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
2191	Ps 73 Bronx	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Anderson Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6776	283	21	13.7	95.1%	3 (1.1%)	64 (22.6%)	214 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,640			$4,299			$37,341	15.1	19.6	2070	121		360008602298
2192	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Conklin Ave	Binghamton	13903	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8344	403	38	10.7	80.1%	144 (35.7%)	112 (27.8%)	88 (21.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.7%)	$27,244			$3,363			$23,881	15.1	20.4	2048	144		360487000223
2193	Salmon River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	637 County Rt 1	Fort Covington	12937	Franklin County	Salmon River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 358-6670	311	38	8.1	71.1%	173 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	$39,679			$3,902			$35,777	15.1	14.2	2236	43		362550003522
2194	Ps 239	Public	PK, KG-5	17-15 Weirfield St	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 417-2840	414	31	13.3	86.7%	32 (7.7%)	14 (3.4%)	333 (80.4%)	34 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,140			$2,511			$31,629	15.1	24.1	1935	259		360009805564
2195	Ps 6 West Farms	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-7676	417	34	12.2	98.6%	7 (1.7%)	104 (24.9%)	300 (71.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$40,313			$4,218			$36,096	15	12.7	2274	79		360009002059
2196	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	640 County Rt 22	Parish	13131	Oswego County	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 625-5270	580	50	11.6	55.9%	541 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$32,497			$2,939			$29,558	15	14.3	2233	37		360282006344
2197	Buffalo United Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	325 Manhattan Ave	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo United Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 835-9862	465	42	11	93.3%	19 (4.1%)	307 (66.0%)	80 (17.2%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.2%)	$21,900			$3,247			$18,653	15	10.1	2329	132		360007105538
2198	Ps 150 Christopher	Public	PK, KG-5	364 Sackman St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7746	97	10	10	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	57 (58.8%)	38 (39.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$53,384			$3,058			$50,326	14.9	16.2	2177	21		360012102542
2199	Ps 81	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Tacoma Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4060	739	57	12.9	85.3%	123 (16.6%)	304 (41.1%)	125 (16.9%)	102 (13.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (10.6%)	$29,062			$3,528			$25,534	14.9	15.1	2215	16		360585000369
2200	Montgomery C Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Harry Howard Ave	Hudson	12534	Columbia County	Hudson City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 828-4350	689	67	10.2	63.4%	287 (41.7%)	103 (14.9%)	162 (23.5%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (12.3%)	$34,877			$2,906			$31,971	14.8	15.5	2204	4		361494001248

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.