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
2161	Union East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3550 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3620	963	75	12.8	66.6%	268 (27.8%)	275 (28.6%)	83 (8.6%)	263 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	70 (7.3%)	$22,530			$1,441			$21,089	16.6	21.5	2021	140		360723000511
2162	Charles A Upson Elementary School	Public	K-4	28 Harding Ave	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4402	448	40	11.1	57.1%	290 (64.7%)	47 (10.5%)	63 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.3%)	$26,951			$2,209			$24,742	16.4	18.8	2098	64		361767001580
2163	School 19-Dr Charles T Lunsford	Public	PK, KG-6	465 Seward St	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 328-7454	353	36	9.8	80.7%	15 (4.2%)	253 (71.7%)	57 (16.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$33,320			$4,871			$28,450	16.3	30.3	1738	425		362475003392
2164	West Carthage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	21568 Cole Rd	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 493-2400	390	36	10.7	48.7%	307 (78.7%)	6 (1.5%)	46 (11.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	$19,684			$1,290			$18,394	16.3	15.1	2216	52		360663000449
2165	Howe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1065 Baker Ave	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8295	390	34	11.5	79.0%	85 (21.8%)	83 (21.3%)	86 (22.1%)	65 (16.7%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (15.9%)	$32,213			$3,882			$28,331	16.2	17.2	2143	22		362601003580
2166	Ps 8 Luis Belliard	Public	PK, KG-5	465 W 167th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-4157	354	24	14.8	92.9%	15 (4.2%)	15 (4.2%)	315 (89.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$35,293			$2,740			$32,553	16.2	25	1901	265		360008301676
2167	Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	27 Poplar St	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8460	857	47	18.2	77.5%	9 (1.1%)	32 (3.7%)	795 (92.8%)	8 (0.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$25,295			$1,685			$23,610	16.2	16.7	2159	8		363192004242
2168	Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-4	365 Dupont Ave	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8423	274	34	8.1	75.9%	114 (41.6%)	53 (19.3%)	46 (16.8%)	26 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	31 (11.3%)	$27,272			$1,676			$25,596	16.2	10	2331	163		361623004393
2169	Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Central Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-0895	542	44	12.3	96.3%	5 (0.9%)	160 (29.5%)	348 (64.2%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.8%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	$34,994			$2,564			$32,430	16.1	16.3	2174	5		360012305728
2170	Ps 214	Public	PK, KG-8	1970 W Farms Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-6728	814	68	11.9	96.4%	5 (0.6%)	164 (20.1%)	619 (76.0%)	18 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$31,919			$3,529			$28,390	15.9	19.9	2066	104		360009000227

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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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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.