Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2439)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
362949003977	241	Clearstream Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	60 Clearstream Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3553	383	29	13.1		18 (4.7%)	145 (37.9%)	115 (30.0%)	100 (26.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,233			$1,904			$15,328	88.6	87.8	248	7
360015102396	242	Ps 105 Blythebourne (The)	Public	K-5	1031 59th St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3230	1,200	76	15.8	85.8%	36 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (4.1%)	1,108 (92.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$16,044			$1,955			$14,088	88.4	88	241	1
360007704406	243	Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island	Public	PK, KG-8	645 Main St	Roosevelt Island	10044	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 980-0294	716	39	18.3	32.5%	233 (32.5%)	82 (11.5%)	115 (16.1%)	215 (30.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	45 (6.3%)	$13,732			$713			$13,018	88.4	86.6	270	27
360015102638	244	Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock	Public	K-5	8601 Ridge Blvd	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 745-6610	576	37	15.7	46.0%	357 (62.0%)	9 (1.6%)	125 (21.7%)	63 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$16,184			$763			$15,420	88.4	89.4	207	37
362706003690	245	Tackan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	99 Midwood Ave	Nesconset	11767	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-2675	499	36	13.9	15.2%	353 (70.7%)	14 (2.8%)	72 (14.4%)	45 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	$19,292			$1,405			$17,887	88.3	84.7	319	74
360292004378	246	Smallwood Drive School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Smallwood Dr	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Amherst Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 362-2100	659	48	13.7	19.1%	518 (78.6%)	34 (5.2%)	43 (6.5%)	29 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	$12,764			$729			$12,034	88.3	84.7	317	71
361329001089	247	Paumanok Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Seaman Neck Rd	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3650	574	45	12.8	21.4%	213 (37.1%)	96 (16.7%)	101 (17.6%)	127 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	$23,027			$1,044			$21,983	88.3	86.8	268	21
360015302752	248	Ps 236 Mill Basin	Public	PK, KG-5	6302 Ave U	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 444-6969	572	36	15.8	39.9%	276 (48.3%)	106 (18.5%)	61 (10.7%)	102 (17.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$18,149			$1,241			$16,908	88.2	89.6	203	45
362334003267	249	Pocantico Hills Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	599 Bedford Rd	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Pocantico Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-2440	320	35	9.1	19.7%	120 (37.5%)	27 (8.4%)	93 (29.1%)	57 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$33,429			$2,038			$31,391	88.2	86.9	262	13
362667003641	250	Skano Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0560	543	37	14.5	14.4%	365 (67.2%)	12 (2.2%)	31 (5.7%)	107 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$11,540			$231			$11,309	88.2	90.1	191	59

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.