Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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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
2411	Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1130 Salt Springs Rd	Syracuse	13224	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4490	776	60	12.9	75.4%	101 (13.0%)	485 (62.5%)	87 (11.2%)	50 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.2%)	$28,711			$3,164			$25,547	4.7	7	2386	25		362859003863
2412	Phillips Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 Phillips Ave	Riverhead	11901	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6787	656	45	14.5	47.3%	76 (11.6%)	48 (7.3%)	524 (79.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$28,208			$1,657			$26,551	4.6	6.4	2396	16		362469003355
2413	Bennett Park Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	342 Clinton St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4603	612	63	9.6	75.5%	124 (20.3%)	302 (49.3%)	102 (16.7%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.6%)	$33,808			$7,424			$26,384	4.6	12.3	2288	125		360585000316
2414	Museum School 25	Public, Magnet	K-6	579 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8450	219	13	17.3	78.1%	8 (3.7%)	78 (35.6%)	120 (54.8%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	$32,282			$2,420			$29,862	4.5	9.2	2345	69		363192004267
2415	McKinley-Brighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 W Newell St	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4605	408	44	9.2	86.0%	35 (8.6%)	260 (63.7%)	49 (12.0%)	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	51 (12.5%)	$33,467			$3,761			$29,707	4.5	4.2	2434	19		362859003869
2416	School 5-John Williams	Public	PK, KG-6	555 N Plymouth Ave	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-2255	485	48	10.1	81.9%	58 (12.0%)	214 (44.1%)	108 (22.3%)	56 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.9%)	$32,681			$2,122			$30,559	4.4	4.2	2433	17		362475003380
2417	Thomas K Beecher School	Public	3-6	310 Sullivan St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3500	338	29	11.7	86.1%	190 (56.2%)	53 (15.7%)	27 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.5%)	$29,780			$5,477			$24,303	4.4	6.1	2409	8		361056000825
2418	Saint Regis Falls Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	92 N Main St	Saint Regis Falls	12980	Franklin County	Saint Regis Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 856-9421	183	26	6.9	53.0%	178 (97.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$47,991			$781			$47,210	4.1	13.9	2244	174		362799003793
2419	Onondaga Nation School	Public	PK, KG-8	Rr 1-Rt 11a	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 469-6991	120	22	5.4	57.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$56,437			$5,048			$51,388	4.1	11.6	2304	115		361641001449
2420	Community School #53	Public	PK, KG-8	329 Roehrer Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3330	464	49	9.5	97.4%	27 (5.8%)	305 (65.7%)	47 (10.1%)	67 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$33,358			$4,530			$28,828	4.1	5.8	2414	6		360585000346

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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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