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
131	Searingtown School	Public	K-5	106 Beverly Dr	Albertson	11507	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 305-8500	549	48	11.5	24.6%	91 (16.6%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.1%)	429 (78.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$42,054			$582			$41,471	93	93.2	141	10		361428001178
132	Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Public, Charter	K-4	15 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2150	598			81.9%	17 (2.8%)	476 (79.6%)	54 (9.0%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.7%)	$16,769			$00			$16,769	93	89.8	206	74		360114806585
133	Prospect Hill School	Public	K-5	1000 Washington Ave	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 738-6690	334	26	12.8	2.4%	213 (63.8%)	13 (3.9%)	31 (9.3%)	32 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.2%)	$27,601			$343			$27,259	92.9	93.9	120	13		362268003189
134	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2351 1st Ave-4th Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9400	349	33	10.5	90.3%	3 (0.9%)	194 (55.6%)	129 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$26,378			$26,378			$00	92.9	81.1	407	273		360014105778
135	East Hills Elementary School	Public	2-5	400 Round Hill Rd	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 801-5301	552	44	12.6	20.8%	272 (49.3%)	21 (3.8%)	60 (10.9%)	167 (30.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	$31,450			$342			$31,108	92.9	90.6	187	52		362505003467
136	Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg	Public, Charter	K-4	183 S 3rd St-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1419	247			70.4%	26 (10.5%)	57 (23.1%)	124 (50.2%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	$21,517			$00			$21,517	92.8	97.9	21	115		360106206346
137	Ps 234 Independence School	Public	K-5	292 Greenwich St	New York	10007	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 233-6034	460	39	11.7	5.4%	303 (65.9%)	8 (1.7%)	50 (10.9%)	44 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.5%)	$30,043			$1,594			$28,448	92.8	95	91	46		360007704356
138	Pasadena Elementary School	Public	K-4	3 Richard Ct	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3451	455	37	12.1	16.7%	179 (39.3%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.3%)	232 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$30,870			$434			$30,436	92.8	90.5	191	53		362322004381
139	Ps 58 Carroll (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Smith St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9322	753	46	16.3	10.8%	505 (67.1%)	37 (4.9%)	82 (10.9%)	38 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (11.8%)	$25,790			$1,670			$24,120	92.7	89.5	214	75		360009202251
140	Bold Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1909 Daly Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	Bold Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 506-4369	428	22	19.4	88.8%	5 (1.2%)	106 (24.8%)	300 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	$31,747			$2,203			$29,543	92.7	86.2	288	148		360119806695

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.