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
1021	North Park Community School #50	Public	PK, KG-6	780 Parkside Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 816-3440	437	35	12.5	29.7%	276 (63.2%)	68 (15.6%)	37 (8.5%)	11 (2.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.5%)	$28,591			$3,016			$25,575	56.6	61	882	139		360585006633
1022	Miller Hill School	Public	K-5	8439 Miller Hill Rd	Averill Park	12018	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 674-7075	377	22	16.7	29.7%	345 (91.5%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	$23,304			$1,310			$21,993	56.5	59.6	914	108		360001600114
1023	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2560	899	52	17.2	91.0%	18 (2.0%)	185 (20.6%)	674 (75.0%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$22,415			$1,356			$21,059	56.5	68.2	701	322		360016605902
1024	Ps 83 Donald Hertz	Public	K-8	950 Rhinelander Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 863-1993	1,451	109	13.3	85.3%	565 (38.9%)	66 (4.5%)	625 (43.1%)	163 (11.2%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.8%)	$30,924			$3,068			$27,856	56.4	56	1002	22		360008802323
1025	Ps 115 Daniel Mucatel School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 E 92nd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 241-1000	854	50	17	78.7%	81 (9.5%)	637 (74.6%)	98 (11.5%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	$33,614			$2,812			$30,802	56.4	58.6	936	89		360009602429
1026	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	112 Lakeview Dr	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 628-3331	598	57	10.4	27.1%	345 (57.7%)	16 (2.7%)	196 (32.8%)	21 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	$31,548			$481			$31,067	56.4	61.5	867	159		361812001622
1027	Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 294-2600	591	33	18.1	93.9%	8 (1.4%)	463 (78.3%)	95 (16.1%)	8 (1.4%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$18,406			$1,455			$16,951	56.3	43.6	1331	304		360100206167
1028	Edith L Slocum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2460 Sycamore Ave	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6040	257	22	11.5	22.6%	132 (51.4%)	10 (3.9%)	72 (28.0%)	38 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$34,659			$500			$34,159	56.3	55	1027	1		360816000598
1029	Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-5	135-25 79th St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	437	32	13.6	81.0%	6 (1.4%)	202 (46.2%)	188 (43.0%)	16 (3.7%)	11 (2.5%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	$18,008			$00			$18,008	56.2	42.5	1370	341		360118306663
1030	Heuvelton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	87 Washington St	Heuvelton	13654	St. Lawrence County	Heuvelton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 344-2414	510	45	11.4	30.2%	497 (97.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$34,741			$1,514			$33,227	56.2	57.8	952	78		361431001180

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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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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.