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
1531	Dryden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Union St	Dryden	13053	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-8694	500	59	8.4	43.8%	414 (82.8%)	11 (2.2%)	32 (6.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	$30,772			$1,763			$29,009	37.6	33.8	1625	94		360933003423
1532	N A Walbran Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8610 Ny Rt 69	Oriskany	13424	Oneida County	Oriskany Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 768-2149	335	25	13.4	29.0%	294 (87.8%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$22,426			$850			$21,576	37.5	34.9	1594	62		362196003115
1533	Ps 115 Alexander Humboldt	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	586 W 177th St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 927-9233	350	37	9.3	98.9%	11 (3.1%)	11 (3.1%)	322 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$38,458			$3,333			$35,125	37.5	20.9	2035	502		360008302431
1534	Madrid-Waddington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	2582 State Hwy 345	Madrid	13660	St. Lawrence County	Madrid-Waddington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 322-5634	303	26	11.8	33.0%	288 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$27,638			$1,838			$25,800	37.5	41.1	1409	125		361809004825
1535	Ember Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	616 Quincy St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Ember Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 285-3787	373	45	8.2	84.7%	4 (1.1%)	288 (77.2%)	69 (18.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$29,665			$1,179			$28,486	37.5	56.8	981	554		360104806255
1536	Hudson Falls Intermediate School	Public	4-5	139 Maple St	Hudson Falls	12839	Washington County	Hudson Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 747-2121	311	23	13.5	49.5%	283 (91.0%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$20,867			$1,264			$19,603	37.3	31.7	1696	160		361497001255
1537	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	3-5	94 Woodland Dr	East Islip	11730	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 224-2003	416	37	11.3	26.4%	296 (71.2%)	5 (1.2%)	101 (24.3%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$30,247			$751			$29,496	37.3	48.1	1214	323		360972000751
1538	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	337 Jones Rd	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2391	310	30	10.1	34.2%	268 (86.5%)	10 (3.2%)	7 (2.3%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$23,059			$1,088			$21,971	37.3	45.3	1275	263		362961003987
1539	North Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10469 Bantle Rd	North Collins	14111	Erie County	North Collins Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 337-0166	319	25	12.8	32.3%	277 (86.8%)	5 (1.6%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$24,084			$295			$23,789	37.3	54.9	1034	505		362097002977
1540	Fork Lane School	Public	K-5	4 Fork Ln	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2342	270	28	9.7	50.7%	51 (18.9%)	3 (1.1%)	91 (33.7%)	112 (41.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	$37,373			$1,808			$35,565	37.2	33.8	1624	84		361434001184

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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.