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
881	Children's Lab School (The)	Public	K-5	45-46 42nd St	Long Island City	11104	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-3300	456	40	11.4	70.2%	86 (18.9%)	6 (1.3%)	247 (54.2%)	93 (20.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	$31,751			$2,420			$29,331	62.5	60.6	893	12		360009806485
882	Dutch Broadway School	Public	PK, KG-6	1880 Dutch Broadway	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5550	715	62	11.5	56.9%	10 (1.4%)	351 (49.1%)	156 (21.8%)	173 (24.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.8%)	$29,686			$554			$29,132	62.5	69.3	666	216		361062000834
883	Quest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	225 West Ave	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 392-1000	459	41	11.1	20.7%	402 (87.6%)	10 (2.2%)	27 (5.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$23,283			$1,220			$22,064	62.4	54.1	1051	168		361446000091
884	East Coldenham Elementary School	Public	K-5	286 State Rt 17k	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 457-2400	339	28	12	34.8%	178 (52.5%)	10 (2.9%)	129 (38.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$31,283			$1,837			$29,446	62.3	58.9	928	44		361968001799
885	Gordon Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Wood Rd	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 884-7270	451	37	12	24.6%	382 (84.7%)	12 (2.7%)	28 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$26,467			$825			$25,641	62.3	65.5	769	116		360393003409
886	Ps 198	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4105 Farragut Rd	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 282-4920	327	22	14.5	85.9%	5 (1.5%)	250 (76.5%)	52 (15.9%)	12 (3.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$36,846			$2,883			$33,963	62.3	38.7	1490	604		360015302673
887	Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children	Public	K-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 222-1450	438	45	9.7	55.0%	132 (30.1%)	73 (16.7%)	182 (41.6%)	18 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	$41,006			$2,565			$38,441	62.3	79.8	432	455		360007803622
888	Alden Place Elementary School	Public	3-5	41 Alden Pl	Millbrook	12545	Dutchess County	Millbrook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 677-4220	157	19	8.2	29.9%	124 (79.0%)	7 (4.5%)	14 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)	$44,805			$1,280			$43,526	62.2	55.7	1013	125		361938001770
889	Ps 151 Mary D Carter	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	50-05 31st Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 728-2676	334	33	10.2	90.4%	35 (10.5%)	66 (19.8%)	166 (49.7%)	56 (16.8%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$36,962			$2,809			$34,153	62.2	36.1	1560	671		360010202544
890	Ps 112 Lefferts Park	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 15th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 232-0685	740	53	13.9	74.3%	192 (25.9%)	7 (0.9%)	295 (39.9%)	236 (31.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$28,579			$2,545			$26,034	62.2	63	823	67		360015102421

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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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Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.