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
2291	Mosaic Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	141 E 111th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-3109	206	22	9.4	96.1%	8 (3.9%)	70 (34.0%)	119 (57.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$47,180			$3,333			$43,848	10.7	9.6	2339	48		360007905998
2292	William Boyce Thompson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1061 N Broadway	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8563	338	20	16.6	83.4%	12 (3.6%)	98 (29.0%)	201 (59.5%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.6%)	$34,557			$2,100			$32,458	10.7	10.6	2321	29		363192001920
2293	Lexington Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	131 E 104th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5831	433	52	8.3	97.9%	11 (2.5%)	59 (13.6%)	354 (81.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$38,983			$3,706			$35,277	10.6	12.3	2285	8		360007902294
2294	Ps 287 Bailey K Ashford	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Navy St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-4745	112	20	5.6	96.4%	4 (3.6%)	71 (63.4%)	33 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$48,798			$4,211			$44,587	10.4	15.3	2211	83		360009102796
2295	Ps 14 Fairview	Public	K-5	107-01 Otis Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 699-6071	986	87	11.3	94.3%	15 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	929 (94.2%)	21 (2.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$34,703			$2,647			$32,057	10.4	12.3	2287	8		360009802084
2296	Goldie Maple Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3-65 Beach 56th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 945-3300	309	32	9.5	94.2%	5 (1.6%)	217 (70.2%)	73 (23.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$37,249			$2,739			$34,510	10.3	14.4	2232	64		360012305883
2297	Clyde-Savannah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 E Dezeng St	Clyde	14433	Wayne County	Clyde-Savannah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 902-3100	367	37	10	66.2%	305 (83.1%)	6 (1.6%)	24 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	$37,914			$3,344			$34,570	10.2	9.5	2341	44		360786000558
2298	School 52-Frank Fowler Dow	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Farmington Rd	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 482-9614	332	26	12.5	81.0%	48 (14.5%)	160 (48.2%)	98 (29.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$31,434			$2,694			$28,740	10.2	19.2	2086	212		362475003419
2299	Ps 48 Joseph R Drake	Public	PK, KG-5	1290 Spofford Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4312	441	39	11.3	96.1%	6 (1.4%)	90 (20.4%)	334 (75.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$45,080			$4,009			$41,071	10	14.9	2220	79		360008502211
2300	Build Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	340 Fougeron St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4140	371	43	8.6	96.5%	19 (5.1%)	225 (60.6%)	18 (4.9%)	93 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	$31,553			$4,579			$26,975	9.8	11.1	2313	13		360585006650

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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.