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
791	Sanfordville Elementary School	Public	K-4	144 Sanfordville Rd	Warwick	10990	Orange County	Warwick Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 987-3000	791	62	12.6	17.3%	575 (72.7%)	20 (2.5%)	136 (17.2%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.4%)	$26,726			$546			$26,180	66.1	80.5	419	372		362997004836
792	Henry Johnson Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	30 Watervliet Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Henry Johnson Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 432-4300	346	13	26.6	0.9%	4 (1.2%)	218 (63.0%)	88 (25.4%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$14,085			$00			$14,085	66.1	57.4	967	175		360094605936
793	Cayuga Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 E Upland Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 257-8557	270	27	9.9	27.8%	171 (63.3%)	16 (5.9%)	23 (8.5%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.2%)	$26,855			$338			$26,517	66.1	56.8	982	189		361557004687
794	Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	62 Arrowhead Ln	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-4100	562	51	10.9	19.8%	338 (60.1%)	10 (1.8%)	102 (18.1%)	85 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$40,787			$886			$39,900	66	53.4	1068	274		362820003802
795	Space Shuttle Columbia School	Public	PK, KG-5	77 Marsh Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 761-2155	720	70	10.2	65.4%	264 (36.7%)	40 (5.6%)	168 (23.3%)	231 (32.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	$38,062			$1,846			$36,216	66	72.9	579	216		360010305548
796	Peck Slip School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Peck Slip	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 312-6260	307	29	10.7	32.6%	110 (35.8%)	19 (6.2%)	102 (33.2%)	39 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (11.1%)	$32,822			$2,033			$30,790	66	85.7	297	499		360007706334
797	Ps 60 Woodhaven	Public	PK, KG-5	91-02 88th Ave	Woodhaven	11421	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-5046	957	63	15.1	79.4%	25 (2.6%)	35 (3.7%)	688 (71.9%)	183 (19.1%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	$31,113			$2,100			$29,014	66	51.4	1136	339		360012302259
798	Smithtown Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	51 Lawrence Ave	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(631) 382-4505	517	46	11.1	19.0%	354 (68.5%)	5 (1.0%)	106 (20.5%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	$34,219			$711			$33,508	65.9	61.4	870	72		362706003686
799	Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	171-05 137th Ave	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 528-7070	363	29	12.6	88.7%	5 (1.4%)	264 (72.7%)	66 (18.2%)	11 (3.0%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$35,589			$2,325			$33,263	65.9	39.8	1461	662		360010002317
800	Ps 212	Public	PK, KG-5	34-25 82nd St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-6973	562	49	11.4	65.8%	69 (12.3%)	3 (0.5%)	345 (61.4%)	114 (20.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	$34,056			$2,406			$31,650	65.8	73.3	567	233		360010204785

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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.