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
2431	Samuel G Love Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 E 8th St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4405	289	30	9.6	85.5%	120 (41.5%)	28 (9.7%)	116 (40.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	$21,491			$3,165			$18,327	3	13.6	2256	175		361563001355
2432	School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior	Public	PK, KG-6	485 Clinton Ave N	Rochester	14605	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-7828	614	54	11.3	81.1%	12 (2.0%)	150 (24.4%)	432 (70.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$29,213			$2,296			$26,917	3	5.3	2421	11		362475003384
2433	D'Youville-Porter Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Porter Ave	Buffalo	14201	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3120	521	61	8.5	94.0%	18 (3.5%)	60 (11.5%)	414 (79.5%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$32,420			$4,258			$28,162	2.7	5.3	2422	11		360585000318
2434	Ronald Peoples School Of Scholars (The)	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Easton Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4070	269	25	10.6	96.7%	9 (3.3%)	186 (69.1%)	20 (7.4%)	42 (15.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	$39,624			$4,370			$35,254	2.7	10.6	2322	112		360585000370
2435	School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune	Public	PK, KG-8	1445 Clifford Ave	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-6945	430	41	10.5	88.1%	23 (5.3%)	209 (48.6%)	168 (39.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$36,183			$2,759			$33,423	2.6	5.5	2419	16		362475002005
2436	Harriet Ross Tubman Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	212 Stanton St	Buffalo	14212	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3780	550	49	11.3	97.8%	19 (3.5%)	241 (43.8%)	69 (12.5%)	202 (36.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$28,980			$3,772			$25,208	2.5	8.5	2359	77		360585000332
2437	School 8-Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-6	1180 St Paul St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 262-8888	436	42	10.3	77.5%	16 (3.7%)	205 (47.0%)	169 (38.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	$32,174			$2,449			$29,725	2.3	3.2	2440	3		362475003383
2438	Exploration Ele Charter School - Science-Technol	Public, Charter	K-5	1001 Lake Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	Exploration Ele Charter School - Science-Technol	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 498-4700	371	28	13.2	94.1%	36 (9.7%)	281 (75.7%)	47 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,003			$00			$11,003	2.2	4	2436	2		360116806616
2439	Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	315 Carolina St	Buffalo	14201	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3848	514	52	9.9	94.0%	11 (2.1%)	53 (10.3%)	439 (85.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$33,016			$3,914			$29,102	2.1	4.5	2429	10		360585000310
2440	School 58-World Of Inquiry School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 University Ave	Rochester	14605	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-6170	896	71	12.5	73.7%	47 (5.2%)	583 (65.1%)	199 (22.2%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.2%)	$27,894			$2,274			$25,621	2.1	4.3	2431	9		362475003424

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.