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
481	Ocean Avenue School	Public	K-4	100 Ocean Ave	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6840	346	28	12.5	12.1%	280 (80.9%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (13.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$35,691			$482			$35,209	78	75.4	526	45		362127003035
482	Ps 52 John C Thompson	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Buel Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 351-5454	627	39	16.1	75.9%	246 (39.2%)	32 (5.1%)	120 (19.1%)	215 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$34,084			$2,571			$31,513	77.9	81.4	400	82		360010302229
483	Ps 360	Public	PK, KG-5	199-10 112th Ave	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 776-7370	261	20	13	57.9%	1 (0.4%)	208 (79.7%)	20 (7.7%)	13 (5.0%)	6 (2.3%)	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.4%)	$30,336			$1,302			$29,034	77.9	62.6	838	355		360010106550
484	Hewlett Elementary School	Public	2-5	1570 Broadway	Hewlett	11557	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 792-4500	369	44	8.3	26.3%	196 (53.1%)	31 (8.4%)	78 (21.1%)	51 (13.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$49,907			$309			$49,598	77.9	70.6	620	136		363171004228
485	Christopher Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-5761	297	24	12.5	99.7%	14 (4.7%)	118 (39.7%)	154 (51.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$36,551			$3,276			$33,275	77.9	57.6	957	472		360012106288
486	William L Buck School	Public	K-6	75 Horton Ave	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2841	303	24	12.5	36.0%	33 (10.9%)	69 (22.8%)	123 (40.6%)	70 (23.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$38,183			$1,183			$37,000	77.8	84.7	318	168		362946003976
487	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1224 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 943-3710	891	43	20.7	89.1%	14 (1.6%)	726 (81.5%)	88 (9.9%)	7 (0.8%)	32 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	$19,613			$19,613			$00	77.8	61.1	875	388		360014805822
488	Ella Baker School	Public	PK, KG-8	317 E 67th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 717-8809	337	32	10.5	50.7%	106 (31.5%)	51 (15.1%)	125 (37.1%)	33 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$34,202			$1,828			$32,374	77.8	79.4	441	47		360007703348
489	Waterside Children's Studio School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Beach 112th St	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-1344	432	42	10.3	69.4%	82 (19.0%)	103 (23.8%)	201 (46.5%)	20 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$40,480			$2,024			$38,456	77.7	73.2	569	80		360012306106
490	Ps 29 Bardwell	Public	PK, KG-5	1581 Victory Blvd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 556-4400	579	42	13.7	56.3%	223 (38.5%)	30 (5.2%)	154 (26.6%)	153 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$36,975			$1,901			$35,075	77.7	66.7	736	246		360010302137

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

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.