These Are The Best Public Elementary Schools In NYC, New Ranking Says

NEW YORK CITY — P.S. 172 Beacon School of Excellence in Brooklyn is the best public elementary school in New York City, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation’s best public elementary schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. Elementary schools are considered K-6 in the analysis.

The top 10 public elementary schools in New York City are:

1. P.S. 172 Beacon School of Excellence
2. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
3. New Explorations Into Science, Technology and Math
4. The Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars
5. P.S. 334 The Anderson School
6. P.S. 196 Grand Central Parkway
7. Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick
8. Success Academy Charter School-Bensonhurst
9. South Bronx Classical Charter School III
10. The 30th Avenue School (G&T Citywide)

The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students’ background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to inform parents on how well schools are doing at providing high-quality education and providing students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.