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
1011	Fort Ann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Catherine St	Fort Ann	12827	Washington County	Fort Ann Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 639-5594	225	20	11.4	35.6%	205 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$34,533			$1,680			$32,853	57.1	52.6	1088	77		361128006545
1012	Achievement First Apollo Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Achievement First Apollo Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2620	758	45	16.8	87.6%	7 (0.9%)	367 (48.4%)	305 (40.2%)	58 (7.7%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	$20,763			$1,612			$19,151	57.1	51.8	1119	107		360102806237
1013	Amagansett School	Public	PK, KG-8	320 Main Street	Amagansett	11930	Suffolk County	Amagansett Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 267-3572	112	18	6.2	17.0%	83 (74.1%)	2 (1.8%)	25 (22.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$88,563			$435			$88,128	57.1	69.2	668	345		360288000059
1014	Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Herbert Dr	Chester	10918	Orange County	Chester Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 469-2178	393	39	10.1	40.5%	158 (40.2%)	46 (11.7%)	170 (43.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	$37,530			$1,099			$36,431	57.1	44.4	1306	292		360738000526
1015	Putnam Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 County Rt 2	Putnam Station	12861	Washington County	Putnam Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 547-8266	28	8	3.6	60.7%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$94,177			$8,730			$85,447	57	47	1235	220		362397003313
1016	Wheeler Elementary School	Public	3-6	4543 S Onondaga Rd	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Onondaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 552-5050	240	22	11	45.4%	167 (69.6%)	24 (10.0%)	24 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	$25,534			$1,813			$23,721	57	56	1003	13		362181003100
1017	Bolivar-Richburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Main St	Richburg	14774	Allegany County	Bolivar-Richburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 928-1380	298	40	7.4	54.7%	275 (92.3%)	6 (2.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$32,520			$1,940			$30,581	56.9	51.9	1116	99		360001201101
1018	Kent Primary School	Public	K-4	1065 Rt 52	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-5025	366	32	11.5	39.3%	152 (41.5%)	4 (1.1%)	186 (50.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$32,743			$1,063			$31,679	56.8	59.7	913	105		360657000441
1019	Mill Road-Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9 Mill Rd	Red Hook	12571	Dutchess County	Red Hook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 758-2241	636	67	9.4	23.6%	488 (76.7%)	10 (1.6%)	92 (14.5%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$38,428			$1,012			$37,416	56.7	69.2	671	348		362424000225
1020	Saltzman East Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Mill Ln	Farmingdale	11735	Suffolk County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-5710	592	66	9	41.9%	167 (28.2%)	59 (10.0%)	280 (47.3%)	55 (9.3%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.5%)	$36,542			$275			$36,267	56.6	60	905	115		361098000876

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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:

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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.