New York's Top 100 Elementary Schools for 2016

Online reviews website Niche.com just released its 2016 list of the best elementary schools throughout the nation, as well as New York, and many schools you’ll recognize are considered among the best on both lists.

Cantiague Elementary School in Jericho tops the list for New York, followed by second-place George A. Jackson School and Robert Seaman Elementary School, both also in Jericho. Lakeville Elementary School in Lake Success was fourth, and Milton School in Rye was fifth.

Rounding out New York’s top 10 are Greenacres Elementary School in sixth, Fox Meadow Elementary school and Edgewood School, all in Scarsdale; Osborn School in Harrison in ninth, and Greenville School in Greenburgh at number 10.

Overall, the nation’s best elementary school is Glenwood Elementary in Short Hills, NJ, and in fact, Short Hills also boasts the number two and three overall schools, Deerfield Elementary and Hartshorn Elementary. Hillside Elementary in Tredyffrin, PA, is fourth and Wyoming Elementary in Millburn Township, NJ, was fifth.

New York did not place an elementary school in the top 100 in the nation. By comparison, both Connecticut and New Jersey placed a total of 18 elementary schools each among the top 100 overall.

Niche ranked thousands of districts based on dozens of statistics and 27 million opinions from 300,000 students and parents. Among the criteria Niche looked at were academics, teachers and student culture and diversity.

Click here to view its full methodology.

Here is the full list of the 100 best New York elementary schools:

1. Cantiague Elementary School, Jericho
2. George A. Jackson School, Jericho
3. Robert Seaman Elementary School, Jericho
4. Lakeville Elementary School, Lake Success
5. Milton School, Rye
6. Greenacres Elementary School, Scarsdale
7. Fox Meadow School, Scarsdale
8. Edgewood School, Scarsdale
9. Osborn School, Harrison
10. Greenville School, Greenburgh
11. E.M. Baker School, Great Neck
12. Quaker Ridge School, Scarsdale
13. Heathcote School, Scarsdale
14. Westorchard School, New Castle
15. Douglas G. Grafflin School, New Castle
16. Village Elementary School, Syosset
17. Midland School, Rye
18. Seely Place School, Greenburgh
19. Todd Elementary School, Briarcliff Manor
20. South Grove Elementary School, Syosset
21. Bronxville Elementary School, Bronxville
22. John F. Kennedy School, Kings Point
23. Willits Elementary School, Syosset
24. Saddle Rock School, Harbor Hills
25. Roaring Brook School, New Castle
26. Kiryas Joel Village School, Kiryas Joel
27. Searingtown School, Searingtown
28. Baylis Elementary School, Syosset
29. Denton Avenue School, Herricks
30. Shelter Rock Elementary School, North Hills
31. Wampus School, Armonk
32. Center Street School, Herricks
33. Walt Whitman Elementary School, Woodbury
34. Jefferson Road Elementary School, Pittsford
35. Munsey Park Elementary School, Munsey Park
36. Berry Hill Elementary School, Syosset
37. Robbins Lane Elementary School, Syosset
38. Chatsworth Avenue School, Larchmont
39. Park Road School, Pittsford
40. Lewisboro Elementary School, Lewisboro
41. Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street School, Rye Brook
42. Concord Road Elementary School, Ardsley
43. Meadow Pond Elementary School, Lewisboro
44. Katonah Elementary School, Bedford
45. Siwanoy School, Pelham Manor
46. Mendon Center Elementary School, Pittsford
47. Harbor Hill School, East Hills
48. Harrison Avenue Elementary School, Harrison
49. East Hills Elementary School, East Hills
50. French Road Elementary School, Brighton
51. Thornell Road School, Pittsford
52. Enders Road Elementary School, Manlius
53. Murray Avenue School, Mamaroneck
54. Central School, Mamaroneck
55. Cobbles Elementary School, Penfield
56. Mott Road Elementary School, Manlius
57. Allen Creek School, Brighton
58. South Salem Elementary School, Port Washington
59. Hillside Elementary School, Hastings-on-Hudson
60. Sea Cliff Elementary School, Sea Cliff
61. Glenwood Landing Elementary School, Glenwood Landing
62. John Philip Sousa Elementary School, Port Washington
63. Colonial School, Pelham
64. F.E. Bellows Elementary School, Mamaroneck
65. Special Music School, Manhattan
66. North Side School, East Williston
67. Manorhaven Elementary School, Port Washington
68. P.S. 77 - Lower Lab School, Manhattan
69. Stratford Avenue School, Garden City
70. Meadow Drive School, Albertson
71. The Anderson School, Manhattan
72. Guggenheim Elementary School, Sands Point
73. Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School, Greenlawn
74. Westhampton Beach Elementary School, Westhampton
75. Purchase School, Harrison
76. Paumanok Elementary School, Dix Hills
77. Prospect Hill School, Pelham Manor
78. Country Parkway Elementary School, Amherst
79. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 2, The Bronx
80. West Side School, Laurel Hollow
81. Increase Miller Elementary School, Lewisboro
82. Forest Park Elementary School, Dix Hills
83. John J. Daly Elementary School, Port Washington
84. Lloyd Harbor School, Lloyd Harbor
85. Vanderbilt Elementary School, Dix Hills
86. West Patent Elementary School, Bedford
87. Main Street School, Irvington
88. Fayetteville Elementary School, Manlius
89. Northeast School, Ithaca
90. Ogden Elementary School, South Valley Stream
91. Bedford Village Elementary School, Bedford
92. Hewlett Elementary School, Hewlett
93. Stewart School, Garden City
94. Mamaroneck Avenue School, Mamaroneck
95. Hutchinson Elementary School, Pelham
96. Springhurst Elementary School, Dobbs Ferry
97. Rosendale School, Niskayuna
98. Glen Head Elementary School, Glen Head
99. Dows Lane Elementary School, Irvington
100. Montebello Road School, Montebello

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