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
1131	Jack Abrams Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	4-6	155 Lowndes Ave	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 673-2060	438	46	9.4	44.3%	185 (42.2%)	29 (6.6%)	194 (44.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$37,866			$2,547			$35,318	52.9	50.8	1145	14		361509006451
1132	Northside School	Public	K-5	35 Pelican Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7502	560	49	11.5	32.3%	191 (34.1%)	9 (1.6%)	159 (28.4%)	182 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$29,517			$507			$29,010	52.8	66.1	752	380		361716001529
1133	Ps 503 School Of Discovery (The)	Public	K-5	330 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 439-5962	550	71	7.7	94.0%	45 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	419 (76.2%)	79 (14.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$42,729			$3,387			$39,342	52.8	45.8	1259	126		360015105908
1134	Boston Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	7476 Back Creek Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3240	212	22	9.5	35.8%	199 (93.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$25,690			$661			$25,029	52.8	57.2	971	163		361335001096
1135	Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry	Public	PK, KG-5	190-20 109th Rd	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-5538	398	32	12.4	77.6%	0 (0.0%)	217 (54.5%)	75 (18.8%)	88 (22.1%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$32,695			$2,465			$30,230	52.7	41.1	1413	278		360010102438
1136	Saint James Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	580 Lake Ave	Saint James	11780	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-4455	461	38	12.2	22.3%	348 (75.5%)	3 (0.7%)	73 (15.8%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$35,378			$102			$35,276	52.7	62.8	828	308		362706003689
1137	Fonda-Fultonville K-4 School	Public	PK, KG-4	112 Old Johnstown Rd	Fonda	12068	Montgomery County	Fonda-Fultonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 853-3332	511	38	13.3	38.6%	457 (89.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$17,689			$226			$17,463	52.7	75.8	518	619		361119000888
1138	Ps 65 Raymond York Elementary School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	103-22 99th St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 323-1685	378	26	14.7	84.7%	18 (4.8%)	21 (5.6%)	173 (45.8%)	125 (33.1%)	32 (8.5%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,977			$2,154			$28,822	52.7	44.7	1298	160		360012302516
1139	Fillmore Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	104 W Main St	Fillmore	14735	Allegany County	Fillmore Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 567-2289	597	68	8.7	55.6%	574 (96.1%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$28,067			$2,026			$26,042	52.6	69.5	656	483		361107004552
1140	W A Wettel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4329 Peterboro St	Vernon	13476	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	262	22	11.9	33.2%	239 (91.2%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$24,138			$1,376			$22,762	52.6	52	1111	29		362676003654

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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.