Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
491	Waverly Park School	Public	1-5	320 Waverly Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6589	197	21	9.2	11.2%	145 (73.6%)	8 (4.1%)	29 (14.7%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$42,301	$380	$41,921	77.7	79.2	445	46	361791001609
492	Guilderland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2225 Western Ave	Guilderland	12084	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-0293	470	45	10.4	25.1%	256 (54.5%)	22 (4.7%)	40 (8.5%)	125 (26.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	$24,185	$981	$23,204	77.6	79.1	448	44	361308004589
493	Harris Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	4260 S Harris Hill Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9175	452	43	10.4	22.1%	394 (87.2%)	8 (1.8%)	18 (4.0%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$21,482	$745	$20,737	77.5	82	388	105	360759000544
494	Portville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Elm St	Portville	14770	Cattaraugus County	Portville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 933-6001	534	42	12.8	38.2%	479 (89.7%)	8 (1.5%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$21,638	$467	$21,171	77.5	77.4	488	6	362364003297
495	Altamont Elementary School	Public	K-5	117 Grand St	Altamont	12009	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 861-8528	295	30	9.7	22.4%	236 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	27 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$24,762	$1,374	$23,388	77.5	83.3	355	140	361308001069
496	Carrie E Tompkins School	Public	K-4	8 Gerstein St	Croton On Hudson	10520	Westchester County	Croton-Harmon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 271-5184	585	48	12.2	14.5%	399 (68.2%)	5 (0.9%)	119 (20.3%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	$29,362	$864	$28,499	77.4	74.6	546	50	360858000658
497	Chautauqua Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 N Erie St	Mayville	14757	Chautauqua County	Chautauqua Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 753-5841	301	36	8.4	43.5%	281 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$33,604	$1,130	$32,474	77.3	82.2	382	115	360001801938
498	Floyd Bell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Golden St	Kirkwood	13795	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-2730	280	19	15	44.6%	240 (85.7%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$24,940	$1,541	$23,398	77.3	66	760	262	360273004334
499	Ps 181 Brookfield	Public	PK, KG-5	148-15 230th St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-5807	340	32	10.6	88.5%	5 (1.5%)	214 (62.9%)	67 (19.7%)	27 (7.9%)	12 (3.5%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.5%)	$44,005	$2,138	$41,867	77.2	78.2	471	28	360010102630
500	Lake Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	126 Lake Ave	Saratoga Springs	12866	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 584-3678	382	32	12	25.1%	328 (85.9%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$22,052	$608	$21,444	77.2	86.9	276	224	362577003541

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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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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
491	Waverly Park School	Public	1-5	320 Waverly Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6589	197	21	9.2	11.2%	145 (73.6%)	8 (4.1%)	29 (14.7%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$42,301			$380			$41,921	77.7	79.2	445	46		361791001609
492	Guilderland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2225 Western Ave	Guilderland	12084	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-0293	470	45	10.4	25.1%	256 (54.5%)	22 (4.7%)	40 (8.5%)	125 (26.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	$24,185			$981			$23,204	77.6	79.1	448	44		361308004589
493	Harris Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	4260 S Harris Hill Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9175	452	43	10.4	22.1%	394 (87.2%)	8 (1.8%)	18 (4.0%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$21,482			$745			$20,737	77.5	82	388	105		360759000544
494	Portville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Elm St	Portville	14770	Cattaraugus County	Portville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 933-6001	534	42	12.8	38.2%	479 (89.7%)	8 (1.5%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$21,638			$467			$21,171	77.5	77.4	488	6		362364003297
495	Altamont Elementary School	Public	K-5	117 Grand St	Altamont	12009	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 861-8528	295	30	9.7	22.4%	236 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	27 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$24,762			$1,374			$23,388	77.5	83.3	355	140		361308001069
496	Carrie E Tompkins School	Public	K-4	8 Gerstein St	Croton On Hudson	10520	Westchester County	Croton-Harmon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 271-5184	585	48	12.2	14.5%	399 (68.2%)	5 (0.9%)	119 (20.3%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	$29,362			$864			$28,499	77.4	74.6	546	50		360858000658
497	Chautauqua Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 N Erie St	Mayville	14757	Chautauqua County	Chautauqua Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 753-5841	301	36	8.4	43.5%	281 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$33,604			$1,130			$32,474	77.3	82.2	382	115		360001801938
498	Floyd Bell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Golden St	Kirkwood	13795	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-2730	280	19	15	44.6%	240 (85.7%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$24,940			$1,541			$23,398	77.3	66	760	262		360273004334
499	Ps 181 Brookfield	Public	PK, KG-5	148-15 230th St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-5807	340	32	10.6	88.5%	5 (1.5%)	214 (62.9%)	67 (19.7%)	27 (7.9%)	12 (3.5%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.5%)	$44,005			$2,138			$41,867	77.2	78.2	471	28		360010102630
500	Lake Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	126 Lake Ave	Saratoga Springs	12866	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 584-3678	382	32	12	25.1%	328 (85.9%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$22,052			$608			$21,444	77.2	86.9	276	224		362577003541