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
1961	Owen D Young Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2316 State Rt 80	Van Hornesville	13475	Herkimer County	Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0729	159	27	5.9	51.6%	151 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$39,186			$00			$39,186	24	22.3	1992	31		362220003142
1962	Ps 123 Suydam	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4810	446	45	9.9	95.1%	9 (2.0%)	23 (5.2%)	402 (90.1%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,861			$3,363			$34,497	24	19.5	2076	114		360009702457
1963	Ps/Middle School 138 Sunrise	Public	PK, KG-8	251-11 Weller Ave	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 600-5777	554	42	13	79.1%	19 (3.4%)	366 (66.1%)	104 (18.8%)	26 (4.7%)	20 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.9%)	$33,924			$2,665			$31,258	23.9	24.8	1911	52		360010102506
1964	Ps 64 Robert Simon	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E 6th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 673-6510	147	17	8.7	84.4%	7 (4.8%)	36 (24.5%)	98 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	$48,774			$2,965			$45,809	23.9	38.3	1506	458		360007604868
1965	Hoosick Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	21187 Ny Rt 22	Hoosick Falls	12090	Rensselaer County	Hoosick Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 686-9492	407	22	18.3	43.5%	380 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$24,088			$1,843			$22,245	23.8	45	1288	677		361476001228
1966	Heatly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	171 Hudson Ave	Green Island	12183	Albany County	Green Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 273-1422	223	33	6.6	59.6%	134 (60.1%)	29 (13.0%)	18 (8.1%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.8%)	$36,233			$4,829			$31,403	23.8	17.6	2132	166		361266001043
1967	Bay Elementary School	Public	K-5	114 Bay Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-6950	430	35	12.2	33.7%	162 (37.7%)	9 (2.1%)	237 (55.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	$26,237			$1,374			$24,863	23.8	32.6	1669	298		362247003160
1968	Ps 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	98-01 25th Ave	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-4700	1,061	86	12.3	86.3%	21 (2.0%)	55 (5.2%)	877 (82.7%)	102 (9.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$31,473			$2,413			$29,060	23.7	20.6	2043	75		360010202470
1969	Riley Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	374 Riley Ave	Calverton	11933	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6804	520	43	12	32.7%	226 (43.5%)	33 (6.3%)	246 (47.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$34,291			$1,489			$32,801	23.7	40.6	1425	544		362469003357
1970	Utica Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 School Ln	Frankfort	13340	Herkimer County	Utica Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-1072	997	53	18.8	80.9%	226 (22.7%)	255 (25.6%)	240 (24.1%)	220 (22.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.9%)	$11,804			$4,392			$7,412	23.6	22	2003	33		360108406447

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.