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
1511	Centennial Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	140 W Centennial Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7400	460	44	10.3	54.6%	12 (2.6%)	154 (33.5%)	284 (61.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,020			$3,149			$34,871	38.4	40.1	1444	67		362499003460
1512	Margaretville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	415 Main St	Margaretville	12455	Delaware County	Margaretville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 586-2647	301	43	7	54.5%	200 (66.4%)	2 (0.7%)	91 (30.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$43,971			$2,143			$41,829	38.3	55	1029	483		361851001667
1513	Ps 315	Public	PK, KG-5	2310 Glenwood Rd	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 421-9560	555	59	9.3	89.2%	48 (8.6%)	227 (40.9%)	179 (32.3%)	73 (13.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	$34,694			$2,851			$31,844	38.2	32	1684	171		360015303385
1514	Ps 93 Albert G Oliver	Public	PK, KG-5	1535 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 430-1700	356	25	14.2	84.8%	4 (1.1%)	99 (27.8%)	237 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,625			$2,973			$31,652	38.2	32.7	1663	149		360008502354
1515	Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	143-26 101st Ave	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-5336	904	72	12.6	92.0%	20 (2.2%)	144 (15.9%)	456 (50.4%)	193 (21.3%)	74 (8.2%)	8 (0.9%)	9 (1.0%)	$28,733			$2,277			$26,457	38.1	44	1321	194		360010002222
1516	Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 316-7602	836	67	12.5	89.4%	13 (1.6%)	413 (49.4%)	376 (45.0%)	5 (0.6%)	17 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	$17,565			$978			$16,587	38.1	32.7	1662	146		360107806310
1517	Tri-Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	34 Moore Hill Rd	Grahamsville	12740	Sullivan County	Tri-Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 985-2296	471	52	9	50.1%	345 (73.2%)	9 (1.9%)	83 (17.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	$44,452			$3,322			$41,130	38	45.7	1264	253		362889003909
1518	George Washington School	Public	K-5	100 Orchard St	White Plains	10604	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2380	602	55	10.9	46.7%	103 (17.1%)	47 (7.8%)	399 (66.3%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$37,018			$1,593			$35,425	38	24.9	1904	386		363126004179
1519	Ps 148	Public	PK, KG-5	89-02 32nd Ave	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-8181	653	50	13	86.7%	17 (2.6%)	12 (1.8%)	523 (80.1%)	97 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$35,239			$2,887			$32,352	37.9	25.2	1891	372		360010202534
1520	Ps 72 Dr William Dorney	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 Dewey Ave	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5311	598	43	13.9	83.8%	31 (5.2%)	101 (16.9%)	400 (66.9%)	55 (9.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	$35,523			$3,144			$32,379	37.9	30.7	1725	205		360008502295

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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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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.