Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
861	Cairo-Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Main St	Cairo	12413	Greene County	Cairo-Durham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 622-3231	432	45	9.5	62.3%	367 (85.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$33,601	$1,608	$31,992	63.2	51.9	1115	254	360616000395
862	Babylon Memorial Grade School	Public	3-6	169 Park Ave	Babylon	11702	Suffolk County	Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 893-7980	490	38	12.7	13.9%	363 (74.1%)	12 (2.4%)	89 (18.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$31,343	$539	$30,804	63.2	68.4	694	168	360372000122
863	Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole	Public	K-8	63-60 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-2111	1,224	78	15.7	52.5%	508 (41.5%)	5 (0.4%)	375 (30.6%)	300 (24.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.6%)	$26,285	$1,426	$24,859	63.1	66	758	105	360009802215
864	Mary K Vollmer Elementary School	Public	4-6	150 Telephone Rd	West Henrietta	14586	Monroe County	Rush-Henrietta Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 359-5550	700	55	12.7	48.1%	307 (43.9%)	87 (12.4%)	65 (9.3%)	172 (24.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	$21,945	$386	$21,559	63.1	69.9	644	220	362517006599
865	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2690	843	52	16.3	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	74 (8.8%)	732 (86.8%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,446	$1,174	$16,272	63.1	63.2	819	46	360112406457
866	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5767	1,313	102	12.8	85.9%	9 (0.7%)	1,049 (79.9%)	215 (16.4%)	7 (0.5%)	15 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)	$18,018	$826	$17,191	63.1	63.7	807	59	360099306157
867	Wading River School	Public	3-5	1900 Wadng Rvr Mnr Rd	Wading River	11792	Suffolk County	Shoreham-Wading River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 821-8253	438	41	10.7	5.3%	348 (79.5%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (15.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	$36,752	$388	$36,364	63	78	478	389	362684003659
868	Veeder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25 Veeder Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-4661	503	34	14.9	37.8%	305 (60.6%)	44 (8.7%)	50 (9.9%)	64 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	$20,955	$565	$20,389	63	47.1	1232	364	362721004494
869	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	180 W 165th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-0640	786	47	16.7	97.3%	5 (0.6%)	151 (19.2%)	619 (78.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$24,377	$682	$23,695	63	71.4	605	264	360102506233
870	Mae E Reynolds School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 Deerwood Dr	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6124	513	32	15.9	26.7%	436 (85.0%)	16 (3.1%)	22 (4.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.4%)	$23,088	$731	$22,357	63	69.2	673	197	360387000145

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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
861	Cairo-Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Main St	Cairo	12413	Greene County	Cairo-Durham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 622-3231	432	45	9.5	62.3%	367 (85.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$33,601			$1,608			$31,992	63.2	51.9	1115	254		360616000395
862	Babylon Memorial Grade School	Public	3-6	169 Park Ave	Babylon	11702	Suffolk County	Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 893-7980	490	38	12.7	13.9%	363 (74.1%)	12 (2.4%)	89 (18.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$31,343			$539			$30,804	63.2	68.4	694	168		360372000122
863	Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole	Public	K-8	63-60 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-2111	1,224	78	15.7	52.5%	508 (41.5%)	5 (0.4%)	375 (30.6%)	300 (24.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.6%)	$26,285			$1,426			$24,859	63.1	66	758	105		360009802215
864	Mary K Vollmer Elementary School	Public	4-6	150 Telephone Rd	West Henrietta	14586	Monroe County	Rush-Henrietta Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 359-5550	700	55	12.7	48.1%	307 (43.9%)	87 (12.4%)	65 (9.3%)	172 (24.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	$21,945			$386			$21,559	63.1	69.9	644	220		362517006599
865	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2690	843	52	16.3	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	74 (8.8%)	732 (86.8%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,446			$1,174			$16,272	63.1	63.2	819	46		360112406457
866	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5767	1,313	102	12.8	85.9%	9 (0.7%)	1,049 (79.9%)	215 (16.4%)	7 (0.5%)	15 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)	$18,018			$826			$17,191	63.1	63.7	807	59		360099306157
867	Wading River School	Public	3-5	1900 Wadng Rvr Mnr Rd	Wading River	11792	Suffolk County	Shoreham-Wading River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 821-8253	438	41	10.7	5.3%	348 (79.5%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (15.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	$36,752			$388			$36,364	63	78	478	389		362684003659
868	Veeder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25 Veeder Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-4661	503	34	14.9	37.8%	305 (60.6%)	44 (8.7%)	50 (9.9%)	64 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	$20,955			$565			$20,389	63	47.1	1232	364		362721004494
869	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	180 W 165th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-0640	786	47	16.7	97.3%	5 (0.6%)	151 (19.2%)	619 (78.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$24,377			$682			$23,695	63	71.4	605	264		360102506233
870	Mae E Reynolds School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 Deerwood Dr	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6124	513	32	15.9	26.7%	436 (85.0%)	16 (3.1%)	22 (4.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.4%)	$23,088			$731			$22,357	63	69.2	673	197		360387000145