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
1451	Sargent School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Education Dr	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	285	29	9.7	35.1%	157 (55.1%)	23 (8.1%)	76 (26.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	$29,062			$706			$28,355	40.7	42.9	1354	97		360414000181
1452	Washington Irving Interm School	Public	3-5	103 S Broadway	Tarrytown	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 631-4442	605	56	10.8	51.1%	195 (32.2%)	16 (2.6%)	354 (58.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$34,165			$441			$33,724	40.7	49.9	1174	278		362865003892
1453	Wyoming Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	1225 Rt 19	Wyoming	14591	Wyoming County	Wyoming Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 495-6222	151	19	8	32.5%	146 (96.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$30,257			$1,247			$29,010	40.6	49.9	1173	280		363186004240
1454	Keeseville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1825 Rt 22	Keeseville	12944	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 834-2839	364	30	12.1	42.6%	352 (96.7%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$33,689			$3,632			$30,057	40.6	38.6	1494	40		361617001397
1455	Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin	Public	PK, KG-5	2781 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-4828	661	47	14.2	92.6%	2 (0.3%)	109 (16.5%)	155 (23.4%)	378 (57.2%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$29,799			$2,901			$26,898	40.5	41.7	1396	59		360012002572
1456	Brownville School	Public	3-6	771 Main St	Brownville	13615	Jefferson County	General Brown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 779-2300	374	34	10.8	48.9%	334 (89.3%)	10 (2.7%)	11 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$18,507			$1,337			$17,170	40.4	44.5	1301	155		361191000958
1457	Amber Charter School Inwood	Public, Charter	K-4	532 W 215th St	New York	10034	New York County	Amber Charter School Inwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 964-2452	179	12	14.9	84.4%	6 (3.4%)	30 (16.8%)	140 (78.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$47,800			$675			$47,125	40.4			(n/a)		360122806736
1458	Newfane Elementary School	Public	K-4	2909 Transit Rd	Newfane	14108	Niagara County	Newfane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 778-6376	467	41	11.3	40.5%	420 (89.9%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$29,397			$1,834			$27,563	40.4	45.2	1284	174		362076002920
1459	Ps 71 Forest	Public	PK, KG-5	62-85 Forest Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-7772	468	33	14.1	80.1%	122 (26.1%)	4 (0.9%)	308 (65.8%)	27 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	$37,198			$2,585			$34,613	40.4	41.7	1397	62		360009802292
1460	Ps 107 Thomas A Dooley	Public	PK, KG-5	167-02 45th Ave	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 762-5995	806	58	13.8	83.9%	28 (3.5%)	8 (1.0%)	389 (48.3%)	367 (45.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$32,542			$2,114			$30,428	40.3	53.3	1070	390		360012202402

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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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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.