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
1861	Fredonia Elementary School	Public	1-4	425 E Main St	Fredonia	14063	Chautauqua County	Fredonia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 679-1581	432	44	9.8	51.2%	303 (70.1%)	8 (1.9%)	96 (22.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$24,008			$324			$23,685	26.9	41.5	1402	459		361152000906
1862	Crown Point Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2758 Main St	Crown Point	12928	Essex County	Crown Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 597-3285	310	23	13.5	35.2%	303 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,552			$412			$30,139	26.8	32.7	1661	201		360861000661
1863	Harrisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14371 Pirate Ln	Harrisville	13648	Lewis County	Harrisville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 543-2707	148	14	10.2	46.6%	137 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	$31,806			$568			$31,238	26.8	30.4	1734	129		361377001127
1864	Joseph B Radez Elementary School	Public	3-6	319 Main St	Richmondville	12149	Schoharie County	Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 234-4032	327	29	11.3	44.6%	295 (90.2%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$27,326			$2,309			$25,017	26.8	29.7	1752	112		360001001014
1865	Newark Valley Middle School	Public	4-7	88 Whig St	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-5524	278	29	9.6	54.0%	264 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$27,204			$2,838			$24,365	26.7	19.4	2080	215		362067002899
1866	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Corporate Commons-1 Telepor	Staten Island	10311	Richmond County	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	884			82.0%	55 (6.2%)	445 (50.3%)	326 (36.9%)	21 (2.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.3%)	$24,178			$1,322			$22,856	26.7	23.5	1963	97		360099606147
1867	Millard Fillmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 S Main St	Moravia	13118	Cayuga County	Moravia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 497-2670	408	38	10.7	49.8%	398 (97.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$28,819			$2,799			$26,020	26.7	28.3	1796	71		361980001812
1868	Tapestry Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	65 Great Arrow Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Tapestry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 204-5883	1,120	88	12.7	64.9%	217 (19.4%)	606 (54.1%)	171 (15.3%)	25 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (8.7%)	$16,131			$1,125			$15,005	26.7	23	1973	105		360003804346
1869	Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Plattekill Tpke	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6400	612	48	12.6	41.5%	108 (17.6%)	71 (11.6%)	372 (60.8%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.2%)	$33,898			$2,476			$31,422	26.7	22	2002	133		362070002904
1870	Buckman Heights Elementary School	Public	3-5	550 Buckman Rd	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5900	378	35	10.8	65.9%	186 (49.2%)	58 (15.3%)	84 (22.2%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	$27,922			$1,751			$26,171	26.7	15.9	2186	316		361263001028

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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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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.