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
1501	Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe	Public	PK, KG-5	93-11 34th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-3630	706	62	11.4	89.9%	21 (3.0%)	7 (1.0%)	611 (86.5%)	52 (7.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$32,628			$2,386			$30,242	39.1	35.6	1576	75		360010202536
1502	Ps 3 Bedford Village (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Jefferson Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 622-2960	174	15	11.6	86.2%	8 (4.6%)	118 (67.8%)	22 (12.6%)	16 (9.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$41,029			$2,784			$38,245	39	32.7	1665	163		360009102050
1503	Tangier Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	336 Blanco Dr	Mastic Beach	11951	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1341	770	53	14.6	51.9%	223 (29.0%)	114 (14.8%)	382 (49.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	$28,096			$2,755			$25,341	39	35.2	1588	85		361869004674
1504	Springville Elementary School	Public	K-6	283 North St	Springville	14141	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 592-3204	497	52	9.5	37.0%	471 (94.8%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$26,655			$1,087			$25,568	39	35.5	1582	78		361299001066
1505	Eugene Brooks Intermediate School	Public	4-8	194 Haight Rd	Amenia	12501	Dutchess County	Northeast Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 373-4100	236	31	7.6	36.0%	144 (61.0%)	5 (2.1%)	80 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$37,265			$5,978			$31,287	38.9	20.7	2042	537		363039005848
1506	Schroon Lake Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1125 Us Rt 9	Schroon Lake	12870	Essex County	Schroon Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 532-7164	227	30	7.6	57.7%	219 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,113			$1,653			$37,460	38.9	23.7	1958	452		362613003599
1507	Ps 140 Eagle School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	916 Eagle Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-1205	335	29	11.5	96.4%	6 (1.8%)	114 (34.0%)	210 (62.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$38,098			$4,079			$34,019	38.9	23.3	1966	459		360008502509
1508	Pawling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Haight St	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 855-4630	401	35	11.4	28.4%	228 (56.9%)	13 (3.2%)	129 (32.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	$35,636			$430			$35,207	38.9	39.5	1475	33		362253003172
1509	Montessori School 31	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Ravenswood Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8623	351	19	18.3	60.4%	59 (16.8%)	57 (16.2%)	199 (56.7%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	$29,134			$1,932			$27,202	38.7	31.1	1711	202		363192001527
1510	Kingsford Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	275 W 5th St	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 341-2500	397	28	14.1	32.2%	333 (83.9%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	$27,927			$895			$27,033	38.5	38.3	1505	5		362205003126

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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.