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
731	Kahlil Gibran School	Public	PK, KG-8	18 Rosedale Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8580	539	26	20.8	49.2%	173 (32.1%)	84 (15.6%)	197 (36.5%)	54 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$23,335			$1,622			$21,713	68.2	69.7	648	83		363192004270
732	Saw Mill Road School	Public	K-6	2801 Saw Mill Rd	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3118	700	52	13.3	18.7%	400 (57.1%)	33 (4.7%)	138 (19.7%)	107 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	$27,888			$1,287			$26,600	68.2	59.5	918	186		362094002976
733	Huth Road School	Public	2-5	1773 Huth Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 773-8850	473	37	12.8	25.2%	416 (87.9%)	7 (1.5%)	11 (2.3%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$21,423			$576			$20,847	68.2	64.6	791	58		360702000495
734	Frederick Carder Elementary School	Public	K-5	289 State St	Corning	14830	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 962-2454	399	33	12.1	40.4%	327 (82.0%)	9 (2.3%)	16 (4.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.3%)	$27,212			$1,246			$25,965	68.2	78.8	455	279		360840000632
735	Westhampton Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	379 Mill Rd	Westhampton Beach	11978	Suffolk County	Westhampton Beach Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 288-3800	298	43	6.8	27.2%	129 (43.3%)	2 (0.7%)	151 (50.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$46,818			$979			$45,839	68.1	58.3	940	205		363102004165
736	Centre Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	55 Centre Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	239	23	10.2	31.8%	116 (48.5%)	12 (5.0%)	84 (35.1%)	16 (6.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$37,804			$698			$37,106	68.1	55.1	1026	290		360996000768
737	Ps 110 Florence Nightingale	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Delancey St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 674-2690	227	31	7.2	70.9%	34 (15.0%)	30 (13.2%)	132 (58.1%)	22 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.6%)	$34,909			$2,598			$32,311	68.1	78.2	470	267		360007602411
738	Menands School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 Wards Ln	Menands	12204	Albany County	Menands Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 465-4561	282	34	8.4	32.6%	74 (26.2%)	95 (33.7%)	22 (7.8%)	83 (29.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$33,073			$1,620			$31,453	68.1	62.6	836	98		361899001719
739	East Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	154 E Lake Ave	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5201	523	47	11	7.1%	425 (81.3%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (15.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$32,103			$167			$31,936	68.1	56.7	986	247		361863001684
740	Rj O Intermediate School	Public	3-5	99 Old Dock Rd	Kings Park	11754	Suffolk County	Kings Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 269-3798	439	38	11.5	17.1%	342 (77.9%)	4 (0.9%)	64 (14.6%)	17 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	$30,849			$504			$30,345	68.1	68.6	686	54		361626004273

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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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