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
1071	Ann G McGuinness Elementar School	Public	K-5	1301 Union Center Main Hwy	Endicott	13760	Broome County	Union-Endicott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2131	312	26	12.2	52.9%	236 (75.6%)	26 (8.3%)	13 (4.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	$25,311			$2,186			$23,124	54.4	55.7	1014	57		361071000845
1072	New World Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	355 Morningstar Rd	Staten Island	10303	Richmond County	New World Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 705-8900	803	71	11.3	93.3%	33 (4.1%)	228 (28.4%)	526 (65.5%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$20,929			$1,245			$19,684	54.3	34.3	1611	539		360101906215
1073	Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	685 E 182nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 708-0480	456	36	12.8	94.1%	6 (1.3%)	84 (18.4%)	348 (76.3%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$22,499			$1,494			$21,005	54.3	27.2	1833	760		360120106679
1074	Clara H Carlson School	Public	PK, KG-6	235 Belmont Blvd	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5570	764	71	10.7	59.6%	15 (2.0%)	238 (31.2%)	277 (36.3%)	204 (26.7%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	$29,949			$556			$29,393	54.3	62.7	833	241		361062000832
1075	Ps 84 Jose De Diego	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	250 Berry St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 384-8063	636	68	9.3	58.6%	165 (25.9%)	29 (4.6%)	381 (59.9%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.0%)	$36,721			$2,460			$34,261	54.3	56	1001	74		360011902326
1076	Ps 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park	Public	PK, KG-5	168 Hooker Pl	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 816-3300	380	34	11.1	88.7%	39 (10.3%)	56 (14.7%)	253 (66.6%)	19 (5.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	$40,119			$2,723			$37,396	54.3	63.7	811	265		360010302110
1077	Pine Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Ulsterville Rd	Pine Bush	12566	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	648	41	15.8	37.8%	442 (68.2%)	29 (4.5%)	145 (22.4%)	12 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	$25,720			$1,032			$24,688	54.2	49.1	1197	120		362301004820
1078	Ps 209 Margaret Mead	Public	K-8	2609 E 7th St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-1954	702	57	12.3	78.6%	333 (47.4%)	17 (2.4%)	152 (21.7%)	189 (26.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$33,875			$2,841			$31,034	54.1	44.9	1291	213		360015202702
1079	Cherry Road Elementary School	Public	2-4	201 Cherry Rd	Syracuse	13219	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 426-3300	358	23	15.7	30.7%	270 (75.4%)	27 (7.5%)	24 (6.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.7%)	$23,519			$752			$22,767	54.1	53.5	1066	13		360732000521
1080	Cuba-Rushford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Elm St	Cuba	14727	Allegany County	Cuba-Rushford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 968-1760	363	34	10.5	53.4%	343 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$29,364			$2,032			$27,332	54.1	66.6	738	342		363201000051

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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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Educational resources:

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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.