Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
741	Old Mill Road School	Public	K-6	1775 Old Mill Rd	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 379-0945	461	31	14.9	11.1%	305 (66.2%)	11 (2.4%)	87 (18.9%)	49 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$32,686	$1,072	$31,614	68.1	57.5	960	219	362112002990
742	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	36-12 35th Ave	Astoria	11106	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	681	52	13	61.2%	199 (29.2%)	44 (6.5%)	294 (43.2%)	108 (15.9%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	$18,945	$00	$18,945	68	70.3	631	111	360005704804
743	Plank Road South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Plank Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 671-3190	562	42	13.3	14.6%	460 (81.9%)	16 (2.8%)	45 (8.0%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$23,437	$00	$23,437	68	68.2	699	44	363036004086
744	Otsego Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Otsego Ave	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3600	574	48	12	33.1%	225 (39.2%)	59 (10.3%)	117 (20.4%)	144 (25.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$36,483	$00	$36,483	67.9	65.8	762	18	361329001088
745	Manorhaven Elementary School	Public	K-5	Morewood Oaks	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 767-5300	499	45	10.9	12.2%	247 (49.5%)	7 (1.4%)	166 (33.3%)	54 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	$35,840	$1,403	$34,437	67.8	76.5	505	240	362358003294
746	Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	K-8	985 Rockaway Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7461	748	68	11	93.3%	7 (0.9%)	576 (77.0%)	134 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.7%)	$18,825	$790	$18,035	67.8	57.5	964	218	360101606201
747	Port Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Scraggy Hill Rd	Port Jefferson	11777	Suffolk County	Port Jefferson Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 791-4321	370	37	9.9	18.1%	268 (72.4%)	8 (2.2%)	65 (17.6%)	23 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$33,027	$78	$32,949	67.7	66.3	744	3	362349003281
748	Ps 251	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	144-51 Arthur St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-2745	217	22	9.9	76.0%	2 (0.9%)	134 (61.8%)	48 (22.1%)	16 (7.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$39,935	$2,083	$37,852	67.7	71.4	606	142	360010102765
749	Parkdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 Girard Ave	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 687-2352	704	59	11.9	9.1%	652 (92.6%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	$21,066	$477	$20,588	67.7	66.1	754	5	360954000727
750	Eastplain School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Delaware Ave	N Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7600	445	28	15.7	5.4%	348 (78.2%)	5 (1.1%)	57 (12.8%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$26,413	$269	$26,144	67.6	62.5	842	92	362319003245

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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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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
741	Old Mill Road School	Public	K-6	1775 Old Mill Rd	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 379-0945	461	31	14.9	11.1%	305 (66.2%)	11 (2.4%)	87 (18.9%)	49 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$32,686			$1,072			$31,614	68.1	57.5	960	219		362112002990
742	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	36-12 35th Ave	Astoria	11106	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	681	52	13	61.2%	199 (29.2%)	44 (6.5%)	294 (43.2%)	108 (15.9%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	$18,945			$00			$18,945	68	70.3	631	111		360005704804
743	Plank Road South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Plank Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 671-3190	562	42	13.3	14.6%	460 (81.9%)	16 (2.8%)	45 (8.0%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$23,437			$00			$23,437	68	68.2	699	44		363036004086
744	Otsego Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Otsego Ave	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3600	574	48	12	33.1%	225 (39.2%)	59 (10.3%)	117 (20.4%)	144 (25.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$36,483			$00			$36,483	67.9	65.8	762	18		361329001088
745	Manorhaven Elementary School	Public	K-5	Morewood Oaks	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 767-5300	499	45	10.9	12.2%	247 (49.5%)	7 (1.4%)	166 (33.3%)	54 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	$35,840			$1,403			$34,437	67.8	76.5	505	240		362358003294
746	Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	K-8	985 Rockaway Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7461	748	68	11	93.3%	7 (0.9%)	576 (77.0%)	134 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.7%)	$18,825			$790			$18,035	67.8	57.5	964	218		360101606201
747	Port Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Scraggy Hill Rd	Port Jefferson	11777	Suffolk County	Port Jefferson Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 791-4321	370	37	9.9	18.1%	268 (72.4%)	8 (2.2%)	65 (17.6%)	23 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$33,027			$78			$32,949	67.7	66.3	744	3		362349003281
748	Ps 251	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	144-51 Arthur St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-2745	217	22	9.9	76.0%	2 (0.9%)	134 (61.8%)	48 (22.1%)	16 (7.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$39,935			$2,083			$37,852	67.7	71.4	606	142		360010102765
749	Parkdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 Girard Ave	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 687-2352	704	59	11.9	9.1%	652 (92.6%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	$21,066			$477			$20,588	67.7	66.1	754	5		360954000727
750	Eastplain School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Delaware Ave	N Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7600	445	28	15.7	5.4%	348 (78.2%)	5 (1.1%)	57 (12.8%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$26,413			$269			$26,144	67.6	62.5	842	92		362319003245