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
1931	Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts	Public	K-6	270 Washington St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4801	631	40	15.7	76.4%	0 (0.0%)	100 (15.8%)	516 (81.8%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,494			$2,841			$34,652	24.7	15.6	2201	270		361413006733
1932	Ps 1 Bergen (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	309 47th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 567-7661	660	62	10.6	92.0%	26 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	597 (90.5%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$34,384			$3,173			$31,211	24.7	20.3	2053	121		360009202041
1933	Ps 107	Public	PK, KG-5	1695 Seward Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-8760	419	35	11.9	99.3%	14 (3.3%)	114 (27.2%)	282 (67.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$37,142			$3,773			$33,369	24.7	23.9	1948	15		360008502401
1934	Barringer Road Elementary School	Public	2-4	326 Barringer Rd	Ilion	13357	Herkimer County	Central Valley Central School District At Ilion-Mohawk	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 894-8420	434	40	10.8		402 (92.6%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$22,035			$1,087			$20,947	24.6	43.1	1351	583		360108701282
1935	Grimes School	Public	K-8	58 S 10th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5020	330	36	9.2	71.8%	3 (0.9%)	223 (67.6%)	91 (27.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$39,395			$2,878			$36,517	24.6	27	1846	89		362010001845
1936	Ps 157 Grove Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5255	377	31	12.1	97.9%	2 (0.5%)	61 (16.2%)	249 (66.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$38,829			$3,553			$35,277	24.6	23.9	1949	13		360008405533
1937	Leighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Buccaneer Blvd	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 341-2700	294	22	13.2	56.5%	224 (76.2%)	10 (3.4%)	38 (12.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	$30,740			$1,077			$29,663	24.6	29.2	1769	168		362205003127
1938	Frankfort-Schuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	610 Reese Rd	Frankfort	13340	Herkimer County	Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 895-7491	379	28	13.6	39.3%	343 (90.5%)	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$24,059			$1,328			$22,731	24.6	29.8	1749	189		361140000898
1939	Oxford Academy Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 S Washington Ave	Oxford	13830	Chenango County	Oxford Academy And Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 843-2025	275	27	10.3	46.2%	247 (89.8%)	6 (2.2%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$26,904			$1,545			$25,360	24.5	19.1	2089	150		362226003145
1940	John F Hughes Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	24 Prospect St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6620	347	31	11.2	80.1%	104 (30.0%)	109 (31.4%)	71 (20.5%)	35 (10.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.5%)	$28,244			$3,846			$24,399	24.4	17.3	2136	196		362937003951

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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.