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
771	West Nyack Elementary School	Public	K-5	661 W Nyack Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3474	304	29	10.3	20.7%	150 (49.3%)	21 (6.9%)	86 (28.3%)	33 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$14,429			$369			$14,059	66.8	60.8	887	116		362034001875
772	Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Underhill Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 638-3260	782	49	15.9	37.2%	259 (33.1%)	243 (31.1%)	181 (23.1%)	56 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.1%)	$27,882			$1,766			$26,116	66.7	45.3	1276	504		360009102069
773	Ps 257 John F Hylan	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Cook St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 384-7128	431	40	10.9	92.3%	8 (1.9%)	89 (20.6%)	325 (75.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$47,847			$4,382			$43,465	66.7	36.1	1565	792		360011902773
774	Ps 192 Jacob H Schiff	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9560	224	20	11.3	94.2%	6 (2.7%)	6 (2.7%)	209 (93.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$44,204			$4,787			$39,417	66.6	75.9	514	260		360008302658
775	Ps 47 Chris Galas	Public	PK, KG-8	9 Power Rd	Broad Channel	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-7167	271	26	10.2	48.0%	182 (67.2%)	10 (3.7%)	51 (18.8%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$41,067			$2,097			$38,970	66.6	75.2	532	243		360012302208
776	Allegany-Limestone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Maple Ave	Allegany	14706	Cattaraugus County	Allegany-Limestone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 375-6600	466	39	11.9	42.3%	414 (88.8%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.0%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$23,425			$1,621			$21,804	66.6	71.9	598	178		360001500052
777	Maine Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	2693 Main St	Maine	13802	Broome County	Maine-Endwell Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 862-3263	478	37	12.8	36.6%	433 (90.6%)	9 (1.9%)	13 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$24,805			$1,578			$23,227	66.5	72.1	596	181		361815001631
778	KIPP Bronx Charter School III	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1504 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	KIPP Bronx Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2610	2,390	190	12.5	85.5%	30 (1.3%)	923 (38.6%)	1,392 (58.2%)	11 (0.5%)	14 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	15 (0.6%)	$27,964			$27,964			$00	66.5	64.8	786	8		360120306678
779	La Fargeville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20414 Sunrise Ave	La Fargeville	13656	Jefferson County	La Fargeville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 658-2241	448	41	10.9	45.3%	417 (93.1%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$23,383			$1,589			$21,793	66.4	79.6	437	342		361638001446
780	L Pearl Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7864 Hicks Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6127	467	29	15.8	17.1%	410 (87.8%)	9 (1.9%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$22,681			$580			$22,100	66.4	77.2	489	291		360387000144

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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.