Best Public Schools in Zip Code 13903

Summary:

The 13903 zip code area in New York is home to 3 elementary schools: Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, MacArthur School, and Brookside Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Binghamton City School District and the Susquehanna Valley Central School District.

Among the three schools, Brookside Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 1,372 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools and consistently outperforming its district and the state in English Language Arts and Math proficiency across multiple grade levels. Brookside also has the highest 5th-grade Science proficiency rate at 51.11% and spends the least per student at $23,778. In contrast, Benjamin Franklin Elementary and MacArthur School generally lag behind their district and state averages in proficiency rates, with Benjamin Franklin having the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 67.14%.

While MacArthur School has the highest 3rd-grade Math proficiency rate at 59.62%, significantly higher than the Binghamton City School District and the state average, it maintains a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.1 compared to the other schools. These findings suggest that factors such as resource allocation, demographic characteristics, and teaching practices may play a significant role in shaping the academic performance of schools in the 13903 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Conklin Ave	Binghamton	13903	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8344	403	38	10.7	80.1%	144 (35.7%)	112 (27.8%)	88 (21.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.7%)	15.1	2192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%		20.4	2048^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.2%	144	23.1	32.7	49.1	10.3	43.8	18.9	20.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$27,244	$3,363	$23,881
Brookside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3849 Saddlemire Rd	Binghamton	13903	Broome County	Susquehanna Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 669-4105	401	24	16.3	47.4%	346 (86.3%)	6 (1.5%)	17 (4.2%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	43.7	1372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.9%		42.3	1374^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.8%	2	47.8	48.5	64.4	62.7	34.9	48.9	51.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$24,487	$1,450	$23,037

Cities Near Zip Code 13903

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Binghamton	0.26 mi	20	603^rd
Vestal	3.19 mi	6	215^th
Conklin	3.82 mi	3	396^th
Johnson City	4.38 mi	4	718^th
Kirkwood	4.75 mi	1	111^th

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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.

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