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
2231	Oak Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	775 Wisconsin Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2255	678	51	13.4	88.8%	17 (2.5%)	40 (5.9%)	574 (84.7%)	27 (4.0%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$34,955			$2,403			$32,552	13.4	13.3	2263	32		360528000256
2232	School Of Science And Applied Learning (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6310	360	33	10.9	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	134 (37.2%)	221 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$41,183			$4,559			$36,624	13.3	11.1	2311	79		360009005807
2233	Gouverneur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	111 Gleason St	Gouverneur	13642	St. Lawrence County	Gouverneur Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 287-2260	511	42	12.1	54.6%	491 (96.1%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$27,329			$652			$26,677	13.3	14.1	2238	5		361236001000
2234	Park Avenue School	Public	1-5	955 Park Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5109	557	46	12	67.9%	8 (1.4%)	130 (23.3%)	416 (74.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$43,230			$2,105			$41,125	13.3	15.5	2206	28		363096004159
2235	Parley Coburn School	Public	3-6	216 Mt Zoar St	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3650	391	29	13.4	85.4%	242 (61.9%)	48 (12.3%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (19.4%)	$25,856			$4,516			$21,340	13.3	7.8	2370	135		361056004387
2236	Ps 15 Patrick F Daly	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	71 Sullivan St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 330-9280	396	50	7.9	85.9%	54 (13.6%)	149 (37.6%)	174 (43.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	$61,034			$5,024			$56,009	13.3	19.4	2082	154		360009202088
2237	School 53 Montessori Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	353 Congress Ave	Rochester	14619	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-0935	306	27	11.3	72.9%	21 (6.9%)	202 (66.0%)	54 (17.6%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	$30,158			$2,476			$27,682	13.2	17	2150	87		362475004361
2238	Anthony Alfano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Wheeler Rd	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5139	491	41	12	73.3%	11 (2.2%)	52 (10.6%)	410 (83.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$215,901			$4,668			$211,233	13.1	27.8	1813	425		360687001061
2239	Harry F Abate Elementary School	Public	2-6	1625 Lockport St	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7960	650	39	16.7	83.2%	154 (23.7%)	287 (44.2%)	63 (9.7%)	31 (4.8%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (15.2%)	$25,054			$3,660			$21,394	13.1	12	2295	56		362082002930
2240	Ps 196	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Ward Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-7187	662	49	13.5	95.3%	5 (0.8%)	70 (10.6%)	559 (84.4%)	14 (2.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$31,887			$3,322			$28,565	13.1	18.6	2104	136		360009003369

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.