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
681	Stamford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 River St	Stamford	12167	Delaware County	Stamford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 652-7301	248	30	8.2	47.2%	223 (89.9%)	6 (2.4%)	18 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,564			$2,421			$35,142	70.5	46	1257	576		362802003796
682	Martin Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	2616 Martin Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3115	328	29	11.3	17.4%	194 (59.1%)	9 (2.7%)	83 (25.3%)	29 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$35,521			$2,367			$33,154	70.3	69.9	641	41		362094004866
683	Albany Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Albany Ave	North Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5510	536	45	11.9	16.6%	348 (64.9%)	23 (4.3%)	107 (20.0%)	35 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	$38,945			$255			$38,690	70.3	81.4	402	281		361098000875
684	Community Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	241 Emerson Pl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 399-3824	394	43	9.1	95.2%	2 (0.5%)	262 (66.5%)	100 (25.4%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	$27,838			$672			$27,166	70.3	90.4	194	490		360004604487
685	Nightengale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84 Nightengale Ave	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3750	454	30	15.1	44.7%	383 (84.4%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.6%)	12 (2.6%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	$27,445			$2,257			$25,188	70.2	68	705	20		361866001696
686	Ps 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Macon St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-0780	155	13	11.9	85.8%	9 (5.8%)	112 (72.3%)	24 (15.5%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$45,341			$3,054			$42,287	70.2	50.5	1156	470		360009402779
687	Wenonah School	Public	K-5	251 Hudson Ave	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1880	488	45	10.8	28.9%	310 (63.5%)	21 (4.3%)	114 (23.4%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$30,282			$635			$29,646	70.2	56.8	978	291		362535003513
688	Michael F Stokes School	Public	2-4	101 Owl Pl	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 520-2103	511	42	12	36.2%	185 (36.2%)	3 (0.6%)	174 (34.1%)	135 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$31,029			$1,007			$30,022	70.1	75.9	513	175		361551001322
689	Ps 154 Jonathan D Hyatt	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4742	211	24	8.7	97.6%	9 (4.3%)	88 (41.7%)	110 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$45,833			$4,323			$41,510	70.1	60.5	895	206		360008402556
690	Donald P Sutherland School	Public	PK, KG-5	4 John St	Nassau	12123	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 207-2620	250	27	9.4	32.8%	228 (91.2%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$25,557			$399			$25,157	70	68.9	679	11		360963000732

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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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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.