Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
281	Steele Elementary School	Public	K-5	860 Church St	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-6700	293	25	11.5	42.0%	19 (6.5%)	105 (35.8%)	128 (43.7%)	28 (9.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$29,638	$1,016	$28,622	86	68	706	425	360384000138
282	Floral Park-Bellerose School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Larch Ave	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2751	904	58	15.6	15.6%	489 (54.1%)	13 (1.4%)	156 (17.3%)	193 (21.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	$22,332	$1,127	$21,205	86	80.9	412	130	361116000885
283	Bedford Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Babbitt Rd	Bedford Hills	10507	Westchester County	Bedford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 666-2708	309	22	13.8	24.6%	160 (51.8%)	13 (4.2%)	101 (32.7%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$42,961	$843	$42,118	86	80.9	413	130	361995001820
284	Hewitt School	Public	K-5	446 Hempstead Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8913	465	40	11.6	3.7%	379 (81.5%)	21 (4.5%)	44 (9.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$34,064	$468	$33,596	85.9	90.6	188	96	362478003427
285	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 13.2	Public, Charter	K-7	272 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 305-4199	580	46	12.6	48.8%	153 (26.4%)	176 (30.3%)	157 (27.1%)	24 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.7%)	$25,986	$415	$25,571	85.9	90	201	84	360113406558
286	Country Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Hollybrook Dr	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-9860	566	49	11.5	14.8%	321 (56.7%)	11 (1.9%)	23 (4.1%)	165 (29.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	$20,692	$622	$20,070	85.9	90.7	183	103	363147004209
287	Valley Cottage School	Public	K-5	26 Lake Rd	Valley Cottage	10989	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 353-7280	384	37	10.4	26.0%	132 (34.4%)	64 (16.7%)	142 (37.0%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$33,082	$997	$32,085	85.9	89.9	204	83	362148003053
288	Francis L Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Lakehill Rd	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	468	41	11.4	19.0%	415 (88.7%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.5%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$22,318	$351	$21,967	85.8	89.1	224	64	360594000386
289	Ps 26 Carteret School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	4108 Victory Blvd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 698-1530	272	28	9.8	61.4%	101 (37.1%)	9 (3.3%)	91 (33.5%)	63 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$36,870	$1,865	$35,005	85.8	85.3	309	20	360010302127
290	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Public, Charter	K-8	3956 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-0231	512	26	19.6	81.8%	3 (0.6%)	370 (72.3%)	125 (24.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,402	$1,299	$18,103	85.7	85.3	310	20	360115706601

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.

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
281	Steele Elementary School	Public	K-5	860 Church St	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-6700	293	25	11.5	42.0%	19 (6.5%)	105 (35.8%)	128 (43.7%)	28 (9.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$29,638			$1,016			$28,622	86	68	706	425		360384000138
282	Floral Park-Bellerose School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Larch Ave	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2751	904	58	15.6	15.6%	489 (54.1%)	13 (1.4%)	156 (17.3%)	193 (21.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	$22,332			$1,127			$21,205	86	80.9	412	130		361116000885
283	Bedford Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Babbitt Rd	Bedford Hills	10507	Westchester County	Bedford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 666-2708	309	22	13.8	24.6%	160 (51.8%)	13 (4.2%)	101 (32.7%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$42,961			$843			$42,118	86	80.9	413	130		361995001820
284	Hewitt School	Public	K-5	446 Hempstead Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8913	465	40	11.6	3.7%	379 (81.5%)	21 (4.5%)	44 (9.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$34,064			$468			$33,596	85.9	90.6	188	96		362478003427
285	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 13.2	Public, Charter	K-7	272 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 305-4199	580	46	12.6	48.8%	153 (26.4%)	176 (30.3%)	157 (27.1%)	24 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.7%)	$25,986			$415			$25,571	85.9	90	201	84		360113406558
286	Country Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Hollybrook Dr	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-9860	566	49	11.5	14.8%	321 (56.7%)	11 (1.9%)	23 (4.1%)	165 (29.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	$20,692			$622			$20,070	85.9	90.7	183	103		363147004209
287	Valley Cottage School	Public	K-5	26 Lake Rd	Valley Cottage	10989	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 353-7280	384	37	10.4	26.0%	132 (34.4%)	64 (16.7%)	142 (37.0%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$33,082			$997			$32,085	85.9	89.9	204	83		362148003053
288	Francis L Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Lakehill Rd	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	468	41	11.4	19.0%	415 (88.7%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.5%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$22,318			$351			$21,967	85.8	89.1	224	64		360594000386
289	Ps 26 Carteret School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	4108 Victory Blvd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 698-1530	272	28	9.8	61.4%	101 (37.1%)	9 (3.3%)	91 (33.5%)	63 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$36,870			$1,865			$35,005	85.8	85.3	309	20		360010302127
290	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Public, Charter	K-8	3956 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-0231	512	26	19.6	81.8%	3 (0.6%)	370 (72.3%)	125 (24.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,402			$1,299			$18,103	85.7	85.3	310	20		360115706601