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
631	Shaker Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	512 Albany Shaker Rd	Albany	12211	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 458-1440	354	25	13.9	34.2%	218 (61.6%)	23 (6.5%)	36 (10.2%)	48 (13.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	$24,679			$689			$23,990	72.3	57.5	963	332		362721003711
632	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-6	40 Kerr Rd	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5280	455	29	15.8	32.7%	259 (56.9%)	50 (11.0%)	114 (25.1%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$25,669			$253			$25,416	72.3	69.9	640	8		362988004021
633	French Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	488 French Rd	Rochester	14618	Monroe County	Brighton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 242-5140	743	58	12.8	21.4%	463 (62.3%)	59 (7.9%)	66 (8.9%)	69 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (11.0%)	$23,256			$695			$22,561	72.3	66.9	730	97		360546000273
634	Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Ave X	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 645-2862	715	52	13.8	82.2%	339 (47.4%)	26 (3.6%)	136 (19.0%)	199 (27.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	$32,735			$2,912			$29,822	72.2	62.2	849	215		360015202715
635	Seaford Harbor School	Public	K-5	3500 Bayview St	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 592-4180	544	51	10.6	10.5%	446 (82.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (12.5%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$32,012			$561			$31,451	72.1	61	881	246		362640003617
636	Pembroke Intermediate School	Public	3-6	58 Allegheny Rd	Corfu	14036	Genesee County	Pembroke Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 599-4531	244	25	9.5	41.8%	229 (93.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$26,642			$1,000			$25,641	72	73.4	565	71		360834000615
637	Children's Workshop School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	610 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 614-9531	277	25	11.2	51.6%	103 (37.2%)	24 (8.7%)	101 (36.5%)	20 (7.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	$33,049			$1,638			$31,411	71.9	51.1	1140	503		360007605617
638	Staten Island School Of Civic Leadership	Public	PK, KG-8	280 Regis Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 697-5250	843	66	12.8	79.0%	125 (14.8%)	208 (24.7%)	306 (36.3%)	173 (20.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.0%)	$34,578			$2,922			$31,656	71.9	73	578	60		360010306149
639	Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau	Public	PK, KG-5	28-37 29th St	Long Island City	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-1220	610	39	15.4	65.4%	173 (28.4%)	41 (6.7%)	282 (46.2%)	80 (13.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	$30,002			$2,224			$27,778	71.8	51.5	1131	492		360010202093
640	Ps 304 Early Childhood School	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5307	551	47	11.7	76.8%	47 (8.5%)	40 (7.3%)	392 (71.1%)	62 (11.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$34,359			$3,169			$31,190	71.7	70.4	630	10		360008505123

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.