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
151	Ps 81 Robert J Christen	Public	K-5	5550 Riverdale Ave	Bronx	10471	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 796-8965	715	49	14.5	42.9%	238 (33.3%)	53 (7.4%)	341 (47.7%)	39 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.5%)	$30,745			$1,941			$28,805	92.3	81.1	408	257		360008702318
152	Ps 376	Public	PK, KG-5	210-21 48th Ave	Flushing	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(929) 267-5900	546	31	17.6	59.7%	41 (7.5%)	21 (3.8%)	84 (15.4%)	383 (70.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$25,688			$1,469			$24,219	92.3	94	117	35		360009906626
153	Ps 40 Augustus Saint-Gaudens	Public	PK, KG-5	320 E 20th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-5500	538	36	14.9	15.6%	300 (55.8%)	19 (3.5%)	84 (15.6%)	58 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	73 (13.6%)	$27,725			$1,746			$25,979	92.2	91.6	170	17		360007702177
154	Ps 195 Manhattan Beach	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Irwin St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 648-9102	385	29	13.3	42.6%	342 (88.8%)	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.6%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$29,921			$2,069			$27,851	92.2	91.4	173	19		360015302665
155	Sea Cliff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Carpenter Ave	Sea Cliff	11579	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-7501	361	34	10.4	8.0%	282 (78.1%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.5%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$42,800			$754			$42,046	92.1	93.4	135	20		362637003615
156	Ballet Technical/Nyc Public School For Dance	Public, Magnet	4-8	890 Broadway	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 254-1803	112	10	11.2	45.5%	40 (35.7%)	22 (19.6%)	17 (15.2%)	21 (18.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (8.9%)	$35,134			$1,296			$33,837	92.1	95	90	66		360007705112
157	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1991 2nd Ave	New York	10029	New York County	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-0232	554	43	12.8	94.6%	13 (2.3%)	212 (38.3%)	307 (55.4%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	$47,630			$47,630			$00	92.1	72.4	586	429		360096406038
158	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	34 W 118th St-2nd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 277-7170	1,520			67.8%	71 (4.7%)	914 (60.1%)	434 (28.6%)	59 (3.9%)	13 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	21 (1.4%)	$18,819			$00			$18,819	92	89.4	216	58		360016905862
159	Lloyd Harbor School	Public	2-6	7 School Ln	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Cold Spring Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 367-8800	389	38	10.3	1.5%	340 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$40,155			$23			$40,132	91.8	93.1	146	13		360801000574
160	Harold D Fayette School	Public	K-6	1057 Merrick Ave	North Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 489-3090	286	22	12.9	8.7%	160 (55.9%)	19 (6.6%)	55 (19.2%)	48 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$36,891			$1,070			$35,821	91.8	85.4	306	146		362112002989

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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

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.