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
1831	Neil Armstrong School	Public	K-5	3273 Lyell Rd	Rochester	14606	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 247-3190	400	36	11.1	60.3%	167 (41.8%)	73 (18.3%)	81 (20.3%)	26 (6.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.0%)	$30,595			$1,895			$28,700	28.1	26.4	1863	32		361188000952
1832	Ps 23 Carter G Woodson	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-0375	230	26	8.8	93.0%	4 (1.7%)	110 (47.8%)	114 (49.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$49,491			$2,959			$46,532	28	37	1538	294		360011902116
1833	Penn Yan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3 School Dr	Penn Yan	14527	Yates County	Penn Yan Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 536-3346	545	71	7.7	60.6%	476 (87.3%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$30,747			$1,933			$28,814	28	47.7	1221	612		362274003201
1834	Trinity Elementary School	Public	K-5	180 Pelham Rd	New Rochelle	10805	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 576-4440	838	66	12.6	71.0%	93 (11.1%)	190 (22.7%)	510 (60.9%)	17 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.1%)	$32,314			$1,329			$30,985	28	29.5	1758	76		362049004399
1835	Coxsackie Elementary School	Public	K-4	24 Sunset Blvd	Coxsackie	12051	Greene County	Coxsackie-Athens Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 731-1770	244	27	9	35.7%	196 (80.3%)	10 (4.1%)	34 (13.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$31,154			$1,548			$29,606	28	25.4	1886	51		360849000657
1836	South Country School	Public	3-5	885 Hampshire Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1250	496	50	9.9	43.1%	157 (31.7%)	74 (14.9%)	228 (46.0%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$34,604			$1,223			$33,381	27.9	31.1	1713	123		360408000171
1837	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	190 Booth St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6700	390	38	10.2	79.5%	116 (29.7%)	98 (25.1%)	105 (26.9%)	50 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$29,103			$3,424			$25,679	27.9	21.4	2022	185		362937003961
1838	Tanglewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Tanglewood Dr	South Glens Falls	12803	Saratoga County	South Glens Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 793-5631	425	28	15	35.5%	408 (96.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$26,148			$584			$25,563	27.9	25.4	1885	47		362724003719
1839	Forest Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Forest Ave	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 376-7301	278	24	11.6	29.5%	122 (43.9%)	24 (8.6%)	115 (41.4%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$39,493			$310			$39,183	27.9	24.3	1931	92		363054004100
1840	Homer Intermediate School	Public	3-5	58 Clinton St	Homer	13077	Cortland County	Homer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 749-1240	443	38	11.6	40.6%	398 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$21,420			$1,139			$20,281	27.8	32.6	1668	172		361464001215

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.