Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
41	Zeta Charter School - Inwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	401 W 218th St	New York	10034	New York County	Zeta Charter School - Inwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 447-5281	824			80.9%	15 (1.8%)	121 (14.7%)	672 (81.6%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$21,536	$2,552	$18,984	96.4	93.9	119	78	360117106637
42	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Ave P-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 514-7082	721			64.9%	388 (53.8%)	35 (4.9%)	59 (8.2%)	227 (31.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$14,987	$00	$14,987	96.4	97.5	30	12	360112206469
43	Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill	Public, Charter	K-4	284 Baltic St-Lower Level	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1460	260			63.1%	36 (13.8%)	106 (40.8%)	68 (26.2%)	34 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	$19,509	$00	$19,509	96.3	97.1	39	4	360106006359
44	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 602-4335	998			56.1%	6 (0.6%)	870 (87.2%)	54 (5.4%)	19 (1.9%)	29 (2.9%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.5%)	$17,918	$00	$17,918	96.3	95.6	75	31	360111806486
45	Icahn Charter School 4	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy South	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	357	20	17.8	74.5%	4 (1.1%)	211 (59.1%)	113 (31.7%)	22 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	$19,020	$575	$18,445	96.3	98.9	7	38	360099506103
46	Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	425 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 458-3000	848			89.5%	3 (0.4%)	303 (35.7%)	526 (62.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$27,072	$2,851	$24,221	96.2	91.4	174	128	360117706638
47	Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale	Public, Charter	K-8	147-65 249th St	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 514-7060	1,124			61.7%	12 (1.1%)	874 (77.8%)	96 (8.5%)	59 (5.2%)	27 (2.4%)	11 (1.0%)	45 (4.0%)	$16,119	$00	$16,119	96.2	93.5	133	86	360111606476
48	Ps 98 Douglaston School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	40-20 235th St	Douglaston	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8535	264	23	11.4	28.0%	83 (31.4%)	14 (5.3%)	62 (23.5%)	92 (34.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$34,820	$1,352	$33,467	96.2	94.8	95	47	360009902372
49	Brownsville Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	140 Montrose Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Brownsville Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0370	202	21	9.6	87.1%	7 (3.5%)	90 (44.6%)	96 (47.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$23,213	$1,031	$22,182	96.2	93.8	125	76	360098406165
50	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	518	30	17.2	97.3%	5 (1.0%)	279 (53.9%)	213 (41.1%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$18,471	$2,111	$16,359	96.2	97.7	23	27	360113206570

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.

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
41	Zeta Charter School - Inwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	401 W 218th St	New York	10034	New York County	Zeta Charter School - Inwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 447-5281	824			80.9%	15 (1.8%)	121 (14.7%)	672 (81.6%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$21,536			$2,552			$18,984	96.4	93.9	119	78		360117106637
42	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Ave P-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 514-7082	721			64.9%	388 (53.8%)	35 (4.9%)	59 (8.2%)	227 (31.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$14,987			$00			$14,987	96.4	97.5	30	12		360112206469
43	Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill	Public, Charter	K-4	284 Baltic St-Lower Level	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1460	260			63.1%	36 (13.8%)	106 (40.8%)	68 (26.2%)	34 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	$19,509			$00			$19,509	96.3	97.1	39	4		360106006359
44	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 602-4335	998			56.1%	6 (0.6%)	870 (87.2%)	54 (5.4%)	19 (1.9%)	29 (2.9%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.5%)	$17,918			$00			$17,918	96.3	95.6	75	31		360111806486
45	Icahn Charter School 4	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy South	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	357	20	17.8	74.5%	4 (1.1%)	211 (59.1%)	113 (31.7%)	22 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	$19,020			$575			$18,445	96.3	98.9	7	38		360099506103
46	Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	425 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 458-3000	848			89.5%	3 (0.4%)	303 (35.7%)	526 (62.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$27,072			$2,851			$24,221	96.2	91.4	174	128		360117706638
47	Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale	Public, Charter	K-8	147-65 249th St	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 514-7060	1,124			61.7%	12 (1.1%)	874 (77.8%)	96 (8.5%)	59 (5.2%)	27 (2.4%)	11 (1.0%)	45 (4.0%)	$16,119			$00			$16,119	96.2	93.5	133	86		360111606476
48	Ps 98 Douglaston School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	40-20 235th St	Douglaston	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8535	264	23	11.4	28.0%	83 (31.4%)	14 (5.3%)	62 (23.5%)	92 (34.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$34,820			$1,352			$33,467	96.2	94.8	95	47		360009902372
49	Brownsville Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	140 Montrose Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Brownsville Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0370	202	21	9.6	87.1%	7 (3.5%)	90 (44.6%)	96 (47.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$23,213			$1,031			$22,182	96.2	93.8	125	76		360098406165
50	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	518	30	17.2	97.3%	5 (1.0%)	279 (53.9%)	213 (41.1%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$18,471			$2,111			$16,359	96.2	97.7	23	27		360113206570