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
2381	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Robinson St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3780	306	29	10.5	83.7%	32 (10.5%)	74 (24.2%)	77 (25.2%)	74 (24.2%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	41 (13.4%)	$35,086			$5,192			$29,894	6	7.4	2376	5		362601003582
2382	Ohio Street School	Public	K-4	1537 Ohio St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3755	308	24	12.9	78.2%	193 (62.7%)	20 (6.5%)	41 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (16.6%)	$26,346			$871			$25,475	6	12.4	2282	100		363012004054
2383	Dr George Blackman Ecc	Public	PK, KG-4	2358 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3340	333	35	9.4	89.2%	21 (6.3%)	190 (57.1%)	38 (11.4%)	55 (16.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	$37,152			$4,442			$32,711	5.9	8.9	2352	31		360585000347
2384	Martin Road Elementary School	Public	2-5	135 Martin Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Lackawanna City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-5610	573	57	10	85.2%	354 (61.8%)	64 (11.2%)	88 (15.4%)	28 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	$27,660			$1,733			$25,927	5.8	9.1	2346	38		361644005578
2385	Charter School Of Inquiry	Public, Charter	K-6	404 Edison St	Buffalo	14222	Erie County	Charter School Of Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 833-3250	276	36	7.7	93.1%	7 (2.5%)	202 (73.2%)	29 (10.5%)	27 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$18,982			$1,355			$17,628	5.8	8.2	2364	21		360113506543
2386	West Hertel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	489 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4150	771	63	12.2	95.1%	86 (11.2%)	348 (45.1%)	157 (20.4%)	150 (19.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$28,720			$3,551			$25,169	5.8	10.4	2325	61		360585000382
2387	Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta	Public	PK, KG-8	216 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5851	394	41	9.7	97.5%	14 (3.6%)	62 (15.7%)	309 (78.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$42,071			$3,894			$38,177	5.8	11	2316	71		360007902366
2388	Ps 18 John G Whittier	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Broadway	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-0216	315	32	9.8	94.3%	14 (4.4%)	118 (37.5%)	166 (52.7%)	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$47,437			$3,399			$44,038	5.8	12.1	2294	94		360010302097
2389	Van Duyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Loomis Ave	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4660	346	28	12.2	78.3%	22 (6.4%)	264 (76.3%)	21 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	$30,184			$3,867			$26,317	5.8	6.8	2388	1		362859003881
2390	Fairley School	Public	PK, KG-4	953 Auburn St	Hannibal	13074	Oswego County	Hannibal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 564-8110	495	40	12.3	52.7%	494 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,487			$2,130			$23,357	5.8	6.1	2403	13		361359001112

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.