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
1681	Waterford-Halfmoon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Middletown Rd	Waterford	12188	Saratoga County	Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-0800	388	38	10.2	51.8%	322 (83.0%)	14 (3.6%)	24 (6.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.9%)	$21,553			$830			$20,723	33.1	45.5	1272	409		363006004041
1682	Joseph A Edgar Intermediate School	Public	3-5	525 Rt 25a	Rocky Point	11778	Suffolk County	Rocky Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 849-7404	542	53	10.3	34.5%	384 (70.8%)	8 (1.5%)	127 (23.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$36,794			$703			$36,091	33	22.6	1981	299		362484003435
1683	Enfield School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Enfield Main Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2221	165	23	7.1	66.7%	107 (64.8%)	15 (9.1%)	18 (10.9%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.7%)	$37,293			$3,371			$33,922	33	22.3	1994	311		361557001336
1684	Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Pleasant Ave	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3280	663	50	13.3	23.7%	575 (86.7%)	16 (2.4%)	36 (5.4%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	$20,918			$804			$20,114	33	27	1844	160		361335001100
1685	Ps 145 Andrew Jackson	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Noll St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4823	428	47	9.1	87.6%	15 (3.5%)	46 (10.7%)	359 (83.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$51,350			$4,313			$47,037	33	20.5	2044	359		360009702526
1686	Rhame Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Rhame Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-8300	330	29	11.4	30.9%	179 (54.2%)	18 (5.5%)	96 (29.1%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	$35,735			$647			$35,088	33	45.5	1271	415		360996000770
1687	Geneseo Elementary School	Public	K-6	4050 Avon Rd	Geneseo	14454	Livingston County	Geneseo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 243-3450	406	40	10	44.3%	310 (76.4%)	3 (0.7%)	62 (15.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	$27,586			$2,010			$25,577	32.9	30.2	1742	55		361194004553
1688	Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)	Public	K-5	85-28 Britton Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-2230	1,047	104	10	97.9%	16 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	821 (78.4%)	195 (18.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$33,636			$2,520			$31,116	32.9	28.4	1794	106		360009802343
1689	Ps 194 Raoul Wallenberg	Public	PK, KG-5	3117 Ave W	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 648-8804	482	39	12.2	94.0%	61 (12.7%)	170 (35.3%)	148 (30.7%)	21 (4.4%)	4 (0.8%)	67 (13.9%)	11 (2.3%)	$42,010			$3,595			$38,415	32.9	28.2	1799	110		360015302662
1690	William A Carter School	Public	K-5	345 Schutt Rd Ext	Middletown	10940	Orange County	Middletown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 326-1711	746	65	11.5	75.9%	68 (9.1%)	170 (22.8%)	438 (58.7%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	$33,310			$3,094			$30,216	32.9	25.4	1883	193		361932001763

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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

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.