419	44	9.6	65.9%	216 (51.6%)	65 (15.5%)	69 (16.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.3%)	$32,017			$3,271			$28,746	22.6	18.9	2093	93		361674001495

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.