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
691	Ps 204 Morris Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	1780 Dr M L King Jr Blvd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 960-9520	576	49	11.6	92.7%	10 (1.7%)	130 (22.6%)	422 (73.3%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$34,394			$3,397			$30,997	70	69.6	654	37		360008604808
692	Ps 165 Edith K Bergtraum	Public	PK, KG-5	70-35 150th St	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 263-4004	606	73	8.3	75.6%	48 (7.9%)	89 (14.7%)	166 (27.4%)	274 (45.2%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	$44,862			$2,102			$42,759	69.9	78.8	457	235		360012202592
693	Ps 160 Walter Francis Bishop	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	109-59 Inwood St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(929) 398-3140	661	44	15	86.5%	7 (1.1%)	201 (30.4%)	225 (34.0%)	145 (21.9%)	60 (9.1%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	$31,606			$2,168			$29,438	69.9	53.6	1064	371		360010002574
694	Ps 38 Rosedale	Public	K-5	135-21 241st St	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2276	223	20	11.1	66.4%	2 (0.9%)	167 (74.9%)	27 (12.1%)	14 (6.3%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	$37,487			$2,162			$35,325	69.9	73.6	559	135		360010102172
695	Uncommon Canarsie Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	K-8	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Uncommon Canarsie Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0560	808	63	12.8	82.3%	4 (0.5%)	729 (90.2%)	52 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$17,686			$672			$17,014	69.9	66.1	750	55		360110606410
696	Malta Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 Malta Ave	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 884-7250	345	28	12.3	31.0%	258 (74.8%)	9 (2.6%)	35 (10.1%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.5%)	$26,556			$1,190			$25,366	69.9	73.4	563	133		360393000150
697	Gardiners Avenue School	Public	K-5	610 Gardiners Ave	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7451	542	47	11.5	22.1%	319 (58.9%)	10 (1.8%)	113 (20.8%)	88 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$32,088			$634			$31,455	69.9	54.6	1038	341		361716001522
698	Brookside Elementary School	Public	K-5	940 Stanton Ave	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6300	236	19	12.1	43.6%	12 (5.1%)	141 (59.7%)	63 (26.7%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$29,766			$1,022			$28,744	69.8	62.9	824	126		360384000129
699	Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3863 Main St	Marion	14505	Wayne County	Marion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 926-4256	335	40	8.3	43.0%	279 (83.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$32,185			$2,997			$29,187	69.7	63.4	817	118		361854001668
700	Greenwood Lake Middle School	Public	4-8	1247 Lakes Rd	Monroe	10950	Orange County	Greenwood Lake Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 782-8678	226	32	6.9	33.6%	144 (63.7%)	7 (3.1%)	61 (27.0%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$59,689			$1,198			$58,491	69.6	78.3	468	232		361296001060

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About our rankings:

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.