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
461	Sheridan Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	4560 Boncrest Dr E	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 407-9250	527	51	10.3	10.1%	435 (82.5%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.8%)	37 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$19,334			$636			$18,698	78.7	86	292	169		360759004680
462	Ps 159	Public	PK, KG-5	205-01 33rd Ave	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8553	504	36	14	61.3%	97 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (19.2%)	299 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$31,089			$1,565			$29,525	78.7	90.8	182	280		360009902571
463	Icahn Charter School 6	Public, Charter	K-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-1706	299			89.0%	2 (0.7%)	115 (38.5%)	167 (55.9%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$19,958			$361			$19,597	78.7	94.9	93	370		360106906355
464	Cherry Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Cherry Ave	West Sayville	11796	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-6700	374	32	11.7	9.1%	324 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$34,150			$521			$33,629	78.7	75.4	527	63		362592003554
465	Ps/Is 87 Middle Village	Public	PK, KG-8	67-54 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-8243	541	45	12	71.3%	136 (25.1%)	4 (0.7%)	329 (60.8%)	57 (10.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	$33,037			$2,180			$30,857	78.6	82.3	377	88		360009802337
466	Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School	Public	PK, KG-5	101-33 124th St	Jamaica	11419	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-5493	558	38	14.6	83.3%	9 (1.6%)	19 (3.4%)	107 (19.2%)	327 (58.6%)	79 (14.2%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	$30,842			$2,117			$28,726	78.6	67.6	714	248		360010004734
467	Glenmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	328 Rte 9w	Glenmont	12077	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 463-1154	382	32	11.9	17.8%	293 (76.7%)	12 (3.1%)	18 (4.7%)	35 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$23,808			$166			$23,642	78.6	82.2	383	84		360471000214
468	Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler	Public	PK, KG-5	108-10 109th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2700	1,094	72	15.1	94.0%	48 (4.4%)	62 (5.7%)	460 (42.0%)	432 (39.5%)	74 (6.8%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.3%)	$29,295			$2,246			$27,050	78.5	73.6	557	89		360012302405
469	Bretton Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Club Ln	Hauppauge	11788	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 582-6633	509	53	9.5	24.0%	278 (54.6%)	25 (4.9%)	123 (24.2%)	64 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$37,898			$473			$37,425	78.5	84.2	330	139		361398001133
470	Raymond C Buckley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	284 Ridge Rd	Lansing	14882	Tompkins County	Lansing Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 533-3020	392	33	11.8	28.6%	297 (75.8%)	12 (3.1%)	30 (7.7%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.2%)	$30,445			$908			$29,537	78.4	78.7	459	11		361671001489

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.