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
1331	Link Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Red Hill Rd	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 624-3494	366	33	11	19.7%	172 (47.0%)	18 (4.9%)	117 (32.0%)	47 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	$14,665			$376			$14,290	45	51.1	1141	190		362034001870
1332	Cahill School	Public	K-6	134 Main St	Saugerties	12477	Ulster County	Saugerties Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 247-6800	432	39	11	50.2%	248 (57.4%)	17 (3.9%)	117 (27.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.0%)	$33,422			$620			$32,803	45	45.3	1277	55		362580003544
1333	Morgan Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	7795 Wetzel Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 453-1268	384	28	13.7	40.4%	273 (71.1%)	57 (14.8%)	24 (6.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$27,717			$1,740			$25,977	45	45.2	1282	51		361752001569
1334	Ps 36 Unionport	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 Castle Hill Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5345	660	50	13.2	88.8%	43 (6.5%)	68 (10.3%)	314 (47.6%)	210 (31.8%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	$31,443			$3,338			$28,105	44.9	36.8	1542	208		360008502168
1335	Florence Brasser School	Public	K-5	1000 Coldwater Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 247-1880	384	35	10.9	48.4%	231 (60.2%)	53 (13.8%)	41 (10.7%)	18 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.4%)	$29,984			$1,521			$28,463	44.9	48.1	1213	122		361188000949
1336	Renaissance Charter School 2 (The)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	45-20 83rd St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Renaissance Charter School 2 (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 242-3505	830	50	16.6	85.7%	20 (2.4%)	29 (3.5%)	641 (77.2%)	128 (15.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$17,466			$1,563			$15,903	44.9	58	942	394		360122506727
1337	Mannsville Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	423 N Main St	Mannsville	13661	Jefferson County	South Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 465-4281	338	27	12.6	54.7%	315 (93.2%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$21,620			$2,165			$19,455	44.9	48.7	1205	132		360234000004
1338	Roscoe Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6 Academy St	Roscoe	12776	Sullivan County	Roscoe Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 498-4126	193	22	8.7	43.5%	153 (79.3%)	4 (2.1%)	34 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$50,241			$3,670			$46,571	44.9	63.9	803	535		362502003466
1339	Ps 120	Public	PK, KG-5	58-01 136th St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-3390	748	56	13.3	90.1%	13 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	237 (31.7%)	482 (64.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$32,102			$2,802			$29,299	44.8	66	759	580		360012202444
1340	Jackson Heights School	Public	PK, KG-4	24 Jackson Ave	Glens Falls	12801	Warren County	Glens Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 792-1071	260	28	9.2	55.0%	219 (84.2%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	$25,151			$1,415			$23,737	44.8	33.7	1629	289		361224000982

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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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