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
1281	Ps 111 Adolph S Ochs	Public	PK, KG-5	440 W 53rd St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 582-7420	398	40	9.9	76.9%	53 (13.3%)	68 (17.1%)	225 (56.5%)	35 (8.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$37,483			$3,101			$34,382	46.6	47.6	1224	57		360007702414
1282	Ps 54 Detective Rafael Ramos	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	195 Sandford St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-6752	180	19	9.6	84.4%	6 (3.3%)	70 (38.9%)	89 (49.4%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	5 (2.8%)	$49,016			$3,979			$45,037	46.6	26.8	1849	567		360009102237
1283	Ps 180 Hugo Newman	Public	PK, KG-8	370 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2849	344	36	9.5	79.4%	38 (11.0%)	167 (48.5%)	135 (39.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$40,587			$4,009			$36,578	46.6	43.5	1339	56		360007805524
1284	Friendship Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	46 W Main St	Friendship	14739	Allegany County	Friendship Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 973-3311	259	32	8	58.7%	241 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$33,960			$3,803			$30,157	46.5	58.9	927	357		361164000919
1285	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	3-5	166 Halstead Ave	Sloan	14212	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-6419	284	22	12.7	59.9%	157 (55.3%)	34 (12.0%)	23 (8.1%)	38 (13.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.2%)	$24,560			$2,220			$22,340	46.5	44.3	1311	26		362700003674
1286	Minetto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2411 County Rt 8	Minetto	13115	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 341-2600	409	38	10.6	33.5%	375 (91.7%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$29,553			$1,108			$28,444	46.4	42.6	1369	83		362205003128
1287	Burton Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	37 Burton St	Cazenovia	13035	Madison County	Cazenovia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 655-1325	484	35	13.9	25.4%	451 (93.2%)	6 (1.2%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$22,612			$1,359			$21,254	46.4	44.3	1312	25		360678000465
1288	Earth School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E 6th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 477-1735	175	16	10.9	61.7%	46 (26.3%)	17 (9.7%)	86 (49.1%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.4%)	$42,609			$2,225			$40,384	46.4	45.6	1268	20		360007605619
1289	John Kennedy School	Public	2-4	166 Vine St	Batavia	14020	Genesee County	Batavia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 343-2480	499	47	10.6	57.7%	332 (66.5%)	35 (7.0%)	62 (12.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (13.2%)	$25,498			$2,825			$22,672	46.3	57.9	948	341		360399000160
1290	Mary E Dardess Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Woodbridge Ave	Chatham	12037	Columbia County	Chatham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 392-1530	365	35	10.3	35.9%	324 (88.8%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$36,551			$3,399			$33,152	46.3	35.1	1592	302		360711000502

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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:

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

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

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.