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
2001	Volney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2592 State Rt 3	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5570	306	23	13	46.4%	282 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$32,053			$792			$31,261	22.6	13.1	2266	265		361170000936
2002	Roy Kelley Elementary School	Public	K-4	610 12 E High St	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4671	392	31	12.4	58.9%	280 (71.4%)	27 (6.9%)	30 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.8%)	$28,178			$1,984			$26,194	22.5	38.8	1488	514		361767001588
2003	T J Connor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Beckwith Ave	Scottsville	14546	Monroe County	Wheatland-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-6298	292	29	10	47.9%	192 (65.8%)	44 (15.1%)	30 (10.3%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$31,425			$2,586			$28,839	22.5	23.8	1952	51		363117004171
2004	Ps/Middle School 42 R Vernam	Public	PK, KG-8	488 Beach 66th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-7914	627	50	12.4	93.3%	11 (1.8%)	388 (61.9%)	199 (31.7%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$36,423			$2,686			$33,737	22.5	16.4	2172	168		360012302190
2005	Grundy Avenue School	Public	K-5	950 Grundy Ave	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1820	452	36	12.5	27.9%	305 (67.5%)	8 (1.8%)	99 (21.9%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.8%)	$29,906			$626			$29,281	22.4	34	1621	384		362535003501
2006	Ps 112 Bronxwood	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Scheiffelin Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 654-6377	370	34	10.9	93.2%	7 (1.9%)	137 (37.0%)	213 (57.6%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	$40,477			$3,426			$37,051	22.3	14.5	2231	225		360008802419
2007	Harry L Edson School	Public	K-4	116 Merilina Ave	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3370	397	43	9.2	45.1%	179 (45.1%)	43 (10.8%)	115 (29.0%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.8%)	$35,572			$2,190			$33,382	22.3	21.6	2018	11		361629001430
2008	Warrensburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 James St	Warrensburg	12885	Warren County	Warrensburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 623-9747	326	31	10.5	54.6%	310 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$35,525			$920			$34,604	22.3	19.4	2083	75		362991004027
2009	Andover School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31-35 Elm St	Andover	14806	Allegany County	Andover Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 478-8491	239	30	7.9	35.1%	224 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$38,613			$2,548			$36,066	22.3	25	1900	109		360303000077
2010	Landing School	Public	3-5	60 McLoughlin St	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 801-7410	355	33	10.7	58.0%	68 (19.2%)	27 (7.6%)	237 (66.8%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$29,445			$413			$29,032	22.3	27.5	1821	189		361218000976

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.