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
1841	School 23-Francis Parker	Public	PK, KG-6	170 Barrington St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 473-5099	313	29	10.8	58.5%	106 (33.9%)	127 (40.6%)	53 (16.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.4%)	$33,279			$2,916			$30,362	27.7	34.1	1614	227		362475003396
1842	Deposit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 2nd St	Deposit	13754	Delaware County	Deposit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 467-2198	242	19	12.5	59.1%	202 (83.5%)	4 (1.7%)	27 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	$34,514			$3,131			$31,384	27.7	48.5	1207	635		360906000693
1843	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	321 Northern Blvd	Albany	12210	Albany County	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-9494	840	44	19	85.8%	16 (1.9%)	619 (73.7%)	131 (15.6%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (6.7%)	$18,799			$600			$18,199	27.6	20.3	2054	211		360012805750
1844	Ralph R Smith School	Public	K-5	16 Smith Ct	Hyde Park	12538	Dutchess County	Hyde Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 229-4060	332	39	8.5	53.3%	167 (50.3%)	37 (11.1%)	84 (25.3%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	$36,829			$1,635			$35,193	27.6	25.3	1890	46		361518001274
1845	Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W 166th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6120	499	53	9.3	97.2%	12 (2.4%)	124 (24.8%)	351 (70.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$37,657			$3,476			$34,181	27.6	27.4	1827	18		360008602465
1846	Ps 340	Public	PK, KG-5	25 W 195th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-1830	552	53	10.4	94.0%	15 (2.7%)	51 (9.2%)	461 (83.5%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	$40,663			$3,570			$37,093	27.5	22.9	1975	129		360008703795
1847	Dr Jacqueline Peek-Davis School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Howard Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 953-4569	218	14	15.5	96.8%	12 (5.5%)	149 (68.3%)	49 (22.5%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$37,966			$3,705			$34,260	27.5	39.8	1459	388		360009501347
1848	D B Bunce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7071 York Rd	Pavilion	14525	Genesee County	Pavilion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 584-3011	295	35	8.4	34.6%	282 (95.6%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,384			$1,037			$24,347	27.5	32	1688	160		362250003170
1849	Kent Elementary School	Public	K-4	1091 Rt 52	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-5029	384	35	10.8	27.3%	228 (59.4%)	17 (4.4%)	123 (32.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$35,524			$1,096			$34,428	27.5	34.3	1608	241		360657000440
1850	Christopher Columbus Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	934 Armory Dr	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6520	618	48	12.8	79.1%	105 (17.0%)	117 (18.9%)	168 (27.2%)	189 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	$27,090			$3,545			$23,546	27.4	27.2	1832	18		362937000231

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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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