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
821	Ps 306 Ethan Allen	Public	PK, KG-5	970 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-3155	259	23	11.1	98.1%	2 (0.8%)	180 (69.5%)	75 (29.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$41,776			$3,915			$37,861	65	42.2	1376	555		360012002810
822	Ps 328 Phyllis Wheatley	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Alabama Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-9393	264	21	12.5	97.3%	12 (4.5%)	114 (43.2%)	132 (50.0%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,217			$4,382			$34,835	65	41.6	1398	576		360012002820
823	Ps 12 James B Colgate	Public	K-5	42-00 72nd St	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-5905	838	62	13.5	85.9%	24 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	322 (38.4%)	455 (54.3%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$30,671			$2,306			$28,365	65	66.6	737	86		360009804563
824	Barker Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1628 Quaker Rd	Barker	14012	Niagara County	Barker Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 795-3201	653	60	10.8	41.0%	555 (85.0%)	6 (0.9%)	52 (8.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	$31,193			$501			$30,693	65			(n/a)		360396000155
825	Kaegebein School	Public	1-5	1690 Love Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 773-8840	420	33	12.7	30.2%	356 (84.8%)	7 (1.7%)	26 (6.2%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$24,018			$646			$23,372	64.9	65.9	761	64		360702000496
826	Ps 154	Public	PK, KG-5	75-02 162nd St	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 591-1500	542	40	13.5	77.1%	68 (12.5%)	55 (10.1%)	203 (37.5%)	201 (37.1%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	$31,161			$2,442			$28,719	64.8	68.3	698	128		360012202555
827	Ps 19 Judith K Weiss	Public	PK, KG-8	311 E 237th St	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	No	(718) 324-1924	679	45	15	62.6%	319 (47.0%)	54 (8.0%)	240 (35.3%)	25 (3.7%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	$26,790			$1,838			$24,952	64.8	72.3	588	239		360008802100
828	Ridge Road School	Public	PK, KG-4	112 Ridge Rd	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-6351	369	27	13.5	32.0%	322 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$22,206			$1,440			$20,767	64.7	42.7	1366	538		361485001243
829	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	3634 Lexington Ave	Mohegan Lake	10547	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 528-2021	411	34	11.9	35.3%	156 (38.0%)	24 (5.8%)	197 (47.9%)	21 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$34,133			$629			$33,504	64.7	77.5	487	342		361662001473
830	South Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 S Davis St	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6246	377	33	11.2	12.7%	359 (95.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$24,209			$547			$23,662	64.7	77.7	482	348		362190003112

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.