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
1001	Washington Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	760 Washington St	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Franklin Square Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 505-6995	782	67	11.6	23.0%	417 (53.3%)	22 (2.8%)	201 (25.7%)	116 (14.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$26,196			$1,296			$24,899	57.5	55.8	1011	10		361146000903
1002	Ps 212 Midtown West	Public	PK, KG-5	328 W 48th St	New York	10036	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 247-0208	308	22	13.7	50.6%	80 (26.0%)	26 (8.4%)	139 (45.1%)	35 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.8%)	$31,402			$1,677			$29,725	57.5	69.9	643	359		360007704407
1003	Ps 152 Gwendoline N Alleyne School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	33-52 62nd St	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 429-3141	628	47	13.2	85.4%	31 (4.9%)	4 (0.6%)	227 (36.1%)	357 (56.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$33,298			$2,446			$30,852	57.5	69.2	670	333		360010202548
1004	Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	127 Park St	Sherman	14781	Chautauqua County	Sherman Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 761-6121	234	27	8.5	53.8%	224 (95.7%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$26,661			$3,128			$23,533	57.4	51.8	1121	117		362673004940
1005	Latham Ridge School	Public	K-5	6 Mercer Ave	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-3211	433	34	12.8	29.8%	254 (58.7%)	28 (6.5%)	31 (7.2%)	92 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$23,258			$1,407			$21,851	57.3	58.9	930	75		362100002983
1006	Lyndonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	25 Housel Ave	Lyndonville	14098	Orleans County	Lyndonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 765-3122	381	40	9.4	57.0%	334 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$23,790			$1,792			$21,998	57.3	52.5	1096	90		361797001613
1007	Paddy Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 Latta Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-3700	521	38	13.5	36.3%	336 (64.5%)	47 (9.0%)	61 (11.7%)	37 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	$24,512			$750			$23,762	57.3	56.3	996	11		361263001040
1008	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	K-4	236 Grayton Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8416	609	46	13.1	35.1%	473 (77.7%)	22 (3.6%)	50 (8.2%)	24 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	$23,302			$1,303			$22,000	57.3	50.3	1163	155		361623004396
1009	William Rall School	Public	K-5	761 N Wellwood Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 867-3450	539	51	10.4	55.1%	230 (42.7%)	33 (6.1%)	224 (41.6%)	31 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$23,063			$346			$22,717	57.2	74.8	543	466		361738001551
1010	Ps 45 John Tyler	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Lawrence Ave	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-6123	751	56	13.4	63.5%	169 (22.5%)	117 (15.6%)	354 (47.1%)	74 (9.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	$34,440			$2,643			$31,797	57.2	54.3	1047	37		360010302201

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.