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
421	Ps 176 Ovington	Public	K-5	1225 69th St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-7755	1,037	77	13.5	85.2%	124 (12.0%)	7 (0.7%)	247 (23.8%)	647 (62.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$27,858			$2,527			$25,331	80.1	83.6	351	70		360015102618
422	Ps 99 Kew Gardens	Public	K-6	82-37 Kew Gardens Rd	Kew Gardens	11415	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 544-4343	758	54	14	61.2%	159 (21.0%)	48 (6.3%)	319 (42.1%)	171 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	$32,600			$1,496			$31,104	80.1	83.6	350	72		360010002376
423	Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts	Public	K-5	371 89th St	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 630-1650	379	32	11.8	66.2%	182 (48.0%)	9 (2.4%)	130 (34.3%)	46 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$32,874			$2,630			$30,244	80.1	77.2	492	69		360015106198
424	Minnesauke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	21 Highgate Dr	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4200	644	54	11.9	13.8%	451 (70.0%)	11 (1.7%)	83 (12.9%)	60 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	$36,247			$541			$35,705	80.1	91	178	246		362820003803
425	Ps 102 Bayview (The)	Public	K-5	211 72nd St	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 748-7404	1,075	83	12.9	63.1%	518 (48.2%)	19 (1.8%)	296 (27.5%)	187 (17.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.7%)	$30,698			$1,675			$29,023	80	84.6	320	105		360015102385
426	Ps 100 Coney Island School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 W 3rd St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	No	(718) 382-2760	577	43	13.4	65.2%	492 (85.3%)	12 (2.1%)	24 (4.2%)	39 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	$29,003			$1,551			$27,452	80	76	510	84		360015202378
427	Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Ave D	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-1670	297	26	11.5	85.9%	7 (2.4%)	235 (79.1%)	17 (5.7%)	25 (8.4%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	$39,450			$3,441			$36,009	80	74.1	553	126		360009602701
428	Meadow Pond Elementary School	Public	K-5	185 Smith Ridge Rd	South Salem	10590	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 763-7902	359	35	10.1	12.5%	244 (68.0%)	2 (0.6%)	82 (22.8%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$44,519			$244			$44,275	80	81.4	403	25		361608001393
429	Mills Pond Elementary School	Public	K-5	246 Moriches Rd	Saint James	11780	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-4305	338	27	12.5	17.2%	248 (73.4%)	6 (1.8%)	50 (14.8%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	$36,583			$356			$36,226	79.9	70.7	618	189		362706005431
430	Hughes Elementary School	Public	K-6	340 Higby Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 738-9350	486	37	13	11.3%	429 (88.3%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$25,365			$543			$24,822	79.9	76.2	507	77		362037001877

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.