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
171	North Side School	Public	PK, KG-4	110 E Williston Ave	East Williston	11596	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-6860	510	50	10.2	6.9%	256 (50.2%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.7%)	191 (37.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.3%)	$41,859			$602			$41,257	91.3	92.6	154	17		361005000780
172	Queens College School For Math Science & Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	148-20 Reeves Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-7462	536	36	14.9	55.6%	38 (7.1%)	69 (12.9%)	109 (20.3%)	284 (53.0%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.2%)	$28,938			$1,747			$27,191	91.2	92.5	159	13		360012204175
173	Ps/Is 78	Public	PK, KG-8	48-09 Center Blvd	Long Island City	11109	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 392-5402	799	48	16.5	23.2%	287 (35.9%)	36 (4.5%)	154 (19.3%)	250 (31.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	61 (7.6%)	$23,471			$1,296			$22,175	91.2	93	147	26		360010203123
174	Stewart School	Public	2-5	501 Stewart Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1400	624	47	13.4	4.3%	449 (72.0%)	6 (1.0%)	55 (8.8%)	105 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$28,382			$364			$28,018	91.2	90.1	200	26		361176000946
175	Walt Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	482 Woodbury Rd	Woodbury	11797	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5823	391	36	11	11.0%	240 (61.4%)	9 (2.3%)	14 (3.6%)	113 (28.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$35,087			$531			$34,557	91.1	95.9	63	112		362856003845
176	Katonah Elementary School	Public	K-5	106 Huntville Rd	Katonah	10536	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 763-7702	405	33	12.3	8.6%	300 (74.1%)	8 (2.0%)	49 (12.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.1%)	$36,396			$223			$36,173	91.1	89.6	212	36		361608001391
177	Ps 527 East Side School For Social Action	Public	K-5	323 E 91st St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 828-2710	378	31	12.2	22.0%	197 (52.1%)	19 (5.0%)	69 (18.3%)	50 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	$29,234			$1,949			$27,285	91	94.3	109	68		360007706304
178	Magnet School Of Math Science & Design Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	511 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 965-1190	836	61	13.7	21.7%	419 (50.1%)	46 (5.5%)	188 (22.5%)	89 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (11.1%)	$28,535			$1,763			$26,772	91	92.1	166	12		360009202072
179	Center Street School	Public	K-5	240 Center St	Williston Park	11596	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 305-8300	482	41	11.8	25.9%	73 (15.1%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (5.0%)	373 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	$41,627			$684			$40,943	90.8	92.4	160	19		361428001174
180	Ps 121	Public	PK, KG-5	126-10 109th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-1560	750	45	16.6	75.6%	9 (1.2%)	96 (12.8%)	123 (16.4%)	318 (42.4%)	156 (20.8%)	31 (4.1%)	17 (2.3%)	$26,643			$1,949			$24,694	90.8	95.3	84	96		360010002448

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.