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
1241	Churchville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	36 W Buffalo St	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 293-2022	421	42	10	32.8%	301 (71.5%)	42 (10.0%)	42 (10.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)	$21,761			$1,007			$20,754	48.2	51.7	1125	116		360753000537
1242	Ostrander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	137 Viola Ave	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 895-7225	481	46	10.3	26.2%	321 (66.7%)	29 (6.0%)	115 (23.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$31,195			$2,586			$28,609	48.1	50.2	1165	77		362979004001
1243	Big Flats School	Public	PK, KG-4	543 Maple St	Big Flats	14814	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-6373	372	27	13.9	25.0%	333 (89.5%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$21,435			$1,012			$20,423	48	55.6	1017	226		361485001236
1244	Young Voices Academy Of The Bronx	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Lydig Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-4080	363	26	14	88.2%	44 (12.1%)	27 (7.4%)	243 (66.9%)	43 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$28,556			$2,956			$25,600	48	40.8	1418	174		360008806400
1245	Roessleville School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 California Ave	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-2157	368	26	14	50.3%	165 (44.8%)	53 (14.4%)	64 (17.4%)	59 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.3%)	$23,619			$1,098			$22,522	48	28.5	1790	545		362721004750
1246	Taft Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Toleman Rd	Washingtonville	10992	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	522	46	11.3	38.7%	259 (49.6%)	48 (9.2%)	188 (36.0%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$27,859			$1,226			$26,632	48	39.8	1458	212		363003004038
1247	Ps 245	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	249 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 284-2330	228	20	11.2	89.9%	9 (3.9%)	99 (43.4%)	108 (47.4%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,167			$2,735			$32,432	48	53.3	1071	176		360015300800
1248	Brooklyn Arts And Science Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	443 St Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-0851	259	21	12.5	70.3%	48 (18.5%)	110 (42.5%)	80 (30.9%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	$38,802			$3,860			$34,942	47.9	37.9	1509	261		360009506340
1249	Coxsackie-Athens Middle School	Public	4-8	24 Sunset Blvd	Coxsackie	12051	Greene County	Coxsackie-Athens Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 731-1850	328	35	9.4	39.3%	278 (84.8%)	18 (5.5%)	29 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$31,379			$1,559			$29,820	47.9			(n/a)		360849004765
1250	Birch Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Birch Ln	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5101	696	63	10.9	6.3%	597 (85.8%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.6%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	$32,236			$276			$31,961	47.9	51.5	1135	115		361863001683

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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.
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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.