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
1821	Ps 91 Richard Arkwright	Public	PK, KG-5	68-10 Central Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-6880	771	54	14.3	74.2%	259 (33.6%)	21 (2.7%)	439 (56.9%)	36 (4.7%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$35,290			$2,048			$33,242	28.3	43.4	1342	479		360009802349
1822	Sherburne-Earlville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 School St	Sherburne	13460	Chenango County	Sherburne-Earlville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 674-7336	589	57	10.3	48.4%	562 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$28,333			$2,530			$25,802	28.2	33.2	1646	176		362670001984
1823	F P Donnelly School	Public	PK, KG-5	1168 Conklin Rd	Conklin	13748	Broome County	Susquehanna Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-0176	306	19	15.8	50.3%	260 (85.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.5%)	$24,492			$1,706			$22,787	28.2	45.5	1273	550		362838004570
1824	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1573 Madison Ave-Rm 320	New York	10029	New York County	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II	Yes	No	No	No	(212) 348-2518	346	31	11.1	91.6%	5 (1.4%)	114 (32.9%)	203 (58.7%)	16 (4.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$25,922			$00			$25,922	28.2	20.3	2051	227		360109006378
1825	Dana L Lyon Middle School	Public	4-8	25 Ellas Ave	Bath	14810	Steuben County	Bath Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 776-4110	509	50	10.1	60.3%	481 (94.5%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$28,586			$1,865			$26,721	28.2	28.7	1784	41		360405005411
1826	Woodrow Wilson School	Public	PK, KG-5	287 Prospect St	Binghamton	13905	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 763-8442	355	38	9.3	82.0%	115 (32.4%)	101 (28.5%)	72 (20.3%)	20 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	$30,533			$3,539			$26,994	28.1	22.5	1990	164		360487000235
1827	Fred W Hill School	Public	2-5	40 Allen St	Brockport	14420	Monroe County	Brockport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 637-1850	500	43	11.7	45.6%	389 (77.8%)	21 (4.2%)	60 (12.0%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$28,579			$1,428			$27,151	28.1	38.6	1495	332		360558004579
1828	King Street School	Public	K-5	697 King St	Port Chester	10573	Westchester County	Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 934-7995	374	27	13.7	48.7%	78 (20.9%)	8 (2.1%)	273 (73.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$36,801			$1,491			$35,310	28.1	33	1653	175		362346003274
1829	School 21	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Lee Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8435	328	21	15.5	66.2%	58 (17.7%)	33 (10.1%)	200 (61.0%)	26 (7.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$30,301			$1,400			$28,901	28.1	38.4	1502	327		363192004264
1830	Ps 53 Basheer Quisim	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	360 E 168th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 681-7276	600	56	10.6	96.2%	8 (1.3%)	149 (24.8%)	430 (71.7%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$37,836			$3,376			$34,460	28.1	20.9	2037	207		360008602232

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.