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
2261	Townsend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	42-66 North St	Walton	13856	Delaware County	Walton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 865-4116	348	29	12	50.6%	333 (95.7%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$28,377			$3,067			$25,310	12.1	28.6	1786	475		362982004005
2262	North Elementary School	Public	1-5	50 W White St	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2275	881	57	15.4	87.5%	19 (2.2%)	58 (6.6%)	776 (88.1%)	11 (1.2%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$30,773			$2,373			$28,400	12.1	16.5	2166	96		360528000253
2263	Cornerstone Academy For Social Action	Public	PK, KG-5	3441 Steenwick Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-6160	258	23	11.2	96.5%	4 (1.6%)	104 (40.3%)	134 (51.9%)	10 (3.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$40,801			$3,777			$37,024	12.1	20.4	2047	216		360008805971
2264	Maple Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	952 Maple Ave	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-9140	388	20	18.9	70.1%	114 (29.4%)	171 (44.1%)	40 (10.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.4%)	$22,329			$2,422			$19,907	12.1	14.6	2226	38		362082002934
2265	North Rose-Wolcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10456 Salter Rd	North Rose	14516	Wayne County	North Rose-Wolcott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 587-4005	424	34	12.5	57.1%	362 (85.4%)	8 (1.9%)	28 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$27,386			$664			$26,722	12.1	16.7	2158	107		361698001512
2266	Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	183 Webster St	Malone	12953	Franklin County	Malone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 483-7802	513	50	10.1	51.7%	487 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$32,309			$2,430			$29,880	12	12	2296	30		361818001633
2267	Dundee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	55 Water St	Dundee	14837	Yates County	Dundee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 243-5535	314	40	7.8	52.2%	302 (96.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$33,176			$3,475			$29,702	11.9	7.8	2371	104		360939000716
2268	Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	126 Donaldson Rd	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3490	396	43	9.2	96.5%	10 (2.5%)	266 (67.2%)	26 (6.6%)	69 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	$34,978			$4,573			$30,405	11.9	13.4	2259	9		360585000364
2269	Graham School	Public	PK, KG-8	421 E 5th St	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-2800	406	38	10.5	58.1%	22 (5.4%)	272 (67.0%)	101 (24.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$35,744			$2,591			$33,153	11.8	23.1	1969	300		362010001833
2270	Ps 75 Mayda Cortiella	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Grove St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0244	185	18	10.3	96.8%	3 (1.6%)	34 (18.4%)	142 (76.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$43,977			$3,158			$40,819	11.7	13.5	2257	13		360009702304

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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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Educational resources:

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

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.