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
671	Northside School	Public	3-5	181 Hamilton Rd	Fairport	14450	Monroe County	Fairport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 421-2140	580	52	11.1	24.8%	495 (85.3%)	13 (2.2%)	37 (6.4%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	$24,085			$529			$23,557	70.7	69.4	663	8		361089000865
672	Robert W Carbonaro School	Public	K-6	50 Hungry Harbor Rd	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2861	376	36	10.3	35.4%	25 (6.6%)	95 (25.3%)	150 (39.9%)	94 (25.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	$38,129			$1,135			$36,994	70.7	69	677	5		362946003974
673	Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone	Public	K-5	7601 19th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-7071	973	76	12.8	84.8%	296 (30.4%)	7 (0.7%)	346 (35.6%)	307 (31.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$29,564			$2,739			$26,825	70.7	62.7	832	159		360015102641
674	Abbey Lane School	Public	K-5	239 Gardiners Ave	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7402	607	51	11.9	34.4%	253 (41.7%)	10 (1.6%)	153 (25.2%)	173 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	$29,825			$475			$29,351	70.7	70.6	622	52		361716001518
675	Wheelerville School	Public	PK, KG-8	2417 State Hwy 10	Caroga Lake	12032	Fulton County	Wheelerville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 835-2171	113	15	7.5	40.7%	100 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.6%)	$39,256			$1,622			$37,634	70.6	44.5	1303	628		363120004173
676	Grand Concourse Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	625 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Grand Concourse Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 684-6505	698	46	15.1	76.9%	12 (1.7%)	184 (26.4%)	453 (64.9%)	28 (4.0%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$20,324			$1,537			$18,787	70.6	68.1	702	26		360011205672
677	Plattekill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1270 Rt 32	Plattekill	12568	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7250	426	37	11.3	38.7%	203 (47.7%)	37 (8.7%)	170 (39.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$33,327			$3,040			$30,287	70.6	61.6	864	187		362979004002
678	Ps 132 Ralph Bunche	Public	PK, KG-5	132-15 218th St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-5734	283	28	10	71.0%	2 (0.7%)	218 (77.0%)	38 (13.4%)	5 (1.8%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$40,282			$2,255			$38,027	70.5	75.9	512	166		360010102484
679	Ps 889	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Hinckley Pl	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(929) 397-9171	423	30	14.1	49.2%	149 (35.2%)	95 (22.5%)	110 (26.0%)	36 (8.5%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	24 (5.7%)	$27,937			$1,630			$26,307	70.5	48.3	1210	531		360015306618
680	Ps 397 Foster-Laurie	Public	PK, KG-5	490 Fenimore St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-5200	180	16	10.9	83.9%	10 (5.6%)	125 (69.4%)	33 (18.3%)	8 (4.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$35,751			$2,596			$33,156	70.5	76.5	503	177		360009502832

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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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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.