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 4, 2025.

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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
351	Ps 222 Katherine R Snyder	Public	K-5	3301 Quentin Rd	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 998-4298	706	73	9.6	61.6%	197 (27.9%)	100 (14.2%)	130 (18.4%)	247 (35.0%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	22 (3.1%)	$38,388			$1,842			$36,546	82.9	81.7	393	42		360015302727
352	James H Boyd Elementary School	Public	3-5	286 Cuba Hill Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 266-5430	421	38	11	26.4%	232 (55.1%)	23 (5.5%)	102 (24.2%)	43 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$34,606			$1,269			$33,337	82.9	78.3	467	115		361068000840
353	Maple East Elementary School	Public	K-4	1500 Maple Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8800	597	51	11.6	13.6%	433 (72.5%)	8 (1.3%)	13 (2.2%)	104 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	$21,084			$671			$20,413	82.8	94.5	104	249		363147004214
354	East Moriches Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	523 Montauk Hwy	East Moriches	11940	Suffolk County	East Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-0162	337	29	11.6	22.0%	235 (69.7%)	5 (1.5%)	71 (21.1%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$32,498			$652			$31,846	82.8	86.5	283	71		360987005745
355	John F Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-5	1-A Grassfield Rd	Great Neck	11024	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 441-4200	427	39	10.8	29.5%	255 (59.7%)	5 (1.2%)	93 (21.8%)	64 (15.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$43,150			$670			$42,479	82.8	88.4	241	114		361251001019
356	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	455	41	11	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	113 (24.8%)	332 (73.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$37,379			$3,645			$33,734	82.7	69.7	647	291		360009005509
357	Ps 316 Elijah Stroud	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	No	(718) 638-4043	644	46	13.8	51.6%	127 (19.7%)	328 (50.9%)	105 (16.3%)	16 (2.5%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (8.9%)	$29,342			$1,615			$27,727	82.7	83.6	352	5		360009502815
358	Deerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	5604 Trenton Rd	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3412	320	28	11.5	22.8%	289 (90.3%)	6 (1.9%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$28,747			$1,616			$27,131	82.7	84.6	321	37		363132004191
359	Pocantico Hills Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	599 Bedford Rd	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Pocantico Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-2440	322	38	8.4	18.0%	125 (38.8%)	22 (6.8%)	100 (31.1%)	48 (14.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$69,514			$1,053			$68,462	82.7	88.6	235	124		362334003267
360	Garrison School	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Rt 9d	Garrison	10524	Putnam County	Garrison Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 424-3689	208	22	9.5	4.8%	160 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.1%)	$46,539			$1,947			$44,592	82.6	83.7	347	13		361186000948

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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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