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
1141	Syracuse Latin School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Jamesville Ave	Syracuse	13210	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4606	640	56	11.4	41.7%	261 (40.8%)	224 (35.0%)	65 (10.2%)	21 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.3%)	$28,025			$2,999			$25,025	52.6	54.1	1050	91		362859006510
1142	KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	21 Jumel Pl-Rm D109	New York	10032	New York County	KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2620	790	41	19.2	93.3%	8 (1.0%)	78 (9.9%)	679 (85.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$21,598			$21,598			$00	52.6	54.7	1037	105		360107506307
1143	Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Newkirk Ave	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 434-6960	901	67	13.4	85.7%	174 (19.3%)	51 (5.7%)	162 (18.0%)	484 (53.7%)	17 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (1.0%)	$29,944			$2,678			$27,267	52.6	49.6	1181	38		360015302717
1144	Ps 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Junior	Public	K-8	2100 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6004	638	60	10.6	97.5%	5 (0.8%)	105 (16.5%)	511 (80.1%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$35,329			$4,092			$31,237	52.6	45.7	1265	121		360008700183
1145	Yonkers Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	160 Woodlawn Ave	Yonkers	10704	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8540	1,234	85	14.5	64.7%	356 (28.8%)	140 (11.3%)	636 (51.5%)	56 (4.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.2%)	$32,155			$1,854			$30,301	52.5	52.8	1084	61		363192004247
1146	Ps 226	Public	PK, KG-5	1950 Sedgwick Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 452-3090	310	26	12	96.5%	3 (1.0%)	51 (16.5%)	251 (81.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,598			$3,493			$30,105	52.5	39.6	1470	324		360008704731
1147	Ps/Is 208	Public	K-8	74-30 Commonwlth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 468-6420	605	62	9.7	63.1%	8 (1.3%)	349 (57.7%)	87 (14.4%)	73 (12.1%)	62 (10.2%)	7 (1.2%)	19 (3.1%)	$36,148			$1,669			$34,480	52.4	65	780	367		360010105544
1148	State Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 State Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 872-4200	469	50	9.4	34.1%	359 (76.5%)	26 (5.5%)	47 (10.0%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$26,356			$06			$26,350	52.4	47.6	1226	78		363036004089
1149	Fairbanks Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	175 Fairbanks Rd	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 293-4543	460	42	10.8	21.7%	356 (77.4%)	15 (3.3%)	52 (11.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$22,315			$947			$21,368	52.3	49.5	1184	35		360753000538
1150	River East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2351 1st Ave	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 802-3035	236	21	11.2	87.7%	16 (6.8%)	70 (29.7%)	141 (59.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	$35,991			$3,229			$32,761	52.3	34.6	1602	452		360007905632

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.