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
1361	Taconic Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	73 County Rte 11a	Craryville	12521	Columbia County	Taconic Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 325-2821	503	44	11.5	61.2%	395 (78.5%)	11 (2.2%)	63 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	$37,197			$2,611			$34,586	44.2	52.9	1080	281		362862003468
1362	Wood Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Wood Rd	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 884-7290	477	48	9.8	45.7%	396 (83.0%)	5 (1.0%)	37 (7.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	$29,090			$2,019			$27,070	44.2	46.5	1245	117		360393000153
1363	Ps 161 Crown (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Crown St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-3100	271	23	11.7	94.5%	11 (4.1%)	188 (69.4%)	54 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$43,458			$4,920			$38,538	44	35.2	1587	224		360009502576
1364	School 17	Public	PK, KG-6	745 Midland Ave	Yonkers	10704	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8345	282	18	15.7	68.4%	39 (13.8%)	49 (17.4%)	171 (60.6%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	$33,486			$2,988			$30,498	44	28.1	1802	438		363192004261
1365	Benjamin Turner Academy	Public	K-8	624 S 3rd Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5150	340	41	8.3	62.6%	7 (2.1%)	249 (73.2%)	74 (21.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$47,608			$2,963			$44,646	44	35.8	1575	210		362010004345
1366	Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park	Public, Charter	K-8	40 Days Park	Buffalo	14201	Erie County	Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 886-4581	429	44	9.7	55.2%	143 (33.3%)	145 (33.8%)	88 (20.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.3%)	$15,710			$387			$15,323	44	44.9	1293	73		360016005851
1367	Archer Street School	Public, Magnet	K-4	255 Archer St	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(516) 867-5250	433	49	8.8	76.2%	10 (2.3%)	64 (14.8%)	339 (78.3%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$40,436			$1,945			$38,491	43.9	44.5	1300	67		361155000909
1368	Growing Up Green Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	84-35 152nd St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	Growing Up Green Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 642-4306	810	80	10.1	80.6%	17 (2.1%)	394 (48.6%)	275 (34.0%)	72 (8.9%)	24 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.8%)	$22,732			$682			$22,051	43.8	47.2	1229	139		360115206577
1369	Hampton Bays Elementary School	Public	K-4	72 Ponquogue Ave	Hampton Bays	11946	Suffolk County	Hampton Bays Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 723-2121	654	65	10	12.4%	191 (29.2%)	1 (0.2%)	455 (69.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$33,162			$1,352			$31,810	43.7	72.2	592	777		361353001107
1370	Richard Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1366 Waterford Rd	Walworth	14568	Wayne County	Gananda Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 986-3521	407	43	9.3	27.3%	349 (85.7%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$26,090			$843			$25,247	43.7	45.9	1258	112		361174004685

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.