Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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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
601	Uncommon Kings Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Uncommon Kings Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0460	1,262	98	12.8	86.5%	15 (1.2%)	1,042 (82.6%)	175 (13.9%)	7 (0.6%)	11 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	$18,997			$821			$18,176	73.4	69.6	652	51		360094405974
602	Canarsie Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9719 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Canarsie Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-0153	857	48	17.6	79.9%	8 (0.9%)	762 (88.9%)	49 (5.7%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (1.9%)	$15,863			$941			$14,921	73.4	67.5	718	116		360110206414
603	William Street School	Public	4-6	5201 William St	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3800	1,274	99	12.8	39.8%	1,152 (90.4%)	21 (1.6%)	45 (3.5%)	25 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.3%)	$19,968			$388			$19,580	73.4	70.2	634	31		361668003289
604	Ps 276 Louis Marshall	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 E 83rd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 758-7100	560	41	13.7	88.2%	66 (11.8%)	406 (72.5%)	50 (8.9%)	19 (3.4%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$34,814			$2,993			$31,821	73.4	51.7	1126	522		360009602790
605	Sunquam Elementary School	Public	K-5	515 Sweet Hollow Rd	Melville	11747	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3750	538	46	11.6	24.0%	294 (54.6%)	40 (7.4%)	81 (15.1%)	86 (16.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	$36,888			$00			$36,888	73.3	76.3	506	99		361329004246
606	Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley	Public	K-8	69-10 65th Dr	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-6210	631	77	8.1	46.0%	360 (57.1%)	15 (2.4%)	180 (28.5%)	51 (8.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	$28,404			$1,474			$26,930	73.3	81.1	409	197		360009802474
607	Ps 748 Brooklyn School For Global Scholars	Public	K-5	1664 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 382-3130	433	33	13.2	82.4%	120 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (27.5%)	180 (41.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$29,866			$2,623			$27,243	73.2	78.3	469	138		360015106197
608	A F Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	213 Main St	Windsor	13865	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 655-8247	542	51	10.6	48.2%	494 (91.1%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$29,153			$2,071			$27,082	73.2	71.7	602	6		360273000048
609	Pines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22 Holly Dr	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 543-8700	498	46	10.8	14.1%	342 (68.7%)	15 (3.0%)	71 (14.3%)	45 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$36,216			$624			$35,592	73.2	78.4	463	146		361398001138
610	Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone	Public	PK, KG-5	23-70 31st St	Long Island City	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-3630	535	33	16.2	48.8%	264 (49.3%)	16 (3.0%)	138 (25.8%)	84 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.4%)	$29,314			$1,556			$27,758	73.2	78	477	133		360010202330

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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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