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
1291	John F Kennedy Intermediate School	Public	3-5	101 Lake Ave	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 274-4310	882	82	10.7	47.6%	185 (21.0%)	182 (20.6%)	295 (33.4%)	186 (21.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	$30,057			$1,341			$28,716	46.2	39.8	1462	171		360888004715
1292	Pine Tree Elementary School	Public	2-5	156 Pine Tree Rd	Monroe	10950	Orange County	Monroe-Woodbury Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 460-6900	746	64	11.6	43.0%	225 (30.2%)	102 (13.7%)	344 (46.1%)	53 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$32,656			$1,247			$31,409	46.2	52.6	1089	203		361965001797
1293	Charlotte Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15611 State Hwy 23	Davenport	13750	Delaware County	Charlotte Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 278-5511	322	36	8.9	46.0%	305 (94.7%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$37,036			$4,665			$32,371	46.2	35.6	1578	285		360705000497
1294	Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	501-503 W 152nd St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 283-0012	399	34	11.6	90.2%	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.5%)	375 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,485			$2,788			$31,697	46.1	60.3	897	397		360008302872
1295	Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	433 N Greece Rd	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 392-1000	719	68	10.6	19.6%	606 (84.3%)	17 (2.4%)	48 (6.7%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	$22,966			$1,203			$21,763	46.1	54.6	1039	256		361446004592
1296	Ps 90 Horace Mann	Public	PK, KG-5	86-50 109th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 847-3370	586	44	13.3	91.5%	23 (3.9%)	20 (3.4%)	367 (62.6%)	143 (24.4%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	$32,760			$2,276			$30,485	46.1	37.5	1521	225		360012302345
1297	School Of Math Science And Healthy Living	Public	K-5	6214 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 765-2200	169	18	9.4	94.7%	17 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (63.3%)	43 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$37,624			$2,316			$35,308	46.1	43.6	1334	37		360015106196
1298	William E Severn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 McMahon Ave	Corning	14830	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 962-6844	404	36	11.1	53.5%	338 (83.7%)	12 (3.0%)	24 (5.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	$29,487			$1,292			$28,195	46	51.8	1122	176		360840000640
1299	Bellaire School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	207-11 89th Ave	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 464-2119	699	50	14	75.8%	25 (3.6%)	139 (19.9%)	159 (22.7%)	273 (39.1%)	72 (10.3%)	7 (1.0%)	24 (3.4%)	$32,373			$2,841			$29,532	46	33.1	1650	351		360010102494
1300	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Front St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4412	377	37	10.3	67.9%	275 (72.9%)	7 (1.9%)	61 (16.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	$22,020			$1,866			$20,155	46	35	1593	293		361563001352

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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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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.