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
401	Central Park East I	Public	PK, KG-5	1573 Madison Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	No	(212) 860-5821	169	12	13.6	47.9%	44 (26.0%)	29 (17.2%)	68 (40.2%)	11 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.9%)	$32,743			$1,512			$31,230	80.7	56.3	993	592		360007905633
402	Ps 173 Fresh Meadows	Public	PK, KG-5	174-10 67th Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 358-2243	950	64	14.9	71.7%	176 (18.5%)	19 (2.0%)	156 (16.4%)	566 (59.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	$28,058			$1,448			$26,610	80.7	86.7	280	122		360009902610
403	Icahn Charter School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	1535 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 7	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-5480	303	18	17.1	87.5%	4 (1.3%)	120 (39.6%)	162 (53.5%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	$19,378			$896			$18,481	80.7	73.6	558	155		360109106389
404	Red Mill School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 McCullough Pl	Rensselaer	12144	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2660	473	43	10.9	27.5%	310 (65.5%)	32 (6.8%)	40 (8.5%)	55 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.4%)	$22,694			$567			$22,126	80.7	79.6	436	32		360963000735
405	Ps 166 Henry Gradstein	Public	PK, KG-5	33-09 35th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 786-6703	825	61	13.4	62.3%	222 (26.9%)	28 (3.4%)	367 (44.5%)	152 (18.4%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.5%)	$29,301			$2,201			$27,099	80.6	83	362	43		360010202594
406	Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1137 Herkimer St-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5765	513	47	10.9	85.2%	6 (1.2%)	423 (82.5%)	67 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$23,912			$702			$23,210	80.5	67.3	723	317		360103206229
407	Ps 102 Bayview	Public	PK, KG-8	55-24 Van Horn St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-3308	1,107	85	13	79.0%	23 (2.1%)	28 (2.5%)	346 (31.3%)	673 (60.8%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	21 (1.9%)	$29,178			$2,312			$26,866	80.5	80.4	421	14		360009802386
408	Garden City Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Central Ave	Garden City Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2390	310	26	11.7	5.2%	67 (21.6%)	2 (0.6%)	65 (21.0%)	168 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$32,669			$855			$31,815	80.5	80.6	417	9		362040001882
409	Westmoreland Upper Elementary School	Public	3-6	5176 Rt 233	Westmoreland	13490	Oneida County	Westmoreland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2618	230	21	11	25.7%	221 (96.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$28,720			$454			$28,266	80.5	81.4	401	8		363105001417
410	Okte Elementary School	Public	K-5	1581 Crescent Rd	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0540	519	39	13.2	24.5%	346 (66.7%)	19 (3.7%)	56 (10.8%)	61 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	$19,854			$813			$19,040	80.5	70.1	639	229		362667003638

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.