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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best New York Blue Ribbon Public Elementary Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 228 blue ribbon public elementary schools serving 113,805 students in New York.
Blue ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.
The top-ranked blue ribbon public elementary schools in New York are P.s. 77 Lower Lab School, P.s. 172 Beacon School Of Excellence and South Bronx Classical Charter School Iii. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
New York blue ribbon public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 75% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the New York public elementary school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).

Best Blue Ribbon Public Elementary Schools in New York (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
P.s. 77 Lower Lab School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1700 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427-2798
Gr: K-5 | 364 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #22.
P.s. 172 Beacon School Of Excellence
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
825 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 965-4200
Gr: PK-5 | 380 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #33.
South Bronx Classical Charter School Iii
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
3458 Third Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(929) 285-3025
Gr: K-8 | 518 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #44.
P.s. 5 Huguenot
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
348 Deisius St
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 668-3270
Gr: K-5 | 317 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #55.
Icahn Charter School 4
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1500 Pelham Pkwy South
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 828-0034
Gr: K-8 | 357 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #66.
South Bronx Classical Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
977 Fox St
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 860-4340
Gr: K-8 | 522 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #77.
Lakeville Elementary School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
47-27 Jayson Ave
Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4300
Gr: 1-5 | 772 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Heathcote School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
26 Palmer Ave
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 721-2760
Gr: K-5 | 364 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Naples Street Elementary School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1055 Targee St
Staten Island, NY 10304
(718) 876-4610
Gr: PK-5 | 311 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #1010.
P.s. 6 Lillie D Blake
(Math: 93% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
45 E 81st St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
Gr: PK-5 | 655 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Jeffrey Ratner-robert Seaman Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
137 Leahy St
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 203-3630
Gr: K-5 | 278 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Milton School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
12 Hewlett St
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 967-6100
Gr: K-5 | 320 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
P.s. 94 David D Porter
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
41-77 Little Neck Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8491
Gr: PK-5 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
West Side School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1597 Laurel Hollow Rd
Syosset, NY 11791
(516) 692-7900
Gr: 2-6 | 215 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
Rank: #1515.
Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies
(Math: 90% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
333 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
Gr: 6-8 | 538 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 72%
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Middle School 255 Salk School Of Science
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
Gr: 6-8 | 378 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 53%
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 3
Charter School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
410 E 100th St-4th Fl
New York, NY 10029
(646) 790-2184
Gr: K-8 | 629 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1818.
P.s. 35 Clove Valley School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
60 Foote Ave
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 442-3037
Gr: K-5 | 367 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
Rank: #1919.
Bronxville Elementary School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
177 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
Gr: K-7 | 688 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #2020.
Brooklyn School Of Inquiry
(Math: 90% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
50 Ave P
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 621-5730
Gr: K-8 | 501 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 166 Richard Rogers School Of The Arts & Science
(Math: 89% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
132 W 89th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 678-2829
Gr: K-5 | 607 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 203 Oakland Gardens
(Math: 93% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
53-11 Sprngfld Blvd
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Gr: PK-5 | 818 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
H C Crittenden Middle School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10 Macdonald Ave
Armonk, NY 10504
(914) 273-4250
Gr: 6-8 | 474 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Icahn Charter School 2
Charter School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1640 Bronxdale Ave
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 828-6107
Gr: K-8 | 342 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2525.
P.s. 183 Robert L Stevenson
(Math: 88% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
419 E 66th St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
Gr: PK-12 | 541 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #2626.
P.s. 124 Yung Wing
(Math: 91% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
40 Division St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
Gr: PK-5 | 453 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2727.
P.s. 101 School In The Gardens
(Math: 94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2 Russell Pl
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Gr: PK-5 | 605 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #2828.
P.s. 31 Samuel F Dupont
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
75 Meserole Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 383-8998
Gr: PK-5 | 644 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #2929.
P.s. 150
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
28-42 Trinity Pl
New York, NY 10006
(212) 732-4392
Gr: PK-5 | 287 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #3030.
P.s. 41 Crocheron
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
34-06 214th Lane
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8333
Gr: PK-5 | 445 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #3131.
Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Math: 87% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
61-15 Oceania St
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 631-6800
Gr: 6-8 | 1,104 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #3232.
P.s. 39 Henry Bristow
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
417 6th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 330-9310
Gr: K-5 | 365 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
Rank: #3333.
Rye Middle School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Parsons St
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 967-6100
Gr: 6-8 | 634 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #3434.
Bronxville Middle School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
177 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
Gr: 6-8 | 361 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 27%
Rank: #3535.
Willets Road School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
455 I U Willets Rd
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
(516) 333-8797
Gr: 5-7 | 372 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked blue ribbon public elementary schools in New York?
The top-ranked blue ribbon public elementary schools in New York include P.s. 77 Lower Lab School, P.s. 172 Beacon School Of Excellence and South Bronx Classical Charter School Iii.
How many blue ribbon public elementary schools are located in New York?
228 blue ribbon public elementary schools are located in New York.
What is the racial composition of students in New York?
New York blue ribbon public elementary schools minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the New York public elementary schools average of 62% (majority Hispanic).

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