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
1221	Southampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Pine St	Southampton	11968	Suffolk County	Southampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 591-4802	364	43	8.4	45.9%	136 (37.4%)	7 (1.9%)	184 (50.5%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$31,637			$00			$31,637	48.9	37.7	1517	296		362754003743
1222	Scott M Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11219 Sr 32	Greenville	12083	Greene County	Greenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 966-5070	480	31	15.3	37.9%	447 (93.1%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$30,278			$948			$29,330	48.8	55.3	1021	201		361287001055
1223	Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 W Gibson St	Canandaigua	14424	Ontario County	Canandaigua City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 396-3900	1,433	134	10.7	38.5%	1,228 (85.7%)	33 (2.3%)	78 (5.4%)	18 (1.3%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (4.7%)	$25,010			$944			$24,066	48.8	50	1171	52		360633000415
1224	Ps 48 Mapleton	Public	PK, KG-5	6015 18th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 232-3873	487	40	12.1	87.5%	103 (21.1%)	3 (0.6%)	207 (42.5%)	163 (33.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$32,769			$2,884			$29,884	48.8	56.9	975	249		360015102212
1225	Cayuga School	Public	K-5	865 Hawkins Ave	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 471-1800	539	47	11.5	33.4%	314 (58.3%)	21 (3.9%)	151 (28.0%)	36 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$29,057			$913			$28,145	48.7	50.4	1158	67		362535003498
1226	Francis X Hegarty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Radcliffe Rd	Island Park	11558	Nassau County	Island Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2670	451	42	10.6	33.9%	235 (52.1%)	15 (3.3%)	165 (36.6%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$35,662			$00			$35,662	48.7	32.4	1676	450		361548001316
1227	Horace Mann School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 College St	Binghamton	13905	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8273	205	24	8.5	67.8%	81 (39.5%)	58 (28.3%)	35 (17.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.1%)	$34,952			$5,452			$29,500	48.6	34.3	1607	380		360487000229
1228	George Washington School	Public	4-6	347 William St	West Hempstead	11552	Nassau County	West Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 390-3130	340	24	14	33.2%	49 (14.4%)	62 (18.2%)	184 (54.1%)	36 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$42,301			$2,077			$40,223	48.6	54.2	1049	179		363066004122
1229	G N Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Main St	Randolph	14772	Cattaraugus County	Randolph Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 358-7030	428	45	9.5	37.6%	375 (87.6%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$30,087			$2,232			$27,856	48.6	46.7	1239	10		362409003320
1230	Ps 536	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 931-4270	265	20	13.2	94.7%	5 (1.9%)	49 (18.5%)	150 (56.6%)	56 (21.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$33,437			$3,016			$30,421	48.5	26.2	1870	640		360009006261

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.