Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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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
1731	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	131 Weyman Ave	New Rochelle	10805	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 576-4430	500	52	9.5	73.8%	27 (5.4%)	54 (10.8%)	396 (79.2%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$39,110			$2,171			$36,939	31.3	43.4	1345	386		362049001898
1732	Ps 25 Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 E 149th St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2995	409	35	11.7	96.3%	3 (0.7%)	29 (7.1%)	369 (90.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$41,349			$3,179			$38,171	31.2	34.7	1600	132		360008402122
1733	Harvey C Fenner Elementary School	Public	3-5	2 East Ave N	Falconer	14733	Chautauqua County	Falconer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 665-6627	222	23	9.8	56.3%	199 (89.6%)	7 (3.2%)	11 (5.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$24,950			$2,292			$22,657	31.2	21.8	2011	278		361092000870
1734	Milford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	42 W Main St	Milford	13807	Otsego County	Milford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 286-3349	337	37	9	48.1%	320 (95.0%)	8 (2.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$34,456			$1,862			$32,594	31.2	44.4	1309	425		361935001769
1735	Ps 310 Marble Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	260 W Kingsbridge Rd	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-9434	403	34	11.7	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.2%)	357 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$38,293			$3,447			$34,846	31.2	28.2	1798	63		360008702210
1736	Dual Language Program At Albany International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Lark St	Albany	12210	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 475-6600	213	41	5.1	54.5%	23 (10.8%)	20 (9.4%)	154 (72.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$39,978			$2,052			$37,927	31.1			(n/a)		360246006779
1737	Ps 128 Audubon	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W 169th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-0607	441	38	11.6	85.9%	14 (3.2%)	22 (5.0%)	394 (89.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$38,600			$3,213			$35,387	31.1	41.2	1406	331		360008302472
1738	Hamilton School	Public	K-8	20 Oak St	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5050	320	34	9.4	73.4%	4 (1.3%)	136 (42.5%)	167 (52.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$37,283			$2,714			$34,569	31.1	36.9	1541	197		362010001835
1739	Moriah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39 Viking Ln	Port Henry	12974	Essex County	Moriah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 546-3301	374	35	10.6	49.5%	369 (98.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,770			$1,550			$29,221	31	38.7	1491	248		361983001814
1740	Harding Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Harding Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 867-3350	278	28	10	36.7%	192 (69.1%)	13 (4.7%)	59 (21.2%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$24,238			$00			$24,238	30.9	32.6	1667	73		361738001545

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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.