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
141	Shelter Rock Elementary School	Public	K-6	27a Shelter Rock Rd	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 267-7450	631	47	13.5	10.0%	271 (42.9%)	19 (3.0%)	65 (10.3%)	254 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$36,318			$436			$35,883	92.6	96.6	48	93		361827001652
142	Ps 87 William Sherman	Public	PK, KG-5	160 W 78th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2826	751	49	15.3	13.2%	451 (60.1%)	24 (3.2%)	129 (17.2%)	63 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.9%)	$27,844			$1,760			$26,084	92.6	95.9	65	77		360007802335
143	Ps 184 Shuang Wen	Public	PK, KG-8	327 Cherry St-2nd Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 602-9700	767	50	15.3	56.5%	78 (10.2%)	20 (2.6%)	118 (15.4%)	471 (61.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (10.2%)	$25,205			$1,416			$23,789	92.6	96.2	59	84		360007603508
144	Chatterton School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 N Merrick Ave	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-7270	451	47	9.6	8.4%	324 (71.8%)	13 (2.9%)	56 (12.4%)	41 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$33,008			$325			$32,683	92.6	88.1	248	104		361911001728
145	Thornell Road School	Public	K-5	431 Thornell Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1702	490	34	14.3	2.2%	349 (71.2%)	11 (2.2%)	28 (5.7%)	49 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.6%)	$23,694			$457			$23,237	92.6	93.6	130	15		362316003243
146	Munsey Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Hunt Ln	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 267-7400	803	57	14	8.8%	423 (52.7%)	24 (3.0%)	61 (7.6%)	257 (32.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	$33,759			$437			$33,322	92.6	94.7	96	50		361827001651
147	Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Lefurgy Ave	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 478-6270	553	53	10.4	4.2%	371 (67.1%)	10 (1.8%)	68 (12.3%)	34 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (12.1%)	$35,896			$567			$35,330	92.5	94.9	92	55		361395001132
148	Increase Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	186 Waccabuc Rd	Goldens Bridge	10526	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 763-7155	479	38	12.7	6.7%	378 (78.9%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	$35,089			$225			$34,864	92.5	93.5	131	17		361608001388
149	Main Street School School (4-5)	Public	4-5	101 Main St	Irvington	10533	Westchester County	Irvington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 591-1961	277	18	15.3	8.3%	200 (72.2%)	4 (1.4%)	35 (12.6%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$40,850			$403			$40,447	92.4	87.5	260	111		361545001312
150	River School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	425 E 35th St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 251-6640	499	32	15.5	22.0%	179 (35.9%)	36 (7.2%)	82 (16.4%)	177 (35.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$24,866			$1,524			$23,342	92.3	88.4	240	90		360007706371

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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.