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
2131	Otselic Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 County Rd 13a	South Otselic	13155	Chenango County	Otselic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 653-7218	261	24	10.8	44.4%	254 (97.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$46,243			$1,896			$44,346	18.1	37.4	1526	605		362210003132
2132	Calvin Coolidge School	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Robinson St	Binghamton	13904	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8291	281	23	12.1	78.3%	102 (36.3%)	49 (17.4%)	63 (22.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (22.4%)	$31,922			$4,452			$27,470	18	26.8	1851	281		360487000224
2133	Northeast Elementary School	Public	1-5	2 Devon Rd	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2435	937	55	17	88.4%	30 (3.2%)	51 (5.4%)	832 (88.8%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$30,567			$2,348			$28,219	18	16.4	2168	35		360528000255
2134	Pine Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7755 Rt 83	South Dayton	14138	Chautauqua County	Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 988-3291	319	29	11	51.7%	285 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$29,357			$802			$28,556	18	28.4	1793	341		362307003233
2135	East New York Elementary School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 272-6075	349	30	11.7	93.7%	3 (0.9%)	127 (36.4%)	176 (50.4%)	25 (7.2%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.3%)	$36,056			$3,390			$32,666	17.9	13.6	2254	119		360012006153
2136	Avoca Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17 Oliver St #29	Avoca	14809	Steuben County	Avoca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 566-2221	369	49	7.5	58.3%	345 (93.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$34,140			$2,145			$31,995	17.8	31.9	1690	446		360363000117
2137	Afton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Academy St	Afton	13730	Chenango County	Afton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 639-8234	210	26	8	55.7%	194 (92.4%)	2 (1.0%)	12 (5.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$34,096			$2,406			$31,690	17.8	27.5	1824	313		360240000010
2138	Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Schenck Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1113	374	30	12.4	96.8%	3 (0.8%)	54 (14.4%)	305 (81.6%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$35,095			$3,609			$31,486	17.7	18.9	2092	46		360012004316
2139	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	40 Olivia St	Port Chester	10573	Westchester County	Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 934-7990	725	46	15.5	70.8%	18 (2.5%)	20 (2.8%)	679 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$31,364			$1,764			$29,601	17.7	30.6	1729	410		362346003273
2140	Ps 34 Franklin D Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-8	730 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 228-4433	184	30	6.1	99.5%	6 (3.3%)	74 (40.2%)	100 (54.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$51,446			$3,162			$48,284	17.7	14.7	2224	84		360007602157

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.