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
1391	Ps 299 Thomas Warren Field School	Public	PK, KG-5	88 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 473-8230	229	21	10.9	90.4%	12 (5.2%)	64 (27.9%)	150 (65.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$37,346			$3,398			$33,948	42.9	35.1	1591	200		360009702806
1392	Paul Road School	Public	K-5	571 Paul Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 247-2144	426	33	12.8	45.8%	237 (55.6%)	66 (15.5%)	47 (11.0%)	23 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	$29,546			$1,207			$28,339	42.9	33.5	1633	241		361188000953
1393	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	710 Hartman Lane	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1352	1,218	86	14.2	86.5%	20 (1.6%)	838 (68.8%)	311 (25.5%)	9 (0.7%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	22 (1.8%)	$19,507			$936			$18,571	42.9	38.4	1503	110		360101806192
1394	Ps 129 Patricia Larkin	Public	PK, KG-5	128-02 7th Ave	College Point	11356	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-3150	1,071	86	12.4	86.1%	76 (7.1%)	11 (1.0%)	716 (66.9%)	245 (22.9%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	$31,692			$2,321			$29,371	42.9	44.3	1314	80		360012202476
1395	Wayne Central Elementary School	Public	3-4	1784 Ridge Rd	Ontario Center	14520	Wayne County	Wayne Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 524-1130	305	22	13.6	38.4%	276 (90.5%)	5 (1.6%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$24,973			$1,149			$23,823	42.7	62.4	844	551		363033004074
1396	Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling	Public	K-5	2315 Washington Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6140	133	14	9.8	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.8%)	115 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,676			$3,598			$38,077	42.7	22.1	1997	601		360008704353
1397	Ps 136 Roy Wilkins	Public	PK, KG-5	201-15 115th Ave	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-2286	336	28	12	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	253 (75.3%)	40 (11.9%)	29 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$35,089			$2,616			$32,473	42.7	43.1	1350	47		360010102497
1398	Ps 151 Lyndon B Johnson	Public	PK, KG-5	763 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 326-6360	268	32	8.4	86.9%	6 (2.2%)	20 (7.5%)	234 (87.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$43,750			$3,328			$40,422	42.7	41.2	1408	10		360009702543
1399	Goshen Intermediate School	Public	3-5	13 McNally St	Goshen	10924	Orange County	Goshen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 615-6500	603	50	12	29.7%	378 (62.7%)	40 (6.6%)	148 (24.5%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	$29,045			$756			$28,290	42.7	40.8	1421	22		361233000996
1400	Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte	Public	K-5	185 Wadsworth Ave	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-7857	197	20	9.9	99.5%	6 (3.0%)	8 (4.1%)	179 (90.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$47,753			$3,485			$44,269	42.6	41.1	1412	12		360008302485

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.