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
1261	Bronx Charter School For The Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	950 Longfellow Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For The Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-1042	588	49	12.1	89.3%	9 (1.5%)	149 (25.3%)	420 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$20,090			$1,220			$18,869	47.3	50.4	1159	102		360006304875
1262	Paideia School 24	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	50 Colin St	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8640	281	18	15.9	62.6%	49 (17.4%)	38 (13.5%)	173 (61.6%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$32,993			$2,093			$30,900	47.2	37.7	1514	252		363192002802
1263	Ps 14 Senator John Calandra	Public	PK, KG-5	3047 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	No	(718) 822-5341	718	50	14.2	71.6%	120 (16.7%)	38 (5.3%)	464 (64.6%)	77 (10.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	$32,423			$3,170			$29,253	47.2	46.9	1236	27		360008502085
1264	Ps/Is 178 Holliswood	Public	PK, KG-8	189-10 Radnor Rd	Jamaica	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 464-5763	519	51	10.1	52.6%	258 (49.7%)	33 (6.4%)	81 (15.6%)	118 (22.7%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	$29,970			$1,484			$28,486	47.2	56	1006	258		360009902622
1265	Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41 E Broadway	Salem	12865	Washington County	Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 854-9505	295	27	10.7	49.2%	269 (91.2%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$12,892			$726			$12,166	47.2	48.9	1201	64		362547004619
1266	Brooklyn Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Brooklyn Scholars Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 348-9360	728	45	16.1	89.1%	5 (0.7%)	484 (66.5%)	187 (25.7%)	35 (4.8%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$22,191			$1,578			$20,613	47.2	34	1622	356		360098906097
1267	Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Barton Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6900	515	49	10.6	31.8%	228 (44.3%)	55 (10.7%)	198 (38.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$28,768			$1,279			$27,489	47.1	36.4	1552	285		362247003159
1268	Groton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Elm St	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 898-5853	388	31	12.5	53.9%	328 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$17,659			$2,430			$15,229	47.1	63.9	804	464		361302001067
1269	Emma C Chase School	Public	K-5	28 Pennsylvania Ave	Wurtsboro	12790	Sullivan County	Monticello Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 888-2471	219	19	11.5	54.3%	99 (45.2%)	20 (9.1%)	65 (29.7%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.4%)	$40,959			$4,096			$36,863	47	44	1322	53		361974001807
1270	Abraham Wing School	Public	K-6	120 Lawrence St	Glens Falls	12801	Warren County	Glens Falls Common School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 792-3231	139	15	9	56.1%	106 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.9%)	$25,897			$00			$25,897	47	27.6	1820	550		360231000002

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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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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.