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
1981	Andrew T Morrow School	Public	K-6	299 Sycamore Ave	Islandia	11749	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 348-5037	821	60	13.6	72.5%	18 (2.2%)	85 (10.4%)	695 (84.7%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$20,177			$240			$19,937	23.2	24.5	1920	61		360687000471
1982	Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School	Public	K-5	6 Francis Landau Pl	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1301	812	56	14.5	46.4%	207 (25.5%)	93 (11.5%)	442 (54.4%)	27 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.9%)	$25,353			$1,625			$23,728	23.2	34.8	1596	386		361869005743
1983	Ps 138 Samuel Randall	Public	PK, KG-5	2060 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5325	479	28	16.8	87.7%	6 (1.3%)	105 (21.9%)	318 (66.4%)	40 (8.4%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	$32,513			$3,144			$29,369	23.2	31.6	1699	284		360008502505
1984	Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook	Public	PK, KG-5	101-24 Seaview Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 437-5000	365	33	11	94.8%	12 (3.3%)	260 (71.2%)	64 (17.5%)	6 (1.6%)	14 (3.8%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	$43,022			$3,631			$39,391	23.2	17.1	2148	164		360009602786
1985	Cecil H Parker School	Public	PK, KG-8	461 S 6th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5040	293	29	9.9	64.2%	4 (1.4%)	206 (70.3%)	65 (22.2%)	12 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$39,701			$2,409			$37,292	23.2	22.1	2000	15		362010001841
1986	Mexico Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	26 Academy St	Mexico	13114	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 963-8400	362	33	10.8	42.0%	341 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$24,991			$1,202			$23,790	23.2	13.8	2247	261		361917001731
1987	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Park Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 428-8997	993	59	16.8	76.8%	159 (16.0%)	569 (57.3%)	168 (16.9%)	35 (3.5%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.1%)	$13,342			$4,323			$9,019	23.1	27.7	1819	168		360010405549
1988	School 22	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1408 Nepperhan Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8440	381	22	17.6	61.2%	23 (6.0%)	68 (17.8%)	260 (68.2%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$29,923			$1,941			$27,982	23.1	19.9	2067	79		363192004265
1989	Oak Street School	Public	3-5	108 Oak St	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 563-4950	218	22	9.9	72.0%	172 (78.9%)	14 (6.4%)	10 (4.6%)	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.0%)	$33,163			$2,262			$30,902	23.1	27.1	1838	151		362328003261
1990	Ps 152 Evergreen	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 Evergreen Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4560	634	56	11.2	97.8%	11 (1.7%)	73 (11.5%)	531 (83.8%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$35,376			$3,874			$31,502	23	24.3	1930	60		360008502547

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.