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
441	Ps 153 Helen Keller	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5550	440	32	13.7	72.5%	7 (1.6%)	271 (61.6%)	115 (26.1%)	32 (7.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	$35,242			$3,541			$31,701	79.3	59	926	485		360008802553
442	Lynnwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	8 Regina Dr	Schenectady	12303	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 355-7930	405	38	10.6	18.5%	298 (73.6%)	11 (2.7%)	29 (7.2%)	46 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$21,876			$765			$21,111	79.3	75.5	524	82		361308001072
443	Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted	Public	PK, KG-4	874 Amherst St	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 816-3420	583	46	12.5	39.3%	266 (45.6%)	114 (19.6%)	120 (20.6%)	45 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	$37,898			$4,035			$33,863	79.3	79.7	434	9		360585000355
444	Ps 770 New American Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	60 E 94th St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	No	(718) 221-5837	266	22	12.2	59.0%	64 (24.1%)	129 (48.5%)	40 (15.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.6%)	$36,422			$2,463			$33,959	79.2	80.2	423	21		360009506176
445	Hutchinson School	Public	K-5	48 5th St	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 738-3640	366	39	9.4	23.0%	171 (46.7%)	23 (6.3%)	101 (27.6%)	34 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.8%)	$32,721			$343			$32,378	79.2	83	361	84		362268003186
446	Ps 160 William T Sampson	Public	K-5	5105 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-0337	965	83	11.6	97.0%	33 (3.4%)	12 (1.2%)	85 (8.8%)	825 (85.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	$31,030			$2,914			$28,116	79.2	82.3	375	71		360015102575
447	Ps 32 State Street	Public	K-5	33-59 171 St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 463-3747	815	62	13.2	65.4%	43 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	225 (27.6%)	505 (62.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.8%)	$31,213			$2,156			$29,057	79.2	79.4	440	7		360012202148
448	Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	250 N Forest Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-9800	515	50	10.2	23.3%	412 (80.0%)	20 (3.9%)	39 (7.6%)	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$21,359			$624			$20,734	79.2	82.2	379	69		363147004211
449	Upper Nyack School	Public	K-5	336 N Broadway	Nyack	10960	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 353-7260	395	36	10.8	22.5%	191 (48.4%)	44 (11.1%)	91 (23.0%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (12.7%)	$33,639			$584			$33,055	79.2	86	291	158		362148003052
450	Yorkville Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	421 E 88th St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 722-5240	320	31	10.3	29.4%	158 (49.4%)	30 (9.4%)	77 (24.1%)	27 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	$35,009			$1,456			$33,553	79.1	78.4	465	15		360007706166

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.