The Best Public Elementary Schools In Hudson Valley For 2017: Report

If you’re planning on having kids or already have young children, the quality of an elementary school is likely very important to you. A newly released list should help in knowing where the best public schools in the Hudson Valley are located.

Niche.com has compiled its top 100 public elementary schools for 2017 using data from the U.S. Department of Education along with student and parent feedback.

Some of the data includes state test scores, student-teacher ratio, diversity, teacher quality, and the overall quality of the school district, according to Niche.com.

In Niche's nationwide rankings of the top 100 public schools in America, no Hudson Valley schools cracked the list.

In looking at the top 100 public schools in New York, a couple of trends are very obvious. If you can swing it financially, you'll find the most high-ranked schools are in lower Hudson Valley communities like Katonah-Lewisboro, Mamaroneck, Pelham, Rye, Scarsdale and Suffern.

Here is where Hudson Valley elementary schools fall on Niche's list of top schools in New York:

9. Seely Place School, Scarsdale

10. Walt Whitman Elementary School, Woodbury

11 Greenville School, Scarsdale

12 Todd Elementary School, Briarcliff Manor

17 Douglas G. Grafflin School, Chappaqua

21 Bronxville Elementary School, Bronxville

26 Edgewood School, Scarsdale

27 Wampus School, Armonk

29 Hillside Elementary School, Hastings On Hudson

32 Westorchard School, Chappaqua

33 Roaring Brook School Chappaqua

34 Katonah Elementary School, Katonah

35 Quaker Ridge School, Scarsdale

37 Greenacres Elementary School, Scarsdale

42 Midland School, Rye

43 Heathcote School, Scarsdale

45 Fox Meadow School, Scarsdale

46 Siwanoy School, Pelham

47 Meadow Pond Elementary School, South Salem

50 Colonial School, Pelham

51 Lewisboro Elementary School, South Salem

52 Increase Miller Elementary School, Goldens Bridge

53 Milton School, Rye

57 Osborn School, Rye

58 Cherry Lane Elementary School, Suffern

61 Prospect Hill School, Pelham

62 Hutchinson Elementary School, Pelham

66 Main Street School, Irvington

69 Richard P. Connor Elementary School, Suffern

75 Chatsworth Avenue School, Larchmont

78 Central School, Larchmont

80 Bedford Road School, Pleasantville

83 West Patent Elementary School, Bedford Hills

85 Dows Lane Elementary School, Irvington

94 Viola Elementary School, Suffern

96 Murray Avenue School, Larchmont

97 Concord Road Elementary School, Ardsley

100 Laurel Plains Elementary School, New City

For the full methodology, See how this ranking was calculated.

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