Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
701	Emma E Sherman Elementary School	Public	4-6	50 Authors Ave	Henrietta	14467	Monroe County	Rush-Henrietta Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 359-5490	578	48	12	51.2%	293 (50.7%)	74 (12.8%)	58 (10.0%)	110 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	$21,043	$1,261	$19,782	69.6	70.5	629	72	362517004566
702	Orenda Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0550	548	39	14	20.1%	408 (74.5%)	16 (2.9%)	61 (11.1%)	29 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	$19,913	$816	$19,096	69.6	66.5	739	37	362667003639
703	Unqua Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Unqua Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5601	496	40	12.5	6.0%	398 (80.2%)	3 (0.6%)	55 (11.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.8%)	$32,096	$248	$31,848	69.5	69.1	676	27	361863001690
704	Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 E 22nd St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 377-7890	1,074	73	14.6	81.4%	594 (55.3%)	59 (5.5%)	115 (10.7%)	280 (26.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.1%)	$29,348	$2,800	$26,548	69.5	53.4	1067	363	360015302669
705	Ps 255 Barbara Reing School	Public	K-5	1866 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 376-8494	800	66	12.2	81.5%	443 (55.4%)	20 (2.5%)	81 (10.1%)	238 (29.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	$32,511	$2,717	$29,795	69.4	66.4	741	36	360015302769
706	Fayetteville Elementary School	Public	K-4	704 S Manlius St	Fayetteville	13066	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 692-1600	457	34	13.6	21.9%	384 (84.0%)	14 (3.1%)	13 (2.8%)	26 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$25,160	$740	$24,420	69.4	79.8	427	279	361833001655
707	Lee Avenue School	Public	K-5	1 7th St	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 733-2352	436	33	13.2	52.1%	72 (16.5%)	7 (1.6%)	135 (31.0%)	194 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	$27,732	$1,479	$26,254	69.4	68.8	682	25	361434001187
708	Storefront Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	609 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Storefront Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 758-7201	260			93.5%	2 (0.8%)	82 (31.5%)	168 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,558	$847	$27,712	69.3	57.5	959	251	360113706552
709	Noxon Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	4 Old Noxon Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4950	348	33	10.6	21.3%	222 (63.8%)	14 (4.0%)	87 (25.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	$31,296	$768	$30,528	69.3	56.6	987	278	360327000092
710	Mount Sinai Elementary School	Public	K-4	118 N Country Rd	Mount Sinai	11766	Suffolk County	Mount Sinai Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-2600	657	53	12.4	15.7%	473 (72.0%)	12 (1.8%)	123 (18.7%)	36 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	$31,434	$605	$30,829	69.3	85.4	305	405	362004001829

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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.
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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
701	Emma E Sherman Elementary School	Public	4-6	50 Authors Ave	Henrietta	14467	Monroe County	Rush-Henrietta Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 359-5490	578	48	12	51.2%	293 (50.7%)	74 (12.8%)	58 (10.0%)	110 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	$21,043			$1,261			$19,782	69.6	70.5	629	72		362517004566
702	Orenda Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0550	548	39	14	20.1%	408 (74.5%)	16 (2.9%)	61 (11.1%)	29 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	$19,913			$816			$19,096	69.6	66.5	739	37		362667003639
703	Unqua Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Unqua Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5601	496	40	12.5	6.0%	398 (80.2%)	3 (0.6%)	55 (11.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.8%)	$32,096			$248			$31,848	69.5	69.1	676	27		361863001690
704	Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 E 22nd St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 377-7890	1,074	73	14.6	81.4%	594 (55.3%)	59 (5.5%)	115 (10.7%)	280 (26.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.1%)	$29,348			$2,800			$26,548	69.5	53.4	1067	363		360015302669
705	Ps 255 Barbara Reing School	Public	K-5	1866 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 376-8494	800	66	12.2	81.5%	443 (55.4%)	20 (2.5%)	81 (10.1%)	238 (29.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	$32,511			$2,717			$29,795	69.4	66.4	741	36		360015302769
706	Fayetteville Elementary School	Public	K-4	704 S Manlius St	Fayetteville	13066	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 692-1600	457	34	13.6	21.9%	384 (84.0%)	14 (3.1%)	13 (2.8%)	26 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$25,160			$740			$24,420	69.4	79.8	427	279		361833001655
707	Lee Avenue School	Public	K-5	1 7th St	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 733-2352	436	33	13.2	52.1%	72 (16.5%)	7 (1.6%)	135 (31.0%)	194 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	$27,732			$1,479			$26,254	69.4	68.8	682	25		361434001187
708	Storefront Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	609 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Storefront Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 758-7201	260			93.5%	2 (0.8%)	82 (31.5%)	168 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,558			$847			$27,712	69.3	57.5	959	251		360113706552
709	Noxon Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	4 Old Noxon Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4950	348	33	10.6	21.3%	222 (63.8%)	14 (4.0%)	87 (25.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	$31,296			$768			$30,528	69.3	56.6	987	278		360327000092
710	Mount Sinai Elementary School	Public	K-4	118 N Country Rd	Mount Sinai	11766	Suffolk County	Mount Sinai Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-2600	657	53	12.4	15.7%	473 (72.0%)	12 (1.8%)	123 (18.7%)	36 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	$31,434			$605			$30,829	69.3	85.4	305	405		362004001829