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
101	Village Elementary School	Public	K-5	90 Convent Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5817	379	40	9.5	12.4%	125 (33.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.1%)	209 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$38,919			$728			$38,191	94	95.4	82	19		362856003844
102	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Public, Charter	K-8	1420 E 68th St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 817-2017	977			64.3%	82 (8.4%)	744 (76.2%)	61 (6.2%)	43 (4.4%)	16 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	26 (2.7%)	$17,758			$00			$17,758	94	93.7	126	24		360112306534
103	Bolton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26 Horicon Ave	Bolton Landing	12814	Warren County	Bolton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 644-2400	164	26	6.3	30.5%	152 (92.7%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$54,656			$415			$54,241	93.9	68.3	696	593		360501000240
104	Ps 31 Samuel F Dupont	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	75 Meserole Ave	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 383-8998	644	34	19	48.3%	299 (46.4%)	39 (6.1%)	219 (34.0%)	45 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	$27,138			$2,490			$24,647	93.9	97.6	28	76		360011902144
105	Ps 321 William Penn	Public	PK, KG-5	180 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 499-2412	1,305	81	16.1	5.9%	851 (65.2%)	31 (2.4%)	127 (9.7%)	115 (8.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (13.5%)	$26,129			$1,624			$24,506	93.9	96.2	57	48		360009202818
106	Willow Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	67 Willow Ave	Cornwall	12518	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 534-8009	236	15	15.4	14.4%	165 (69.9%)	7 (3.0%)	45 (19.1%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	$27,352			$456			$26,896	93.9	93.4	136	30		360843000644
107	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Crown St-5th Fl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2129	786			79.4%	15 (1.9%)	664 (84.5%)	69 (8.8%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	$17,829			$00			$17,829	93.8	98.2	15	92		360109506413
108	Milton School	Public	K-5	12 Hewlett St	Rye	10580	Westchester County	Rye City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 967-6100	320	33	9.7	0.9%	269 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$39,307			$362			$38,945	93.8	95.5	77	31		362526003490
109	Ps 101 School In The Gardens	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Russell Pl	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 268-7230	605	41	14.7	25.8%	225 (37.2%)	13 (2.1%)	117 (19.3%)	165 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (14.0%)	$30,206			$1,519			$28,687	93.8	95.5	79	30		360010002384
110	Ps 171 Patrick Henry	Public	PK, KG-8	19 E 103rd St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5801	738	47	15.8	78.9%	45 (6.1%)	163 (22.1%)	429 (58.1%)	69 (9.3%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	14 (1.9%)	$30,047			$3,060			$26,986	93.8	93.2	140	30		360007902605

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.