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
1811	Matilda Avenue School (The)	Public	K-5	4520 Matilda Ave	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-4360	222	20	10.9	94.1%	10 (4.5%)	107 (48.2%)	87 (39.2%)	9 (4.1%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$31,283			$3,646			$27,636	28.8	26.4	1862	51		360008806559
1812	Franklinville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 N Main St	Franklinville	14737	Cattaraugus County	Franklinville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 676-8020	279	32	8.7	52.3%	254 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$43,680			$2,453			$41,228	28.8	45.8	1262	550		361149000904
1813	Walton Avenue School (The)	Public	K-5	1425 Walton Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-5970	304	30	10	97.4%	7 (2.3%)	52 (17.1%)	237 (78.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$39,277			$4,196			$35,081	28.6	22.9	1974	161		360008606392
1814	Sound Beach School	Public	3-5	197 N Country Rd	Miller Place	11764	Suffolk County	Miller Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2719	476	41	11.7	21.8%	375 (78.8%)	10 (2.1%)	61 (12.8%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$31,449			$172			$31,277	28.6	32.6	1672	142		361941004303
1815	Ps 36 Margaret Douglas	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Morningside Dr	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5807	272	34	7.9	88.2%	8 (2.9%)	93 (34.2%)	152 (55.9%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$46,929			$3,183			$43,747	28.5	33.4	1642	173		360008102164
1816	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2 Polk St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 445-3100	762	42	18.2	89.5%	47 (6.2%)	462 (60.6%)	187 (24.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (7.7%)	$19,364			$2,246			$17,118	28.5	36.8	1544	272		360099206119
1817	Madison Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7303 Rt 20	Madison	13402	Madison County	Madison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 893-1878	413	40	10.3	50.1%	402 (97.3%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,558			$534			$29,024	28.4	24.1	1938	121		361808001616
1818	General Herkimer Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	420 Keyes Rd	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6600	634	49	12.8	74.1%	206 (32.5%)	158 (24.9%)	125 (19.7%)	108 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.5%)	$27,151			$3,548			$23,603	28.4	29	1775	43		362937003948
1819	Seventy Ninth Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	551 79th St	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7900	415	27	15.1	63.6%	261 (62.9%)	50 (12.0%)	37 (8.9%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.0%)	$23,888			$2,344			$21,544	28.3	28.9	1776	43		362082002941
1820	Saranac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Picketts Crnrs Rd	Saranac	12981	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 565-5900	359	30	11.9	37.6%	343 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$28,032			$1,244			$26,789	28.3	36.1	1561	259		360000904668

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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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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.