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
381	Ralph A Fabrizio School	Public, Magnet	K-5	619 72nd St	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 491-8400	828	71	11.7	90.5%	176 (21.3%)	5 (0.6%)	145 (17.5%)	484 (58.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$30,639			$2,963			$27,676	81.4	82.9	364	17		360015102603
382	Rushmore Avenue School	Public	3-6	251 Rushmore Ave	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 622-6410	407	40	10.1	23.8%	204 (50.1%)	11 (2.7%)	113 (27.8%)	64 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	$39,150			$752			$38,398	81.4	83.3	354	28		360654000437
383	Slingerlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Union Ave	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 439-7681	422	32	13.3	14.5%	334 (79.1%)	14 (3.3%)	21 (5.0%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	$24,234			$184			$24,051	81.3	81.6	397	14		360471000216
384	Ps 24 Andrew Jackson	Public	PK, KG-5	45-57 Union St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-2288	1,197	92	13	84.7%	18 (1.5%)	10 (0.8%)	149 (12.4%)	1,009 (84.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$28,176			$2,203			$25,973	81.3	83.7	346	38		360012202119
385	Ps 277 Gerritsen Beach	Public	PK, KG-5	2529 Gerritsen Ave	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 743-6689	293	31	9.5	60.4%	149 (50.9%)	9 (3.1%)	53 (18.1%)	77 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$36,542			$1,833			$34,709	81.3	74.5	549	164		360015302854
386	Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	10 Park Ave	Warwick	10990	Orange County	Warwick Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 987-3000	456	35	13	21.3%	287 (62.9%)	30 (6.6%)	108 (23.7%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$26,142			$318			$25,824	81.2	83	363	23		362997004032
387	Ps 38 Pacific (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	450 Pacific St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 330-9305	546	34	16	44.1%	156 (28.6%)	131 (24.0%)	141 (25.8%)	59 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.4%)	$27,107			$1,906			$25,200	81.1	81.5	398	11		360009202173
388	Daniel Webster Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	95 Glenmore Dr	New Rochelle	10801	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(914) 576-4460	496	39	12.7	33.5%	180 (36.3%)	110 (22.2%)	160 (32.3%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.5%)	$31,914			$439			$31,475	81.1	85.6	300	88		362049001894
389	Ps 122 Mamie Fay	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	21-21 Ditmars Blvd	Astoria	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 721-6410	1,124	68	16.4	49.5%	575 (51.2%)	21 (1.9%)	206 (18.3%)	247 (22.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	68 (6.0%)	$26,048			$1,438			$24,609	81.1	88.3	244	145		360010202451
390	Ps 205 Clarion	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-2380	1,093	84	13	79.5%	148 (13.5%)	12 (1.1%)	312 (28.5%)	603 (55.2%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	$32,035			$2,717			$29,318	81.1	82.3	376	14		360015102692

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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.