Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
251	Ps 101 Verrazano (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	8696 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 372-0221	1,113	79	14.1	77.7%	279 (25.1%)	10 (0.9%)	182 (16.4%)	621 (55.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	$29,056	$2,608	$26,447	87.3	85.7	298	47	360015202382
252	Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	241 Old Westbury Rd	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 520-4400	442	52	8.4	29.6%	123 (27.8%)	21 (4.8%)	122 (27.6%)	158 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$32,255	$1,004	$31,252	87.3	88.8	233	19	360984000759
253	Paumanok Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Seaman Neck Rd	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3650	602	48	12.5	30.1%	201 (33.4%)	88 (14.6%)	119 (19.8%)	150 (24.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	$35,245	$02	$35,244	87.2	87.2	269	16	361329001089
254	William E Cottle School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Siwanoy Blvd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Tuckahoe Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 337-5376	488	47	10.4	21.9%	303 (62.1%)	40 (8.2%)	90 (18.4%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$34,530	$669	$33,861	87.2	82.1	385	131	362904003924
255	East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Ebacs)	Public, Charter	K-4	260 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Ebacs)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 442-7990	152	8	19	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	60 (39.5%)	85 (55.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	$19,114	$1,186	$17,928	87.1	65.7	763	508	360121006682
256	Edward J Bosti Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Bourne Blvd	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2291	269	31	8.6	17.1%	199 (74.0%)	10 (3.7%)	40 (14.9%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	$44,493	$1,057	$43,436	86.9	73.4	562	306	360816000599
257	John Philip Sousa Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Sands Point Rd	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5350	564	43	13.1	5.0%	366 (64.9%)	3 (0.5%)	102 (18.1%)	57 (10.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$31,532	$459	$31,073	86.9	86	293	36	362358003292
258	Sixth Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	590 6th Ave	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 305-1000	299	21	14.1	23.7%	146 (48.8%)	11 (3.7%)	69 (23.1%)	27 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.4%)	$32,153	$2,235	$29,918	86.9	89.2	223	35	360007706523
259	Ps 249 Caton (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Marlborough Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-8828	663	56	11.8	83.9%	47 (7.1%)	256 (38.6%)	300 (45.2%)	39 (5.9%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	$33,119	$3,428	$29,690	86.9	85.3	308	49	360009502763
260	Stratford Road School	Public	K-4	33 Bedford Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3387	621	60	10.3	16.9%	247 (39.8%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (8.4%)	304 (49.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$37,166	$707	$36,459	86.8	90.4	196	64	362322000508

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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.

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
251	Ps 101 Verrazano (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	8696 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 372-0221	1,113	79	14.1	77.7%	279 (25.1%)	10 (0.9%)	182 (16.4%)	621 (55.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	$29,056			$2,608			$26,447	87.3	85.7	298	47		360015202382
252	Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	241 Old Westbury Rd	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 520-4400	442	52	8.4	29.6%	123 (27.8%)	21 (4.8%)	122 (27.6%)	158 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$32,255			$1,004			$31,252	87.3	88.8	233	19		360984000759
253	Paumanok Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Seaman Neck Rd	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3650	602	48	12.5	30.1%	201 (33.4%)	88 (14.6%)	119 (19.8%)	150 (24.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	$35,245			$02			$35,244	87.2	87.2	269	16		361329001089
254	William E Cottle School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Siwanoy Blvd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Tuckahoe Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 337-5376	488	47	10.4	21.9%	303 (62.1%)	40 (8.2%)	90 (18.4%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$34,530			$669			$33,861	87.2	82.1	385	131		362904003924
255	East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Ebacs)	Public, Charter	K-4	260 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Ebacs)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 442-7990	152	8	19	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	60 (39.5%)	85 (55.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	$19,114			$1,186			$17,928	87.1	65.7	763	508		360121006682
256	Edward J Bosti Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Bourne Blvd	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2291	269	31	8.6	17.1%	199 (74.0%)	10 (3.7%)	40 (14.9%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	$44,493			$1,057			$43,436	86.9	73.4	562	306		360816000599
257	John Philip Sousa Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Sands Point Rd	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5350	564	43	13.1	5.0%	366 (64.9%)	3 (0.5%)	102 (18.1%)	57 (10.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$31,532			$459			$31,073	86.9	86	293	36		362358003292
258	Sixth Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	590 6th Ave	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 305-1000	299	21	14.1	23.7%	146 (48.8%)	11 (3.7%)	69 (23.1%)	27 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.4%)	$32,153			$2,235			$29,918	86.9	89.2	223	35		360007706523
259	Ps 249 Caton (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Marlborough Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-8828	663	56	11.8	83.9%	47 (7.1%)	256 (38.6%)	300 (45.2%)	39 (5.9%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	$33,119			$3,428			$29,690	86.9	85.3	308	49		360009502763
260	Stratford Road School	Public	K-4	33 Bedford Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3387	621	60	10.3	16.9%	247 (39.8%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (8.4%)	304 (49.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$37,166			$707			$36,459	86.8	90.4	196	64		362322000508