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
1321	Southwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Hunt Rd W	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 664-1881	588	53	11.1	35.2%	497 (84.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.6%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	$20,974			$739			$20,235	45.2	56.5	990	331		362766004936
1322	Achievement First Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	510 Waverly Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	Achievement First Endeavor Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 622-5994	579	32	18	86.7%	10 (1.7%)	476 (82.2%)	75 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.6%)	$24,334			$1,565			$22,770	45.2	51.8	1124	198		360017005867
1323	Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy	Public	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 409-3001	603	49	12.2	84.2%	102 (16.9%)	47 (7.8%)	372 (61.7%)	66 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	$30,415			$2,871			$27,544	45.2	48.9	1199	124		360008806217
1324	Belleville Henderson Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8372 County Rt 75	Belleville	13611	Jefferson County	Belleville-Henderson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 846-5121	491	42	11.7	45.6%	456 (92.9%)	10 (2.0%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$25,085			$00			$25,085	45.2	56.4	992	332		360437004801
1325	Chippewa Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 David Mello Dr	Holtsville	11742	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 696-8640	543	44	12.2	29.1%	321 (59.1%)	21 (3.9%)	138 (25.4%)	41 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$28,679			$616			$28,062	45.1	31.4	1704	379		362535003499
1326	Walter B Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1478 Rte 20	New Lebanon	12125	Columbia County	New Lebanon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 794-7600	238	24	9.9	46.2%	217 (91.2%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$28,867			$1,465			$27,403	45.1	57.5	962	364		362043001887
1327	Weedsport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8954 Jackson St	Weedsport	13166	Cayuga County	Weedsport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 834-6685	324	24	13.7	36.4%	283 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	$30,004			$1,714			$28,290	45.1	53.9	1056	271		363042004094
1328	Tully Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 State St	Tully	13159	Onondaga County	Tully Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 696-6213	370	26	14	31.1%	330 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$25,952			$386			$25,566	45	55.8	1008	320		362913003926
1329	Springs School	Public	PK, KG-8	48 School St	East Hampton	11937	Suffolk County	Springs Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 324-0144	690	47	14.6	0.4%	251 (36.4%)	2 (0.3%)	422 (61.2%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$33,420			$16			$33,405	45	42.1	1378	49		362790003787
1330	Harbor View School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Richmond Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 390-2190	256	28	9.1	75.8%	38 (14.8%)	102 (39.8%)	99 (38.7%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$45,980			$2,684			$43,296	45	34.7	1601	271		360010306445

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.