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
2011	Ps 104 Bays Water (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	26-01 Mott Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1910	542	42	12.9	86.9%	12 (2.2%)	181 (33.4%)	311 (57.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	$37,508			$2,207			$35,301	22.2	27.7	1817	194		360012302392
2012	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2050 2nd Ave	New York	10026	New York County	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 348-2518	922	51	18	89.3%	20 (2.2%)	228 (24.7%)	634 (68.8%)	14 (1.5%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	$33,266			$00			$33,266	22.2	24.1	1936	76		360104206252
2013	Ps 197 John B Russwurm	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5960	224	24	9.5	94.2%	12 (5.4%)	124 (55.4%)	84 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$48,388			$4,317			$44,071	22.2	22.8	1977	36		360008102670
2014	Cordello Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	51 Cordello Ave	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-4189	490	44	11	63.9%	4 (0.8%)	55 (11.2%)	421 (85.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$27,085			$280			$26,805	22.2	14.6	2228	214		360687004253
2015	York Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2578 Genesee St	Retsof	14539	Livingston County	York Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 243-1730	275	34	8.1	48.4%	254 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$32,029			$1,527			$30,502	22.1	26.7	1854	161		363195004278
2016	Warren Street School	Public	2-4	110 Warren St	Johnstown	12095	Fulton County	Johnstown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 762-3715	296	20	14.6	59.8%	240 (81.1%)	2 (0.7%)	36 (12.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$24,685			$1,092			$23,592	22.1	27.1	1840	176		361598001384
2017	Star Academy Ps 63 (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	121 E 3rd St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 674-3180	187	25	7.3	78.6%	21 (11.2%)	28 (15.0%)	130 (69.5%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$51,165			$3,675			$47,490	22.1	25.7	1878	139		360007602270
2018	Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	134 W 122nd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 678-2908	145	17	8.5	94.5%	2 (1.4%)	46 (31.7%)	92 (63.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$48,798			$4,449			$44,349	22.1	22.1	1999	19		360007803551
2019	Ps 329 Surfside	Public	PK, KG-5	2929 W 30th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 787-3460	279	30	9.3	94.6%	5 (1.8%)	162 (58.1%)	89 (31.9%)	9 (3.2%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$44,225			$3,564			$40,661	22.1	7.3	2379	360		360015202821
2020	Romulus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5705 Rt 96	Romulus	14541	Seneca County	Romulus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 810-0345	427	42	10.1	39.6%	383 (89.7%)	8 (1.9%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$29,955			$1,857			$28,098	22	24.2	1934	86		362493004369

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.