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
2361	S F B Morse Elementary School	Public	K-6	101 Mansion St	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4690	432	40	10.8	89.1%	19 (4.4%)	177 (41.0%)	202 (46.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.5%)	$37,261			$3,046			$34,215	7.1	14	2240	121		362376003306
2362	Ps 45 Clarence Witherspoon	Public	PK, KG-5	126-28 150th St	South Ozone Park	11436	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2500	464	32	14.5	89.0%	2 (0.4%)	144 (31.0%)	264 (56.9%)	24 (5.2%)	22 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	$32,999			$2,752			$30,248	7.1	15.8	2190	172		360012302198
2363	Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Southside Pkwy	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4818	772	71	10.8	91.2%	273 (35.4%)	195 (25.3%)	182 (23.6%)	52 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.5%)	$33,963			$3,807			$30,156	7.1	17.2	2139	224		360585004506
2364	Lovejoy Discovery School #43	Public	PK, KG-8	161 Benzinger St	Buffalo	14206	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3260	589	49	11.9	94.7%	155 (26.3%)	178 (30.2%)	80 (13.6%)	115 (19.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.2%)	$30,049			$4,596			$25,452	6.9	7.2	2380	16		360585000339
2365	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	428 S Alvord St	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4550	678	44	15.3	79.1%	73 (10.8%)	350 (51.6%)	44 (6.5%)	148 (21.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.4%)	$27,452			$3,617			$23,836	6.8	9.9	2332	33		362859003859
2366	Hempstead Elementary School	Public	K-6	80 Brick Church Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6270	459	41	11.1	81.3%	13 (2.8%)	77 (16.8%)	349 (76.0%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$45,987			$6,527			$39,460	6.7	14.5	2229	137		362781003772
2367	Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	43 Robert Pitt Dr	Monsey	10952	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6160	598	39	15.1	89.1%	38 (6.4%)	96 (16.1%)	433 (72.4%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$31,412			$5,218			$26,193	6.7	11.9	2298	69		362781003769
2368	Lucero Elementary School	Public	K-5	1425 Walton Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-8701	284	25	11.3	96.8%	1 (0.4%)	28 (9.9%)	251 (88.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$37,517			$3,917			$33,600	6.6	7.2	2381	13		360008606393
2369	Fairgrieve School	Public	PK, KG-6	716 Academy St	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5550	390	44	8.9	68.2%	318 (81.5%)	14 (3.6%)	28 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$31,681			$794			$30,887	6.6	6.1	2406	37		361170000929
2370	Saint Regis Mohawk School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Church St	Hogansburg	13655	Franklin County	Salmon River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 358-2763	328	35	9.2	73.8%	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	298 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$34,795			$00			$34,795	6.6	6	2411	41		362550003525

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.