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
2281	Woods Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 Woods Rd	North Babylon	11703	Suffolk County	North Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 620-7805	355	34	10.3	45.6%	104 (29.3%)	80 (22.5%)	118 (33.2%)	31 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$27,274			$979			$26,295	11	16.6	2165	116		362091004739
2282	Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	73 Pawnee Pkwy	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4770	481	56	8.6	90.4%	157 (32.6%)	165 (34.3%)	75 (15.6%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.0%)	$33,517			$3,624			$29,893	11	17.3	2134	148		360585000329
2283	Ps 30 Wilton	Public	PK, KG-5	510 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-8817	343	35	9.8	98.3%	2 (0.6%)	76 (22.2%)	255 (74.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$42,354			$4,816			$37,538	11	13.6	2253	30		360008402143
2284	Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3311 Wells Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8280	502	36	14.1	81.3%	118 (23.5%)	77 (15.3%)	113 (22.5%)	143 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.8%)	$28,498			$3,699			$24,799	10.9	18.9	2091	193		362601003592
2285	Lighthouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Beach 35th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5828	157	18	8.5	96.2%	5 (3.2%)	84 (53.5%)	58 (36.9%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$46,594			$2,583			$44,011	10.9	9.1	2347	62		360012302398
2286	Ps 89 Cypress Hills	Public	PK, KG-8	265 Warwick St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 964-1180	447	47	9.4	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	438 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,996			$2,991			$32,005	10.9	9.5	2340	54		360012003000
2287	Ps 20 Port Richmond	Public	K-5	161 Park Ave	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-4110	277	31	8.9	91.3%	12 (4.3%)	38 (13.7%)	215 (77.6%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	$44,314			$3,363			$40,951	10.9	7.7	2372	85		360010302107
2288	Ps 194 Countee Cullen	Public	PK, KG-5	244 W 144th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5954	144	17	8.4	100.0%	3 (2.1%)	81 (56.3%)	55 (38.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$52,745			$3,011			$49,734	10.9	22.6	1984	304		360008102663
2289	Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Wadsworth St	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4670	650	47	13.8	78.9%	133 (20.5%)	285 (43.8%)	81 (12.5%)	70 (10.8%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.3%)	$28,829			$4,125			$24,703	10.9	13.5	2258	31		362859003883
2290	North Elementary School	Public	K-4	171 E Hoard St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3750	435	35	12.5	70.6%	280 (64.4%)	16 (3.7%)	60 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (17.9%)	$25,327			$782			$24,545	10.8	17.7	2128	162		363012004622

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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

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.