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
271	Bowling Green School	Public	K-5	2340 Stewart Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 876-7480	895	90	9.9	23.9%	294 (32.8%)	28 (3.1%)	281 (31.4%)	246 (27.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.7%)	$32,683			$1,017			$31,666	86.4	83.9	340	69		360984000755
272	Ps 147 Issac Remsen	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 497-0326	167	15	11.3	88.0%	9 (5.4%)	42 (25.1%)	99 (59.3%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	$45,370			$4,432			$40,938	86.3	37.2	1532	1260		360011902533
273	Community Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	51 St Edwards St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1629	473	43	11	31.5%	213 (45.0%)	100 (21.1%)	79 (16.7%)	28 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.8%)	$26,118			$480			$25,638	86.3	88.4	242	31		360015905898
274	Baylis Elementary School	Public	K-5	580 Woodbury Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5798	416	40	10.5	17.3%	145 (34.9%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.8%)	230 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$37,988			$615			$37,373	86.3	94.6	100	174		362856003836
275	Park Road School	Public	K-5	50 Park Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 267-1502	394	26	15.1	2.0%	306 (77.7%)	9 (2.3%)	21 (5.3%)	32 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	$24,729			$487			$24,242	86.3	87.7	256	19		362316003240
276	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	215 Heyward St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-7700	800	72	11.1	91.4%	19 (2.4%)	225 (28.1%)	537 (67.1%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$24,009			$763			$23,245	86.1	69.6	653	377		360106406305
277	Ps/Is 119 Glendale (The)	Public	K-8	74-01 78th Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 326-8261	1,213	82	14.8	72.9%	383 (31.6%)	22 (1.8%)	402 (33.1%)	364 (30.0%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	$26,466			$2,006			$24,460	86.1	88.3	245	32		360009802442
278	Ps 132 Conselyea School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Manhattan Ave	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 599-7301	564	34	16.7	45.6%	243 (43.1%)	61 (10.8%)	185 (32.8%)	32 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.7%)	$28,399			$1,899			$26,500	86	89.3	218	60		360011902487
279	Birchwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	897 Birchwood Ln	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 344-2910	376	34	11	15.4%	238 (63.3%)	10 (2.7%)	27 (7.2%)	72 (19.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	$21,968			$320			$21,648	86	81.9	392	113		362088000276
280	Tecumseh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	901 Nottingham Rd	Jamesville	13078	Onondaga County	Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 445-8320	332	17	19.6	20.8%	225 (67.8%)	20 (6.0%)	18 (5.4%)	45 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	$26,277			$1,466			$24,811	86	87.4	263	17		360909004766

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.