Best Elementary Schools in New York, NY (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in New York, NY, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
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New York, NY elementary schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Anderson School (the) | New York | 99% | 73% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 507 | |
| #2 | A+ | Ps 77 Lower Lab School (Magnet) | New York | 99% | 71% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 373 | |
| #3 | A+ | Tag Young Scholars (Magnet) | New York | 98% | 59% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 554 | |
| #4 | A+ | Harlem Village Academy West 2 Charter School (Charter) | New York | Harlem Village Academy West 2 Charter School | 96% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 198 |
| #5 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Hells Kitchen (Charter) | New York | Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen | 96% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 383 |
| #6 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Harlem 2 (Charter) | New York | Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2 | 94% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 337 |
| #7 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Hudson Yards (Charter) | New York | Success Academy Charter School-Hudson Yards | 92% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 375 |
| #8 | A+ | Ps 124 Yung Wing | New York | 91% | 54% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 520 | |
| #9 | A+ | Ps 150 | New York | 91% | 53% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 194 | |
| #10 | A+ | Ps 166 Richard Rogers School Of The Arts & Science (the) | New York | 91% | 63% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 593 | |
| #11 | A+ | Ps 89 | New York | 91% | 66% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 340 | |
| #12 | A+ | Zeta Charter School Inwood (Charter) | New York | Zeta Charter School - Inwood | 91% | 19% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 520 |
| #13 | A+ | East Side Elementary School-ps 267 | New York | 90% | 66% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 362 | |
| #14 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Upper West (Charter) | New York | Success Academy Charter School-Upper West | 90% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 943 |
| #15 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Washington Heights (Charter) | New York | Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights | 90% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 541 |
| #16 | A+ | Ps 290 Manhattan New School | New York | 89% | 71% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 437 | |
| #17 | A+ | Ps 184 Shuang Wen | New York | 88% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 736 | |
| #18 | A+ | Ps 6 Lillie D Blake | New York | 87% | 72% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 587 | |
| #19 | A+ | Ps 9 Sarah Anderson | New York | 87% | 65% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 483 | |
| #20 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Union Square (Charter) | New York | Success Academy Charter School-Union Square | 86% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 993 |
| #21 | A+ | Battery Park City School | New York | 85% | 64% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 710 | |
| #22 | A+ | Ps 41 Greenwich Village | New York | 85% | 69% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 486 | |
| #23 | A+ | Ps 158 Bayard Taylor | New York | 84% | 72% | Exceeds Expectations | 644 | |
| #24 | A+ | Ps 171 Patrick Henry | New York | 84% | 40% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 762 | |
| #25 | A+ | Ps 234 Independence School | New York | 83% | 69% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 476 | |
| #26 | A+ | Ps 87 William Sherman | New York | 83% | 67% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 667 | |
| #27 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Harlem 4 (Charter) | New York | Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4 | 83% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 254 |
| #28 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Harlem 3 (Charter) | New York | Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3 | 82% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 693 |
| #29 | A+ | Ps 40 Augustus Saint-gaudens | New York | 81% | 61% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 577 | |
| #30 | A+ | River School (the) | New York | 81% | 66% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 459 | |
| #31 | A+ | Harlem Village Academy East Charter School (Charter) | New York | Harlem Village Academy East Charter School | 80% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 478 |
| #32 | A | Ps 199 Jessie Isador Straus | New York | 81% | 66% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 538 | |
| #33 | A | Ps 527 East Side School For Social Action | New York | 81% | 59% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 407 | |
| #34 | A | Spruce Street School | New York | 81% | 61% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 431 | |
| #35 | A | Ps 126 Jacob August Riis | New York | 80% | 41% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 577 | |
| #36 | A | Muscota | New York | 79% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 248 | |
| #37 | A | Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (the) | New York | 79% | 57% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 688 | |
| #38 | A | Ps/is 187 Hudson Cliffs | New York | 78% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 759 | |
| #39 | A | Ps 125 Ralph Bunche | New York | 77% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 262 | |
| #40 | A | Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus | New York | 77% | 53% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 459 | |
| #41 | A | Ps 59 Beekman Hill International | New York | 77% | 72% | Meets Expectations | 523 | |
| #42 | A | Ps 130 Hernando De Soto | New York | 76% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 605 | |
| #43 | A | Ps 42 Benjamin Altman | New York | 75% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 482 | |
| #44 | A | Sixth Avenue Elementary School | New York | 75% | 61% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 319 | |
| #45 | A | Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem (Charter) | New York | Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem | 74% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 624 |
| #46 | A | Ps 83 Luis Munoz Rivera | New York | 74% | 35% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 301 | |
| #47 | A- | East Village Community School (the) | New York | 73% | 51% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 471 | |
| #48 | A- | Ps 3 Charrette School | New York | 73% | 64% | Exceeds Expectations | 519 | |
| #49 | A- | Ps 84 Lillian Weber | New York | 73% | 54% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 587 | |
| #50 | A- | Success Academy Charter School Harlem 5 (Charter) | New York | Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5 | 73% | 41% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 869 |
| #51 | A- | Ps 452 | New York | 71% | 56% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 363 | |
| #52 | A- | Washington Heights Academy | New York | 70% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 511 | |
| #53 | A- | Ella Baker School | New York | 69% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 337 | |
| #54 | A- | Kipp Star College Prep Charter School (Charter) | New York | Kipp Star College Prep Charter School | 69% | 21% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 740 |
| #55 | A- | Yorkville Community School | New York | 69% | 54% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 349 | |
| #56 | A- | Sisulu Walker Charter School Of Harlem (Charter) | New York | Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem | 68% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 142 |
| #57 | B+ | Dream Charter School (Charter) | New York | Dream Charter School East Harlem | 68% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 929 |
| #58 | B+ | Ps 192 Jacob H Schiff | New York | 67% | 35% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 248 | |
| #59 | B+ | Children's Workshop School (the) | New York | 66% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 268 | |
| #60 | B+ | Ps 188 Island School (the) | New York | 65% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 336 | |
| #61 | B+ | Professor Juan Bosch Public School | New York | 64% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 231 | |
| #62 | B | Dos Puentes Elementary School | New York | 63% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 421 | |
| #63 | B | Peck Slip School (the) | New York | 63% | 52% | Exceeds Expectations | 325 | |
| #64 | B | Ps 110 Florence Nightingale | New York | 62% | 33% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 289 | |
| #65 | B | Amistad Dual Language School | New York | 61% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 392 | |
| #66 | B | Ps 33 Chelsea Prep | New York | 61% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 550 | |
| #67 | B | Equity Project Charter School The (Charter) | New York | Equity Project Charter School (the) | 59% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,066 |
| #68 | B | Ps 212 Midtown West | New York | 59% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 275 | |
| #69 | B- | Teachers College Community School | New York | 59% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 326 | |
| #70 | B- | Bilingual Bicultural School (the) | New York | 58% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 244 | |
| #71 | B- | Paula Hedbavny School | New York | 58% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 339 | |
| #72 | B- | Ps 2 Meyer London | New York | 58% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 329 | |
| #73 | B- | Kipp Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School (Charter) | New York | Kipp Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School | 57% | 35% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 789 |
| #74 | B- | Ps 92 Mary Mcleod Bethune | New York | 57% | 31% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 185 | |
| #75 | B- | New York French American Charter School (Charter) | New York | New York French-American Charter School | 56% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 275 |
| #76 | B- | Castle Bridge School | New York | 55% | 44% | Exceeds Expectations | 195 | |
| #77 | B- | Ps 15 Roberto Clemente | New York | 55% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 179 | |
| #78 | B- | Ps 189 (Magnet) | New York | 55% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 453 | |
| #79 | C+ | William Lynch School (the) | New York | 54% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 227 | |
| #80 | C+ | Ps 163 Alfred E Smith | New York | 53% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 409 | |
| #81 | C+ | Ps 75 Emily Dickinson | New York | 53% | 41% | Exceeds Expectations | 412 | |
| #82 | C+ | Ps/is 210 21st Century Academy (Magnet) | New York | 53% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 391 | |
| #83 | C+ | River East Elementary | New York | 53% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 224 | |
| #84 | C+ | Ps 4 Duke Ellington | New York | 52% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 441 | |
| #85 | C+ | Amber Charter School Inwood (Charter) | New York | Amber Charter School Inwood | 51% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 102 |
| #86 | C+ | Harlem Link Charter School (Charter) | New York | Harlem Link Charter School | 51% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 364 |
| #87 | C+ | Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray | New York | 51% | 46% | Meets Expectations | 353 | |
| #88 | C+ | Ps 111 Adolph S Ochs | New York | 50% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 383 | |
| #89 | C+ | Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children | New York | 50% | 42% | Exceeds Expectations | 434 | |
| #90 | C | Amber Charter School East Harlem (Charter) | New York | Amber Charter School East Harlem | 50% | 21% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 336 |
| #91 | C | Global Community Charter School (Charter) | New York | Global Community Charter School | 50% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 511 |
| #92 | C | Ps 133 Fred R Moore | New York | 50% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 185 | |
| #93 | C | Ps 165 Robert E Simon | New York | 50% | 40% | Exceeds Expectations | 383 | |
| #94 | C | Earth School | New York | 48% | 47% | Meets Expectations | 217 | |
| #95 | C | Ps 51 Elias Howe | New York | 48% | 39% | Exceeds Expectations | 412 | |
| #96 | C | Locke School Of Arts And Engineering (the) | New York | 47% | 43% | Meets Expectations | 273 | |
| #97 | C | Ps 115 Alexander Humboldt (Magnet) | New York | 47% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 351 | |
| #98 | C- | Ps 30 Hernandez/hughes | New York | 46% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 170 | |
| #99 | C- | Future Leaders Institute Charter School (Charter) | New York | Future Leaders Institute Charter School | 44% | 19% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 301 |
| #100 | C- | East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Ii (Charter) | New York | East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Ii | 43% | 23% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 398 |
| #101 | C- | Ps 1 Alfred E Smith | New York | 43% | 34% | Exceeds Expectations | 192 | |
| #102 | C- | Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte | New York | 43% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 151 | |
| #103 | C- | Ps 152 Dyckman Valley (Magnet) | New York | 43% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 481 | |
| #104 | D+ | Ps 128 Audubon | New York | 42% | 33% | Exceeds Expectations | 477 | |
| #105 | D+ | Ps 149 Sojourner Truth | New York | 42% | 23% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 277 | |
| #106 | D+ | Ps 46 Arthur Tappan | New York | 42% | 23% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 428 | |
| #107 | D+ | Central Park East Ii | New York | 41% | 45% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 371 | |
| #108 | D+ | Ps 173 | New York | 41% | 31% | Exceeds Expectations | 410 | |
| #109 | D+ | Whin Music Community Charter School (Charter) | New York | Whin Music Community Charter School | 41% | 21% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 334 |
| #110 | D+ | Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (the) (Magnet) | New York | 39% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 98 | |
| #111 | D+ | Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School | New York | 39% | 23% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 172 | |
| #112 | D | Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos | New York | 38% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 493 | |
| #113 | D | Ps 175 Henry H Garnet | New York | 38% | 27% | Exceeds Expectations | 289 | |
| #114 | D | Ps 180 Hugo Newman | New York | 38% | 32% | Meets Expectations | 338 | |
| #115 | D | Star Academy Ps 63 (the) | New York | 38% | 32% | Meets Expectations | 178 | |
| #116 | D | Ps 28 Wright Brothers | New York | 37% | 26% | Exceeds Expectations | 385 | |
| #117 | D | Ps 36 Margaret Douglas | New York | 37% | 27% | Exceeds Expectations | 268 | |
| #118 | D | Ps 142 Amalia Castro | New York | 36% | 28% | Exceeds Expectations | 336 | |
| #119 | D | Ps 145 Bloomingdale School (the) | New York | 36% | 42% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 445 | |
| #120 | D | Ps 154 Harriet Tubman | New York | 36% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 204 | |
| #121 | D | Manhattan Charter School (Charter) | New York | 35% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 179 | |
| #122 | D | Ps 102 Jacques Cartier | New York | 35% | 30% | Meets Expectations | 145 | |
| #123 | D | Ps 20 Anna Silver | New York | 35% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 313 | |
| #124 | D | James Weldon Johnson School | New York | 34% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 526 | |
| #125 | D | Ps 98 Shorac Kappock (Magnet) | New York | 33% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 292 | |
| #126 | D- | Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa | New York | 35% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 417 | |
| #127 | D- | Ps 5 Ellen Lurie | New York | 33% | 22% | Exceeds Expectations | 421 | |
| #128 | D- | Ps 153 Adam Clayton Powell | New York | 32% | 32% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 374 | |
| #129 | D- | Ps 18 Park Terrace | New York | 32% | 27% | Meets Expectations | 234 | |
| #130 | D- | Ps 7 Samuel Stern | New York | 32% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 314 | |
| #131 | D- | Stem Institute Of Manhattan (Magnet) | New York | 32% | 28% | Meets Expectations | 103 | |
| #132 | D- | Ps 197 John B Russwurm | New York | 31% | 22% | Exceeds Expectations | 199 | |
| #133 | D- | Ps 38 Roberto Clemente | New York | 31% | 32% | Meets Expectations | 165 | |
| #134 | D- | Ps 8 Luis Belliard | New York | 31% | 30% | Meets Expectations | 332 | |
| #135 | D- | Ps 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex | New York | 30% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 339 | |
| #136 | D- | Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School (Charter) | New York | Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School | 30% | 27% | Meets Expectations | 76 |
| #137 | D- | Lexington Academy (the) | New York | 29% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 501 | |
| #138 | D- | Ps 34 Franklin D Roosevelt | New York | 29% | 34% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 224 | |
| #139 | D- | Ps 64 Robert Simon | New York | 29% | 27% | Meets Expectations | 185 | |
| #140 | D- | Ps 200 James Mccune Smith School (the) | New York | 28% | 22% | Meets Expectations | 284 | |
| #141 | D- | Ps 48 Po Michael J Buczek | New York | 28% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 332 | |
| #142 | D- | Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson | New York | 27% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 399 | |
| #143 | D- | Ps 129 John H Finley | New York | 27% | 21% | Meets Expectations | 204 | |
| #144 | D- | Ps 146 Ann M Short | New York | 27% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 309 | |
| #145 | D- | Ps 76 A Phillip Randolph | New York | 27% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 308 | |
| #146 | F | Ps 194 Countee Cullen | New York | 25% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 148 | |
| #147 | F | Mosaic Preparatory Academy | New York | 24% | 25% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 180 | |
| #148 | F | Manhattan Charter School Ii (Charter) | New York | Manhattan Charter School Ii | 23% | 24% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 99 |
| #149 | F | Ps 155 William Paca | New York | 23% | 24% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 182 | |
| #150 | F | Ps 140 Nathan Straus | New York | 22% | 21% | Meets Expectations | 295 | |
| #151 | F | Ps 134 Henrietta Szold | New York | 19% | 27% | Underperforms Expectations | 177 | |
| #152 | F | Riverside School For Makers And Artists (the) (Magnet) | New York | 19% | 34% | Underperforms Expectations | 437 | |
| #153 | F | Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta | New York | 16% | 26% | Underperforms Expectations | 325 |
How New York, NY's elementary schools compare
A: 56B: 22C: 25D: 42F: 8
51% of the 153 ranked elementary schools in New York, NY earn an A or B (56 A grades, 22 B, 25 C, 42 D, 8 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 140 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (92% here, 70% nationally), and 117 exceed it. On average 57% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 38% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Zeta Charter School Inwood (91% against 19%, A+), Harlem Village Academy West 2 Charter School (96% against 28%, A+), Success Academy Charter School Harlem 2 (94% against 28%, A+), Success Academy Charter School Washington Heights (90% against 27%, A+), Success Academy Charter School Hells Kitchen (96% against 38%, A+).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Equity Project Charter School The (1,066 students, B, #67), Success Academy Charter School Union Square (993 students, A+, #20), Success Academy Charter School Upper West (943 students, A+, #14).
Of the top 25, 2 are magnet schools and 8 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in New York, NY that are not ranked
6 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (6)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- 47 American Sign Language And English Lower School (the), New York
- Central Park East I, New York
- Harlem Hebrew Language Academy Charter School, New York
- Neighborhood School, New York
- Nyc Autism Charter School East Harlem, New York
- Ps 112 Jose Celso Barbosa, New York
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in New York, NY, as grouped on its schools page; the New York ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in New York, NY
What is the best elementary school in New York, NY?
Anderson School (the) in New York ranks first among the 153 ranked elementary schools in New York, NY with a SchoolGrade of A+, 99% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 73%.
How are elementary schools in New York, NY ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does New York, NY have?
SchoolGrade grades 159 public elementary schools in New York, NY; 153 are ranked here and 6 are listed as not ranked.