Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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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
471	John Pearl Elementary School	Public	K-5	1070 Smithtown Ave	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2300	193	18	10.9	14.5%	133 (68.9%)	6 (3.1%)	38 (19.7%)	10 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	$39,347			$663			$38,683	78.4	73.6	560	89		360816000602
472	Plaza Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Seaman Ave	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-6600	429	38	11.3	41.5%	46 (10.7%)	170 (39.6%)	172 (40.1%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$33,068			$979			$32,089	78.4	75.4	528	56		360384000135
473	Riverhead Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3685 Middle Country Rd	Calverton	11933	Suffolk County	Riverhead Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-5800	972	72	13.5	66.9%	79 (8.1%)	159 (16.4%)	708 (72.8%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	$17,323			$1,771			$15,552	78.4	63.5	813	340		360006004847
474	John G Dinkelmeyer School	Public	K-6	2100 Waltoffer Ave	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3114	440	32	13.6	18.0%	243 (55.2%)	15 (3.4%)	96 (21.8%)	76 (17.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$27,134			$1,442			$25,691	78.3	70.7	617	143		362094002973
475	State Street Intermediate School	Public	3-5	72 State St	Skaneateles	13152	Onondaga County	Skaneateles Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 291-2261	266	20	12.9	14.3%	243 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$26,846			$680			$26,166	78.2	70.5	626	151		362694003669
476	Ps 165 Ida Posner	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Lott Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7759	213	17	12.4	92.0%	9 (4.2%)	173 (81.2%)	25 (11.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$44,809			$3,015			$41,794	78.2	57.9	947	471		360012102590
477	Evans Park School	Public	K-4	40 Marion Pl	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3950	291	27	10.7	13.7%	217 (74.6%)	4 (1.4%)	52 (17.9%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$37,602			$659			$36,943	78.2	87.7	259	218		362256003174
478	Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)	Public	K-5	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-2730	383	51	7.4	70.0%	210 (54.8%)	6 (1.6%)	37 (9.7%)	122 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$43,527			$2,278			$41,249	78.1	81.3	405	73		360015106120
479	Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Hancock St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 218-2444	218	20	11	81.2%	23 (10.6%)	132 (60.6%)	42 (19.3%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	$41,703			$2,950			$38,753	78	68.8	681	202		360009402054
480	Columbus Elementary School	Public	3-5	580 Columbus Ave	Thornwood	10594	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-8538	481	52	9.3	10.6%	372 (77.3%)	7 (1.5%)	66 (13.7%)	24 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$33,757			$555			$33,202	78	84.6	319	161		362016001846

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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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