Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1521	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 257-3436	319	37	8.5	48.0%	297 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$32,556	$2,583	$29,973	37.9	61.1	876	645	360002404322
1522	Mount Markham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Fairground Rd	West Winfield	13491	Herkimer County	Mount Markham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 822-2840	465	34	13.6	40.9%	461 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,460	$1,246	$22,214	37.8	58	944	578	363093004154
1523	Ps 99 Isaac Asimov	Public	PK, KG-8	1120 E 10th St	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 338-9201	847	69	12.2	86.7%	248 (29.3%)	32 (3.8%)	160 (18.9%)	385 (45.5%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	$29,046	$2,998	$26,048	37.8	33.7	1628	105	360015202377
1524	Family School 32	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1 Montclair Pl	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8595	562	29	19.6	67.1%	78 (13.9%)	77 (13.7%)	343 (61.0%)	49 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$29,426	$2,056	$27,370	37.8	29.4	1763	239	363192001077
1525	Cleveland Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 836-7200	661	63	10.4	57.0%	270 (40.8%)	201 (30.4%)	35 (5.3%)	96 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.6%)	$22,428	$1,705	$20,723	37.8	39.9	1451	74	360768000550
1526	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St Johnsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6486 State Hwy 29	St Johnsville	13452	Fulton County	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 568-2014	346	34	10.1	67.3%	333 (96.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	$32,297	$741	$31,556	37.8	27	1845	319	360110703106
1527	Liverpool Elementary School	Public	3-5	910 2nd St	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 453-0254	373	28	13.4	57.4%	230 (61.7%)	62 (16.6%)	23 (6.2%)	29 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.0%)	$25,771	$1,727	$24,043	37.7	30.5	1730	203	361752001564
1528	Drexel Avenue School	Public	1-5	161 Drexel Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5030	513	38	13.4	67.6%	36 (7.0%)	42 (8.2%)	428 (83.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$42,307	$2,191	$40,117	37.7	40.5	1430	98	363096004157
1529	Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos	Public	K-8	499 W 133rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5945	527	55	9.5	95.1%	10 (1.9%)	100 (19.0%)	405 (76.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	$39,652	$3,924	$35,728	37.7	15.6	2202	673	360008102577
1530	N A Hamilton Bicentennial School	Public	PK, KG-5	929 Rt 209	Cuddebackville	12729	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 858-3100	308	35	8.7	49.4%	250 (81.2%)	14 (4.5%)	40 (13.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,979	$2,412	$36,568	37.6	24.8	1910	380	362352003285

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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.
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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
1521	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 257-3436	319	37	8.5	48.0%	297 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$32,556			$2,583			$29,973	37.9	61.1	876	645		360002404322
1522	Mount Markham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Fairground Rd	West Winfield	13491	Herkimer County	Mount Markham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 822-2840	465	34	13.6	40.9%	461 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,460			$1,246			$22,214	37.8	58	944	578		363093004154
1523	Ps 99 Isaac Asimov	Public	PK, KG-8	1120 E 10th St	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 338-9201	847	69	12.2	86.7%	248 (29.3%)	32 (3.8%)	160 (18.9%)	385 (45.5%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	$29,046			$2,998			$26,048	37.8	33.7	1628	105		360015202377
1524	Family School 32	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1 Montclair Pl	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8595	562	29	19.6	67.1%	78 (13.9%)	77 (13.7%)	343 (61.0%)	49 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$29,426			$2,056			$27,370	37.8	29.4	1763	239		363192001077
1525	Cleveland Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 836-7200	661	63	10.4	57.0%	270 (40.8%)	201 (30.4%)	35 (5.3%)	96 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.6%)	$22,428			$1,705			$20,723	37.8	39.9	1451	74		360768000550
1526	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St Johnsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6486 State Hwy 29	St Johnsville	13452	Fulton County	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 568-2014	346	34	10.1	67.3%	333 (96.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	$32,297			$741			$31,556	37.8	27	1845	319		360110703106
1527	Liverpool Elementary School	Public	3-5	910 2nd St	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 453-0254	373	28	13.4	57.4%	230 (61.7%)	62 (16.6%)	23 (6.2%)	29 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.0%)	$25,771			$1,727			$24,043	37.7	30.5	1730	203		361752001564
1528	Drexel Avenue School	Public	1-5	161 Drexel Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5030	513	38	13.4	67.6%	36 (7.0%)	42 (8.2%)	428 (83.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$42,307			$2,191			$40,117	37.7	40.5	1430	98		363096004157
1529	Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos	Public	K-8	499 W 133rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5945	527	55	9.5	95.1%	10 (1.9%)	100 (19.0%)	405 (76.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	$39,652			$3,924			$35,728	37.7	15.6	2202	673		360008102577
1530	N A Hamilton Bicentennial School	Public	PK, KG-5	929 Rt 209	Cuddebackville	12729	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 858-3100	308	35	8.7	49.4%	250 (81.2%)	14 (4.5%)	40 (13.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,979			$2,412			$36,568	37.6	24.8	1910	380		362352003285