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
1111	Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Public, Charter	K-5	116 N Lake Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-8200	240	22	10.9	90.8%	23 (9.6%)	134 (55.8%)	47 (19.6%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	$17,381			$1,998			$15,383	53.4	51.8	1120	9		360003204307
1112	Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth	Public	PK, KG-5	208 N 5th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-2929	197	22	9	87.8%	13 (6.6%)	19 (9.6%)	161 (81.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$47,241			$3,585			$43,656	53.4	16.1	2182	1070		360011902095
1113	Clymer Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8672 E Main St	Clymer	14724	Chautauqua County	Clymer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 355-4444	330	36	9.1	38.8%	305 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$30,842			$2,049			$28,793	53.4	54.9	1030	83		360789000562
1114	Great Neck Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Great Neck Rd	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 842-4013	428	29	14.8	66.4%	29 (6.8%)	97 (22.7%)	281 (65.7%)	11 (2.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$29,419			$1,545			$27,875	53.3	60.2	901	213		360831000612
1115	David N Dinkins School	Public	PK, KG-5	108-29 155th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-6700	446	39	11.5	89.9%	7 (1.6%)	149 (33.4%)	118 (26.5%)	149 (33.4%)	13 (2.9%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	$32,461			$2,321			$30,140	53.3	58.5	937	178		360010002213
1116	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II	Public, Charter	K-5	2545 Gunther Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-6660	423	24	17.9	81.8%	5 (1.2%)	341 (80.6%)	60 (14.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,814			$1,428			$19,386	53.3	53.7	1060	56		360112706551
1117	Byron-Bergen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6971 W Bergen Rd	Bergen	14416	Genesee County	Byron-Bergen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 494-1220	448	40	11.3	46.9%	385 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$20,927			$737			$20,189	53.2	52.3	1104	13		360609000393
1118	Ps 139 Alexine A Fenty	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Rugby Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-5254	706	65	10.7	67.1%	149 (21.1%)	136 (19.3%)	266 (37.7%)	92 (13.0%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)	$31,261			$2,495			$28,766	53.2	59	925	193		360015302507
1119	Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	88-08 164th St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 558-6220	590	37	15.7	89.3%	10 (1.7%)	63 (10.7%)	250 (42.4%)	246 (41.7%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$26,944			$2,225			$24,719	53.2	49.8	1177	58		360010006564
1120	Merrimac School	Public	K-5	1090 Broadway Ave	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-5670	358	37	9.5	30.4%	239 (66.8%)	13 (3.6%)	73 (20.4%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	$32,534			$667			$31,867	53.2	39.6	1467	347		362535003504

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.