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
1121	Brooklyn Avenue School	Public	K-6	24 Brooklyn Ave	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2851	357	33	10.7	47.6%	44 (12.3%)	85 (23.8%)	142 (39.8%)	77 (21.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	$34,524			$1,075			$33,449	53.1	53.7	1059	62		362946003973
1122	Ps/Is 323	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Chester St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7781	293	27	10.7	97.3%	1 (0.3%)	205 (70.0%)	80 (27.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$47,435			$3,380			$44,056	53.1	48.9	1202	80		360012104886
1123	Hermon-Dekalb Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	709 E Dekalb Rd	De Kalb Junction	13630	St. Lawrence County	Hermon-Dekalb Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 347-3442	363	37	9.9	49.9%	347 (95.6%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,230			$3,275			$27,955	53.1	42	1386	263		361425001173
1124	Lincoln School	Public	K-8	170 E Lincoln Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5039	470	41	11.4	63.4%	46 (9.8%)	204 (43.4%)	201 (42.8%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$34,823			$2,456			$32,367	53.1	69.4	662	462		362010001837
1125	Paideia School 15	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	175 Westchester Ave	Yonkers	10707	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8645	583	25	23.3	46.3%	209 (35.8%)	52 (8.9%)	280 (48.0%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$28,407			$1,479			$26,928	53.1	53.9	1055	70		363192003452
1126	F S Banford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	99 State St	Canton	13617	St. Lawrence County	Canton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 386-8561	408	26	15.5	30.9%	377 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$26,488			$1,232			$25,255	53.1	69.3	667	459		360647000427
1127	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	170 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7015	442	32	13.8	93.4%	7 (1.6%)	107 (24.2%)	315 (71.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$29,712			$4,001			$25,712	53	38.6	1496	369		360096006013
1128	Eagle Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Western Ave	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6825	279	20	13.6	50.2%	83 (29.7%)	83 (29.7%)	49 (17.6%)	37 (13.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.0%)	$33,601			$4,072			$29,528	53	43.8	1327	199		360246000028
1129	Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Forest Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 869-3006	311	29	10.7	44.7%	168 (54.0%)	30 (9.6%)	31 (10.0%)	51 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.0%)	$29,081			$1,441			$27,639	53	51.3	1138	9		362721004568
1130	Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0243	148	17	8.5	90.5%	1 (0.7%)	110 (74.3%)	33 (22.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$47,900			$4,221			$43,679	53	33.4	1641	511		360009502348

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.