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
1571	Abram Lansing School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 James St	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-5044	305	32	9.6	83.9%	162 (53.1%)	51 (16.7%)	54 (17.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	$26,318			$2,945			$23,373	36.4	24	1943	372		360798000568
1572	Rochester Prep Charter School 3	Public, Charter	K-8	85 St Jacob St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester Prep Charter School 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 268-5110	826	17	48.7	90.4%	13 (1.6%)	574 (69.5%)	195 (23.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	$14,779			$2,054			$12,725	36.4	31.6	1697	125		360115306592
1573	Ps 142 Amalia Castro	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Attorney St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 598-3800	367	35	10.6	91.0%	8 (2.2%)	60 (16.3%)	283 (77.1%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$41,036			$3,719			$37,317	36.4	23.7	1957	384		360007602515
1574	Cambridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 S Park St	Cambridge	12816	Washington County	Cambridge Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 677-8527	435	43	10.1	51.3%	396 (91.0%)	8 (1.8%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	$24,606			$747			$23,860	36.3	36.7	1545	29		360621000400
1575	Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	9 Hanover Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 470-9833	336	28	12	89.6%	10 (3.0%)	60 (17.9%)	241 (71.7%)	23 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$24,585			$942			$23,643	36.2	49.1	1194	381		360120406683
1576	Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School	Public	K-5	276 W 151st St	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 368-8731	134	12	11.4	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	102 (76.1%)	27 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$43,452			$3,742			$39,710	36.2	27.2	1835	259		360008105780
1577	Sauquoit Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	2640 Sulphur Springs Rd	Sauquoit	13456	Oneida County	Sauquoit Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 839-6339	327	23	14.2	34.6%	299 (91.4%)	5 (1.5%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$26,376			$1,501			$24,875	36.2	67.1	727	850		360000204541
1578	Maryvale Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7423	490	42	11.7	65.5%	282 (57.6%)	54 (11.0%)	51 (10.4%)	86 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$21,797			$1,827			$19,970	36.1	34	1619	41		361860004443
1579	George Grant Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11 Hillside Ave	Tuxedo Park	10987	Orange County	Tuxedo Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 351-4797	86	14	6.3	27.9%	48 (55.8%)	11 (12.8%)	24 (27.9%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$84,064			$1,513			$82,551	36.1	45.5	1274	305		362919004753
1580	Ps 128 Bensonhurst	Public	K-5	2075 84th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-5900	435	34	12.7	90.1%	179 (41.1%)	15 (3.4%)	97 (22.3%)	133 (30.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$34,358			$3,002			$31,356	36.1	27.3	1828	248		360015202473

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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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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.