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
871	Woodland Avenue School	Public	K-5	85 Ketcham Rd	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2332	277	25	11.1	42.6%	62 (22.4%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (28.5%)	122 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$35,815			$1,001			$34,814	63	66.4	740	131		361434001190
872	Accompsett Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Lincoln St	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-4155	523	44	11.7	14.0%	403 (77.1%)	6 (1.1%)	78 (14.9%)	24 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$33,471			$86			$33,385	62.9	48.8	1204	332		362706003675
873	Explore Empower Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Explore Empower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 771-2090	500	37	13.5	89.4%	4 (0.8%)	400 (80.0%)	65 (13.0%)	7 (1.4%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$21,477			$21,477			$00	62.9	63	822	51		360099406151
874	KIPP Bronx Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	2720 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	KIPP Bronx Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2610	1,008	42	24.2	84.1%	7 (0.7%)	293 (29.1%)	686 (68.1%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	$25,040			$25,040			$00	62.8	54.6	1042	168		360120206676
875	Rosalyn Yalow Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	650 Grand Concourse	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Rosalyn Yalow Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 735-5480	401	53	7.5	95.5%	6 (1.5%)	191 (47.6%)	195 (48.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,066			$00			$24,066	62.8	50.7	1149	274		360112906566
876	New Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Eastern Pkwy	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 363-8200	431	38	11.2	81.2%	11 (2.6%)	309 (71.7%)	91 (21.1%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	$33,426			$3,364			$30,062	62.7	53.9	1054	178		360009506409
877	Sunset School Of Cultural Learning	Public	K-4	270 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(347) 464-5131	266	30	8.8	88.0%	24 (9.0%)	3 (1.1%)	200 (75.2%)	34 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$33,941			$2,772			$31,169	62.7			(n/a)		360015106726
878	Allendale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1399 Orchard Park Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3660	509	40	12.7	28.5%	436 (85.7%)	8 (1.6%)	28 (5.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	$22,919			$650			$22,269	62.7	65.2	778	100		363078004140
879	Tamarac Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Spence Ave	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-5680	421	39	10.8	27.6%	291 (69.1%)	19 (4.5%)	72 (17.1%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	$31,405			$631			$30,775	62.6	61.5	868	11		362535003510
880	Tuckahoe School	Public	PK, KG-8	468 Magee St	Southampton	11968	Suffolk County	Tuckahoe Common School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 283-3550	249	33	7.5	47.0%	57 (22.9%)	6 (2.4%)	133 (53.4%)	1 (0.4%)	48 (19.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$69,300			$707			$68,592	62.6	63.7	810	70		362907003925

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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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Educational resources:

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

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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.