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
1621	Ps 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-0962	291	27	10.8	92.1%	3 (1.0%)	59 (20.3%)	224 (77.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$39,459			$4,085			$35,374	34.9	38.6	1498	123		360008502479
1622	Arthur S May School	Public	K-5	601 Dutchess Turnpike	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 486-4960	496	47	10.4	41.9%	191 (38.5%)	89 (17.9%)	168 (33.9%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.4%)	$29,809			$731			$29,077	34.9	40.6	1423	199		360327000086
1623	Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 School Ln	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 392-1000	972	84	11.5	30.7%	795 (81.8%)	29 (3.0%)	86 (8.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.7%)	$22,636			$1,696			$20,940	34.8	36.2	1557	66		361446001197
1624	Ps 119 Amersfort	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3829 Ave K	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 377-7696	393	26	15	86.5%	19 (4.8%)	180 (45.8%)	68 (17.3%)	103 (26.2%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	10 (2.5%)	$32,777			$2,467			$30,310	34.8	28.5	1788	164		360015302443
1625	Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School	Public	K-5	1957 Nostrand Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-2800	374	35	10.5	89.8%	10 (2.7%)	247 (66.0%)	85 (22.7%)	22 (5.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$38,588			$3,188			$35,399	34.8	35.1	1590	35		360015303387
1626	North Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1593 Rt 9g	Hyde Park	12538	Dutchess County	Hyde Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 229-4040	463	39	11.8	42.8%	261 (56.4%)	47 (10.2%)	110 (23.8%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	$32,631			$1,625			$31,006	34.8	35.8	1571	55		361518001273
1627	Brocton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 W Main St	Brocton	14716	Chautauqua County	Brocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 792-2102	234	28	8.2	60.3%	179 (76.5%)	6 (2.6%)	38 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$38,253			$2,308			$35,945	34.8	45.7	1266	361		360561000288
1628	Albertus W Becker School	Public	PK, KG-5	1146 Rt 9w	Selkirk	12158	Albany County	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 756-5200	389	45	8.5	39.1%	320 (82.3%)	15 (3.9%)	26 (6.7%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$29,749			$1,380			$28,369	34.7	36.1	1566	62		362415003323
1629	Ronald L Sodoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 East Ave	Albion	14411	Orleans County	Albion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 589-2030	826	67	12.4	48.7%	606 (73.4%)	91 (11.0%)	99 (12.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.3%)	$19,151			$1,477			$17,675	34.7	32.5	1675	46		360252000035
1630	Rochester Prep Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-8	432 Chili Ave	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester Prep Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 368-5090	827	27	30.9	84.3%	16 (1.9%)	608 (73.5%)	158 (19.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	$16,231			$2,044			$14,187	34.7	33.7	1630			360104006243

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.