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
1061	Ps 207 Elizabeth G Leary	Public	PK, KG-8	4011 Fillmore Ave	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 645-8667	918	62	14.7	61.1%	228 (24.8%)	239 (26.0%)	179 (19.5%)	228 (24.8%)	9 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	29 (3.2%)	$30,246			$1,672			$28,575	54.7	59.1	923	138		360015302697
1062	A A Kingston Middle School	Public	2-8	29 Leroy St	Potsdam	13676	St. Lawrence County	Potsdam Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 265-2000	393	31	12.5	31.6%	341 (86.8%)	12 (3.1%)	16 (4.1%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$27,569			$1,324			$26,245	54.7			(n/a)		362367003299
1063	Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Chenango Ave	Clinton	13323	Oneida County	Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2255	563	44	12.7	22.6%	482 (85.6%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.7%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	$23,296			$774			$22,522	54.7	64.1	796	267		360777000555
1064	Thomas Jefferson School	Public	K-5	151 Helen St	Binghamton	13905	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 763-8431	267	23	11.8	58.4%	124 (46.4%)	60 (22.5%)	40 (15.0%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	$29,864			$3,972			$25,892	54.7	52.7	1087	23		360487000233
1065	Ps 34 John Harvard	Public	PK, KG-5	104-12 Springfield Blvd	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-6818	440	37	11.8	84.3%	6 (1.4%)	213 (48.4%)	101 (23.0%)	86 (19.5%)	22 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	$30,436			$2,310			$28,127	54.6	49.5	1185	120		360010102158
1066	Netherwood School	Public	K-5	648 Netherwood Rd	Hyde Park	12538	Dutchess County	Hyde Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 229-4055	301	31	9.7	51.8%	182 (60.5%)	22 (7.3%)	63 (20.9%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.0%)	$36,502			$1,645			$34,857	54.6	34.4	1605	539		361518001272
1067	Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	142 Lake Rd	Valley Cottage	10989	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 353-7240	452	39	11.5	37.2%	121 (26.8%)	51 (11.3%)	228 (50.4%)	24 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.3%)	$31,214			$616			$30,598	54.5	58	943	124		362148003050
1068	Genesee Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Jaguar Dr	Belmont	14813	Allegany County	Genesee Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 268-7900	594	64	9.2	44.3%	564 (94.9%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	$29,484			$812			$28,672	54.5	71.1	612	456		360001701925
1069	Ps 346 Abe Stark	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-3000	385	40	9.7	88.8%	9 (2.3%)	265 (68.8%)	101 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	$46,702			$3,599			$43,102	54.5	34	1620	551		360012002855
1070	Vestal Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	709 Country Club Rd	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2357	388	29	13.3	34.3%	240 (61.9%)	27 (7.0%)	28 (7.2%)	68 (17.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$21,687			$1,266			$20,422	54.4	68.4	691	379		362961003990

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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.