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
2051	Ps 246 Poe Center	Public	K-5	2641 Grand Concourse	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6764	455	55	8.3	97.8%	15 (3.3%)	47 (10.3%)	381 (83.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$37,125			$4,384			$32,741	20.9	18.7	2099	48		360008704464
2052	Beverly J Martin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 W Buffalo St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2209	258	31	8.3	60.5%	107 (41.5%)	57 (22.1%)	41 (15.9%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.6%)	$30,027			$2,740			$27,287	20.8	28.1	1803	249		361557001333
2053	Southwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1095 Joselsen Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2261	975	72	13.4	76.6%	61 (6.3%)	108 (11.1%)	733 (75.2%)	49 (5.0%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.5%)	$34,607			$2,435			$32,172	20.7	15.7	2196	143		360528000260
2054	Ps 38 Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-5	232 E 103rd St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5882	176	21	8.3	98.3%	14 (8.0%)	42 (23.9%)	111 (63.1%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$47,412			$3,765			$43,647	20.7	11.9	2299	245		360007902083
2055	Ellenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	28 Maple Ave	Ellenville	12428	Ulster County	Ellenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 647-0131	730	47	15.5	56.3%	317 (43.4%)	60 (8.2%)	288 (39.5%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.3%)	$42,507			$4,134			$38,374	20.7	24.9	1906	149		361050000805
2056	Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Langford St	Van Etten	14889	Chemung County	Spencer-Van Etten Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 589-7110	333	27	12.3	61.9%	318 (95.5%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$25,722			$1,581			$24,141	20.7	26.2	1868	188		362775003760
2057	Durand-Eastman Intermediate School	Public	3-5	95 Pt Pleasant Rd	Rochester	14622	Monroe County	East Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 339-1350	318	26	12.3	67.9%	139 (43.7%)	59 (18.6%)	84 (26.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$33,907			$3,000			$30,908	20.7	15.6	2203	146		360969000740
2058	Marguerite L Mulvey School	Public	K-6	44 E Cherry St	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5059	567	45	12.6	62.1%	5 (0.9%)	55 (9.7%)	480 (84.7%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	$25,936			$457			$25,479	20.6	29.7	1755	303		360687000477
2059	Harrison Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Harrison Ave	South Glens Falls	12803	Westchester County	South Glens Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 793-9048	294	23	12.8	61.9%	273 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$31,568			$588			$30,980	20.6	25.8	1876	183		362724003715
2060	Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Salina St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 382-2686	327	28	11.8	83.2%	59 (18.0%)	83 (25.4%)	104 (31.8%)	47 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	$33,375			$4,489			$28,886	20.5	22.8	1978	82		362601003593

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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.