Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1351	Ps 60 Alice Austen	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Merrill Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 761-3325	599	50	11.9	69.9%	264 (44.1%)	36 (6.0%)	145 (24.2%)	136 (22.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$40,648	$2,492	$38,156	44.5	46.2	1251	100	360010302257
1352	Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	475 E 57th St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 789-8959	259			78.8%	4 (1.5%)	227 (87.6%)	20 (7.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$26,725	$912	$25,814	44.5	49.9	1176	176	360120906701
1353	Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4500 Orchard Pl	Gasport	14067	Niagara County	Royalton-Hartland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 735-2000	439	36	12.1	41.0%	386 (87.9%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	$25,435	$444	$24,992	44.4	33.2	1647	294	362514003474
1354	Harry E Elden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 E Oneida St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6118	504	33	15.4	26.0%	409 (81.2%)	29 (5.8%)	30 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	$23,227	$659	$22,568	44.4	51.8	1123	231	360387000143
1355	Columbus Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	275 Washington Ave	New Rochelle	10801	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 576-4401	728	64	11.3	86.3%	29 (4.0%)	71 (9.8%)	612 (84.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$34,396	$2,615	$31,781	44.3	39	1481	126	362049001893
1356	Calvin U Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	3414 Stanton St	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 936-4156	262	22	11.6	50.0%	239 (91.2%)	5 (1.9%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$28,237	$1,309	$26,928	44.3	60	908	448	360840000625
1357	Willow Road School	Public	K-6	880 Catalpa Dr	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 568-6640	410	44	9.2	34.4%	114 (27.8%)	46 (11.2%)	110 (26.8%)	126 (30.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$34,540	$182	$34,358	44.3	40.9	1416	59	362943003972
1358	Mamaroneck Avenue School	Public	K-5	7 Nosband Ave	White Plains	10605	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2286	605	58	10.3	32.9%	191 (31.6%)	82 (13.6%)	263 (43.5%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)	$37,382	$1,096	$36,286	44.2	49.1	1193	165	363126004181
1359	Moriches Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Louis Ave	Moriches	11955	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1397	861	56	15.4	49.1%	214 (24.9%)	92 (10.7%)	478 (55.5%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.6%)	$25,213	$1,952	$23,261	44.2	39.9	1454	95	361869004675
1360	Academy Of The City Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	31-29 60th St	Woodside	11377	Queens County	Academy Of The City Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 487-9857	695	37	18.7	73.8%	84 (12.1%)	43 (6.2%)	398 (57.3%)	152 (21.9%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$20,112	$393	$19,719	44.2	51.8	1118	242	360105306289

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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.
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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
1351	Ps 60 Alice Austen	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Merrill Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 761-3325	599	50	11.9	69.9%	264 (44.1%)	36 (6.0%)	145 (24.2%)	136 (22.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$40,648			$2,492			$38,156	44.5	46.2	1251	100		360010302257
1352	Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	475 E 57th St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 789-8959	259			78.8%	4 (1.5%)	227 (87.6%)	20 (7.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$26,725			$912			$25,814	44.5	49.9	1176	176		360120906701
1353	Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4500 Orchard Pl	Gasport	14067	Niagara County	Royalton-Hartland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 735-2000	439	36	12.1	41.0%	386 (87.9%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	$25,435			$444			$24,992	44.4	33.2	1647	294		362514003474
1354	Harry E Elden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 E Oneida St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6118	504	33	15.4	26.0%	409 (81.2%)	29 (5.8%)	30 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	$23,227			$659			$22,568	44.4	51.8	1123	231		360387000143
1355	Columbus Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	275 Washington Ave	New Rochelle	10801	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 576-4401	728	64	11.3	86.3%	29 (4.0%)	71 (9.8%)	612 (84.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$34,396			$2,615			$31,781	44.3	39	1481	126		362049001893
1356	Calvin U Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	3414 Stanton St	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 936-4156	262	22	11.6	50.0%	239 (91.2%)	5 (1.9%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$28,237			$1,309			$26,928	44.3	60	908	448		360840000625
1357	Willow Road School	Public	K-6	880 Catalpa Dr	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 568-6640	410	44	9.2	34.4%	114 (27.8%)	46 (11.2%)	110 (26.8%)	126 (30.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$34,540			$182			$34,358	44.3	40.9	1416	59		362943003972
1358	Mamaroneck Avenue School	Public	K-5	7 Nosband Ave	White Plains	10605	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2286	605	58	10.3	32.9%	191 (31.6%)	82 (13.6%)	263 (43.5%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)	$37,382			$1,096			$36,286	44.2	49.1	1193	165		363126004181
1359	Moriches Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Louis Ave	Moriches	11955	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1397	861	56	15.4	49.1%	214 (24.9%)	92 (10.7%)	478 (55.5%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.6%)	$25,213			$1,952			$23,261	44.2	39.9	1454	95		361869004675
1360	Academy Of The City Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	31-29 60th St	Woodside	11377	Queens County	Academy Of The City Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 487-9857	695	37	18.7	73.8%	84 (12.1%)	43 (6.2%)	398 (57.3%)	152 (21.9%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$20,112			$393			$19,719	44.2	51.8	1118	242		360105306289