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
811	Montauk School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 S Dorset Dr	Montauk	11954	Suffolk County	Montauk Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 668-2474	298	34	8.7		198 (66.4%)	4 (1.3%)	88 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$54,384			$07			$54,378	65.5	64.7	789	22		361971001805
812	Blue Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	212 Blue Point Ave	Blue Point	11715	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-6100	218	32	6.8	13.8%	190 (87.2%)	4 (1.8%)	14 (6.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$48,348			$619			$47,729	65.5	70.6	621	191		360411000174
813	William B Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	311 Broadfield Rd	New Rochelle	10804	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 576-4450	1,019	77	13.2	37.5%	370 (36.3%)	170 (16.7%)	397 (39.0%)	37 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.9%)	$31,041			$649			$30,392	65.4	59.8	911	98		362049004400
814	Glencliff School	Public	K-5	961 Riverview Rd	Rexford	12148	Saratoga County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-2323	368	32	11.4	21.7%	231 (62.8%)	28 (7.6%)	29 (7.9%)	50 (13.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	$22,208			$656			$21,552	65.4	68.2	700	114		362088002956
815	Rogers Middle School	Public	4-6	219 Northfield Rd	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 342-1330	425	37	11.6	28.5%	275 (64.7%)	52 (12.2%)	58 (13.6%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	$22,341			$963			$21,378	65.4	57.5	961	146		361539001308
816	Castleton Elementary School	Public	K-6	80 Scott Ave	Castleton	12033	Rensselaer County	Schodack Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 732-7755	443	32	13.9	22.3%	414 (93.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$29,174			$938			$28,236	65.3	67.9	709	107		362607003594
817	Samara Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1570 Boone Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-5332	327	27	12.1	86.5%	4 (1.2%)	39 (11.9%)	280 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$34,503			$2,757			$31,746	65.2	56.1	999	182		360009006474
818	George M Davis Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	80 Iselin Dr	New Rochelle	10804	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(914) 576-4420	640	64	9.9	39.5%	256 (40.0%)	105 (16.4%)	191 (29.8%)	47 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.9%)	$36,493			$910			$35,582	65.1	68.5	688	130		362049001895
819	Ps/Is 113 Anthony J Pranzo	Public	PK, KG-8	78-23 87th St	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 847-0724	771	51	15.1	56.3%	304 (39.4%)	16 (2.1%)	331 (42.9%)	97 (12.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$28,380			$1,601			$26,780	65.1	69.3	665	154		360009802423
820	East Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 School District Rd	Canajoharie	13317	Montgomery County	Canajoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 673-6310	403	33	12.2	50.1%	359 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$26,433			$1,559			$24,874	65	61.8	862	42		360630000412

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.