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
581	Ps 97 Highlawn (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1846 W 13th St	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 672-7550	882	57	15.5	77.6%	221 (25.1%)	11 (1.2%)	199 (22.6%)	427 (48.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	$32,436			$2,732			$29,704	74.1	74	556	25		360015202370
582	Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold	Public	PK, KG-5	2469 E 18th St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 743-0890	719	46	15.7	70.4%	450 (62.6%)	12 (1.7%)	66 (9.2%)	166 (23.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$28,456			$2,409			$26,047	74	81.7	395	187		360015302768
583	Division Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Division St	Saratoga Springs	12866	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 583-4794	393	34	11.6	27.5%	317 (80.7%)	9 (2.3%)	40 (10.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	$21,525			$607			$20,919	74	83.4	353	230		362577003537
584	Ps 169 Bay Terrace	Public	K-5	18-25 212th St	Bayside	11360	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 428-6160	406	27	15	32.5%	111 (27.3%)	14 (3.4%)	99 (24.4%)	160 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$27,912			$1,348			$26,565	74	73.2	571	13		360012202600
585	Lenox Elementary School	Public	K-5	551 Lenox Rd	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-6400	261	21	12.4	42.1%	6 (2.3%)	141 (54.0%)	90 (34.5%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$30,337			$565			$29,773	74	60.7	891	306		360384000132
586	Ps 204 Vince Lombardi	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 15th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-2906	994	66	15	78.3%	168 (16.9%)	3 (0.3%)	225 (22.6%)	581 (58.5%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$29,503			$2,696			$26,807	74	75.6	522	64		360015102689
587	Ampark Neighborhood	Public	PK, KG-5	3961 Hillman Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 548-3451	305	23	13.3	65.9%	36 (11.8%)	38 (12.5%)	193 (63.3%)	11 (3.6%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (6.9%)	$34,370			$1,683			$32,686	73.9	73.5	561	26		360008705993
588	Ps 133 William A Butler	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Baltic St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 398-5320	611	40	15.1	46.2%	163 (26.7%)	155 (25.4%)	214 (35.0%)	21 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.2%)	$28,986			$1,791			$27,196	73.9	71	613	25		360009102490
589	Dogwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Dogwood Dr	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-4255	350	28	12.5	13.1%	281 (80.3%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (13.1%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$34,275			$83			$34,192	73.9	62.6	837	248		362706003678
590	Pequenakonck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	173 June Rd	North Salem	10560	Westchester County	North Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 669-5317	445	50	8.9	15.1%	337 (75.7%)	12 (2.7%)	71 (16.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$44,588			$824			$43,765	73.9	70.1	637	47		362118002992

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.