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
501	Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	133 Hoover Dr	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 342-4032	300	28	10.7	82.3%	20 (6.7%)	195 (65.0%)	69 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$16,263			$2,035			$14,228	77.1	51.5	1132	631		360104606269
502	Ps 56 Louis Desario School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Kramer Ave	Staten Island	10309	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 605-1189	644	42	15.2	39.4%	425 (66.0%)	7 (1.1%)	88 (13.7%)	109 (16.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	$35,623			$1,852			$33,770	77.1	85.1	312	190		360010303394
503	Burr Intermediate School	Public	3-5	Burr Rd	Commack	11725	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 858-3636	669	53	12.6	11.1%	472 (70.6%)	10 (1.5%)	93 (13.9%)	81 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$32,272			$519			$31,753	77.1	67.9	710	207		360813000577
504	Citizen Edmond Genet School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Englewood Ave	East Greenbush	12061	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2680	493	41	11.8	21.3%	324 (65.7%)	28 (5.7%)	45 (9.1%)	72 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$22,097			$627			$21,470	77.1	85.5	303	201		360963000730
505	School 8	Public	1-6	3252 Fulton Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-8503	433	32	13.7	17.8%	252 (58.2%)	12 (2.8%)	129 (29.8%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.4%)	$27,118			$634			$26,483	77.1	74.9	540	35		362157003064
506	Apalachin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Pennsylvania Ave	Apalachin	13732	Tioga County	Owego-Apalachin Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 687-7304	382	25	15.1		363 (95.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$25,751			$1,511			$24,240	77	71	614	108		362217003136
507	Ps 244 Richard R Green	Public	PK, KG-5	5404 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-6240	315	40	7.8	86.7%	17 (5.4%)	237 (75.2%)	41 (13.0%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$54,648			$3,964			$50,684	76.9	66.9	731	224		360009602759
508	Boght Hills School	Public	K-5	38 Dunsbach Ferry Rd	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-0222	576	46	12.4	23.3%	278 (48.3%)	36 (6.3%)	30 (5.2%)	203 (35.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$22,831			$1,056			$21,775	76.8	84.2	331	177		362100002980
509	Errick Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	6839 Errick Rd	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 215-3240	501	40	12.5	16.6%	439 (87.6%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.4%)	$23,677			$973			$22,703	76.8	75.9	511	2		362085002950
510	Lake George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	69 Sun Valley Dr	Lake George	12845	Warren County	Lake George Central School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(518) 668-5714	296	29	10	21.6%	272 (91.9%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$36,437			$920			$35,517	76.7	89.7	210	300		361647001457

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About our rankings:

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:

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

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.