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
2021	Hillcrest School	Public	2-5	4 Horton Dr	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 739-2284	520	42	12.3	54.8%	25 (4.8%)	63 (12.1%)	401 (77.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$31,253			$2,681			$28,571	22	19.4	2078	57		362265003179
2022	Ps 111 Seton Falls	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 881-2418	397	32	12.5	94.2%	6 (1.5%)	213 (53.7%)	166 (41.8%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$36,313			$3,691			$32,622	22	13.9	2243	221		360008802417
2023	Westminster Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	24 Westminster Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Westminster Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3450	342	36	9.5	92.4%	4 (1.2%)	223 (65.2%)	25 (7.3%)	76 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$25,235			$2,520			$22,715	22	27.2	1831	192		360010705604
2024	Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	610 Lake St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(607) 737-8040	411	31	13.2	43.8%	280 (68.1%)	49 (11.9%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.4%)	$14,036			$233			$13,803	21.9	34.1	1613	411		360112806541
2025	Ps 69 Journey Prep School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Theriot Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-4736	459	36	12.8	89.3%	10 (2.2%)	83 (18.1%)	325 (70.8%)	14 (3.1%)	6 (1.3%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$34,081			$3,210			$30,872	21.9	23.8	1953	72		360008502285
2026	Cesar E Chavez School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	20 Cedar Pl	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8969	574	34	16.7	80.1%	28 (4.9%)	69 (12.0%)	454 (79.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$32,150			$2,125			$30,025	21.9	16.4	2169	143		363192004853
2027	Laurelton-Pardee Intermediate School	Public	3-5	600 Pardee Rd	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	East Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 339-1370	262	21	12.4	62.6%	111 (42.4%)	65 (24.8%)	52 (19.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.7%)	$32,208			$2,438			$29,770	21.9	24.5	1918	109		360969000742
2028	Catskill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	770 Embought Rd	Catskill	12414	Greene County	Catskill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 943-0574	550	54	10.1	54.4%	362 (65.8%)	31 (5.6%)	85 (15.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.8%)	$37,648			$2,685			$34,964	21.9	22.2	1996	32		360672005040
2029	Arcade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 W Main St	Arcade	14009	Wyoming County	Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 492-9423	505	48	10.4	45.5%	476 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$24,557			$1,666			$22,891	21.8	29.2	1768	261		360897000683
2030	Park Avenue School	Public	2-5	140 Park Ave	Amityville	11701	Suffolk County	Amityville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 565-6300	604	46	13	74.2%	26 (4.3%)	183 (30.3%)	359 (59.4%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$32,009			$1,279			$30,730	21.8	24	1945	85		360294000066

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.