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
961	Riverton Street Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	118-34 Riverton St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	Riverton Street Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 481-8200	1,003	53	18.9	78.1%	6 (0.6%)	874 (87.1%)	62 (6.2%)	21 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	29 (2.9%)	$22,170			$906			$21,264	58.7	62.6	835	126		360103506226
962	Dutch Lane School	Public	K-5	50 Stewart Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2362	216	26	8.1	52.3%	45 (20.8%)	5 (2.3%)	80 (37.0%)	80 (37.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$45,297			$1,384			$43,913	58.7	41.6	1399	437		361434001182
963	Alden Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1648 Crittenden Rd	Alden	14004	Erie County	Alden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 937-9116	344	26	13.2	31.7%	322 (93.6%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$19,510			$1,060			$18,450	58.7	63.9	801	162		360255006572
964	Gardner Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	541 Gardner Rd	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 739-6347	444	31	14.4	36.7%	330 (74.3%)	14 (3.2%)	25 (5.6%)	47 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$21,171			$985			$20,186	58.7	60.1	904	60		361485001239
965	Sawmill Intermediate School	Public	2-5	103 New Hwy	Commack	11725	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 858-3655	550	58	9.4	20.9%	341 (62.0%)	19 (3.5%)	82 (14.9%)	81 (14.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$39,029			$702			$38,326	58.7	61.8	861	104		360813000591
966	Plank Road North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Plank Rd	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 671-8858	499	45	11.2	34.3%	365 (73.1%)	24 (4.8%)	57 (11.4%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$24,636			$309			$24,327	58.7	56.8	984	18		363036004709
967	Ps 33 Edward M Funk	Public	PK, KG-5	91-37 222nd St	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-6283	735	49	15	71.2%	14 (1.9%)	101 (13.7%)	192 (26.1%)	348 (47.3%)	46 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	28 (3.8%)	$32,308			$2,183			$30,126	58.7	43.6	1332	365		360010102153
968	Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	5323 5th Ave - 2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 819-5337	435	42	10.3	91.7%	26 (6.0%)	12 (2.8%)	384 (88.3%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,883			$1,151			$19,732	58.7	39.2	1480	512		360120506696
969	Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb	Public	K-8	2200 Gravesend Neck Rd	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-5598	1,508	111	13.5	75.5%	673 (44.6%)	21 (1.4%)	149 (9.9%)	626 (41.5%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	30 (2.0%)	$28,152			$2,602			$25,549	58.7	57.8	953	16		360015302695
970	Parsons Memorial School	Public	K-5	200 Halstead Ave	Harrison	10528	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 630-3222	480	46	10.4	22.9%	183 (38.1%)	13 (2.7%)	102 (21.3%)	166 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$36,466			$936			$35,530	58.5	71.3	607	363		361374001124

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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

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

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.