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
1631	Marie Curie Institute Of Engineering And Communication	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9 Brice St	Amsterdam	12010	Montgomery County	Amsterdam City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 843-2871	446	24	18.5	80.3%	152 (34.1%)	20 (4.5%)	243 (54.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	$26,219			$1,883			$24,336	34.7	39.2	1479	152		360297000072
1632	Charles E Riley Elementary School	Public	K-6	269 E 8th St	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 341-2800	390	30	13.2	50.5%	313 (80.3%)	3 (0.8%)	52 (13.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$28,437			$963			$27,474	34.6	25.2	1894	262		362205003124
1633	Circleville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Rt 302	Circleville	10919	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	484	31	15.7	47.7%	237 (49.0%)	57 (11.8%)	164 (33.9%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$28,861			$1,023			$27,839	34.5	29.1	1772	139		362301003223
1634	Holbrook Road School	Public	1-5	170 Holbrook Ave	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8560	396	25	15.8	45.7%	170 (42.9%)	23 (5.8%)	135 (34.1%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	$27,566			$918			$26,648	34.5	15.8	2194	560		361920001739
1635	Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa	Public	3-8	508 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5809	372	93	4	92.7%	9 (2.4%)	67 (18.0%)	287 (77.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$65,614			$3,218			$62,397	34.5	18.9	2094	459		360007902694
1636	Ps 152 Dyckman Valley	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	93 Nagle Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 567-5456	456	36	12.7	94.5%	11 (2.4%)	23 (5.0%)	386 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$37,215			$3,472			$33,743	34.5	29.5	1760	124		360008302546
1637	Thomas S O'Brien Academy Of Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	94 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6875	262	21	12.5	69.8%	38 (14.5%)	89 (34.0%)	44 (16.8%)	67 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	$35,905			$2,717			$33,189	34.4	30.8	1720	83		360246000031
1638	Solvay Elementary School	Public	K-4	701 Woods Rd	Solvay	13209	Onondaga County	Solvay Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 488-5422	436	45	9.6	69.0%	316 (72.5%)	38 (8.7%)	52 (11.9%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.4%)	$31,297			$2,814			$28,482	34.4	31.7	1695	57		362715003698
1639	Walt Disney School	Public	K-5	175 Coldwater Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 247-3151	416	32	13	52.9%	205 (49.3%)	63 (15.1%)	77 (18.5%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.5%)	$29,158			$1,267			$27,891	34.4	36	1568	71		361188000955
1640	Thomas J Watson Senior Elementary School	Public	K-5	263 Ridgefield Rd	Endicott	13760	Tioga County	Union-Endicott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2152	247	26	9.6	52.6%	155 (62.8%)	26 (10.5%)	31 (12.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.7%)	$29,646			$2,437			$27,209	34.4	43.5	1336	304		361071000853

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About our rankings:

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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.