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
641	Delaware Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Sheldon Dr	Delhi	13753	Delaware County	Delaware Academy Central School District At Delhi	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 746-2105	325	34	9.5	40.3%	296 (91.1%)	4 (1.2%)	17 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$26,847			$452			$26,396	71.6	84.1	335	306		360891000680
642	KIPP Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	250 E 156th St-4th Fl	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	KIPP Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-3555	1,155	189	6.1	84.8%	7 (0.6%)	526 (45.5%)	591 (51.2%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)	$20,129			$20,129			$00	71.6	82.2	380	262		360005404452
643	East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	456 Neptune Blvd	Long Beach	11561	Nassau County	Long Beach City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 897-2184	271	30	9.1	27.3%	160 (59.0%)	15 (5.5%)	82 (30.3%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$38,873			$1,211			$37,662	71.5	54.9	1033	390		361773001595
644	Ps 26 Rufus King	Public	PK, KG-5	195-02 69th Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 464-4505	548	36	15.2	72.1%	73 (13.3%)	46 (8.4%)	120 (21.9%)	291 (53.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$31,150			$2,172			$28,977	71.5	69.4	661	17		360009902129
645	Clarence Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	9600 Clarence Ctr Rd	Clarence Center	14032	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9150	406	38	10.7	14.5%	365 (89.9%)	6 (1.5%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	$21,645			$676			$20,969	71.5	67.2	724	79		360759000541
646	Forts Ferry School	Public	K-5	95 Forts Ferry Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-9203	423	38	11.1	38.1%	229 (54.1%)	32 (7.6%)	37 (8.7%)	96 (22.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$23,517			$1,619			$21,897	71.4	60.6	894	248		362100002981
647	Caroline Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 Caroline St	Saratoga Springs	12866	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 584-7612	372	30	12.2	30.4%	289 (77.7%)	11 (3.0%)	37 (9.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	$20,989			$981			$20,008	71.4	70.8	616	31		362577003536
648	Uncommon Excellence Boys Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	225 Patchen Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Uncommon Excellence Boys Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-1830	415	45	9.2	86.3%	7 (1.7%)	328 (79.0%)	48 (11.6%)	12 (2.9%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$31,525			$865			$30,660	71.4	65.5	771	123		360011405700
649	Ps 230 Doris L Cohen	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Albemarle Rd	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 437-6135	925	72	12.8	78.1%	107 (11.6%)	17 (1.8%)	315 (34.1%)	458 (49.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.6%)	$32,405			$3,122			$29,283	71.4	67.1	728	79		360009202740
650	Canaseraga School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8 Main St	Canaseraga	14822	Allegany County	Canaseraga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 545-6421	203	28	7.2	54.2%	189 (93.1%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$35,902			$2,774			$33,128	71.4	81.9	389	261		360636000418

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.