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Top 100 elementary schools in United States (2025)

Schools classified as elementary by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    100
    South Shore Charter SchoolCentral Islip, New York · Charter Elementary1.1% Free/reduced-price lunch · 268 students
  2. 2
    100
    McFadden School Of ExcellenceMurfreesboro, Tennessee · Public Elementary98% Math proficiency · 386 students
  3. 3
    99
    Discovery SchoolMurfreesboro, Tennessee · Public Elementary93% Math proficiency · 391 students
  4. 4
    99
    Summit Academy Charter SchoolCoral Springs, Florida · Charter Elementary3.4% Free/reduced-price lunch · 388 students
  5. 5
    99
    My Ca.sa Charter SchoolMiami, Florida · Charter Elementary5.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 115 students
  6. 6
    99
    Bridgeprep Academy of Broward K-8Hollywood, Florida · Charter Elementary5.7% Free/reduced-price lunch · 140 students
  7. 7
    99
    Meeting Street BrentwoodNorth Charleston, South Carolina · Public Elementary– · 806 students
  8. 8
    99
    School 6-Kindergarten CenterOceanside, New York · Public Elementary5.6% Free/reduced-price lunch · 625 students
  9. 9
    99
    Conover Road Primary SchoolColts Neck, New Jersey · Public Elementary2.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 366 students
  10. 10
    98
    Imagine Charter School at WestonWeston, Florida · Charter Elementary88% Math proficiency · 1,093 students
  11. 11
    98
    Mendham Township Elementary SchoolBrookside, New Jersey · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 466 students
  12. 12
    98
    Babylon Elementary SchoolBabylon, New York · Public Elementary5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 337 students
  13. 13
    98
    Milton SchoolRye, New York · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 320 students
  14. 14
    98
    Sea Cliff Elementary SchoolSea Cliff, New York · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 361 students
  15. 15
    98
    Clovercroft Elementary SchoolFranklin, Tennessee · Public Elementary94% Math proficiency · 703 students
  16. 16
    98
    Princeton Charter SchoolPrinceton, New Jersey · Charter Elementary92% Math proficiency · 423 students
  17. 17
    97
    Fairland East Elementary SchoolProctorville, Ohio · Public Elementary– · 302 students
  18. 18
    97
    South SchoolNew Canaan, Connecticut · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 477 students
  19. 19
    97
    Hollis Primary SchoolHollis, New Hampshire · Public Elementary97.5% Math proficiency · 391 students
  20. 20
    97
    Riverview Elementary SchoolDenville, New Jersey · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 465 students
  21. 21
    97
    Tokeneke Elementary SchoolDarien, Connecticut · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 439 students
  22. 22
    97
    Hillside Elementary SchoolCloster, New Jersey · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 599 students
  23. 23
    97
    Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolBasking Ridge, New Jersey · Public Elementary84% Math proficiency · 522 students
  24. 24
    97
    North Mianus SchoolRiverside, Connecticut · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 423 students
  25. 25
    97
    Sherman ElementaryMcLean, Virginia · Public Elementary97.5% Math proficiency · 290 students
  26. 26
    97
    High Mountain Road SchoolFranklin Lakes, New Jersey · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 301 students
  27. 27
    97
    Hindley Elementary SchoolDarien, Connecticut · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 411 students
  28. 28
    97
    Edith A. Bogert Elementary SchoolUpper Saddle River, New Jersey · Public Elementary84% Math proficiency · 368 students
  29. 29
    97
    Heathcote SchoolScarsdale, New York · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 364 students
  30. 30
    97
    Jamestown ElementaryArlington, Virginia · Public Elementary95% Math proficiency · 456 students
  31. 31
    97
    Old Greenwich SchoolOld Greenwich, Connecticut · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 385 students
  32. 32
    97
    Waverly Early Childhood CenterEastchester, New York · Public Elementary1.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 427 students
  33. 33
    97
    Wildwood Elementary SchoolMountain Lakes, New Jersey · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 423 students
  34. 34
    97
    Anchorage Independent Public SchoolAnchorage, Kentucky · Public Elementary84% Math proficiency · 392 students
  35. 35
    97
    Crestview Elementary SchoolConvoy, Ohio · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 337 students
  36. 36
    97
    Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary SchoolSummit, New Jersey · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 351 students
  37. 37
    97
    Green's Farms SchoolWestport, Connecticut · Public Elementary88% Math proficiency · 460 students
  38. 38
    96
    Riverside SchoolRiverside, Connecticut · Public Elementary88% Math proficiency · 440 students
  39. 39
    96
    Austinburg Elementary SchoolAustinburg, Ohio · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 216 students
  40. 40
    96
    Glendale ElementaryNashville, Tennessee · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 433 students
  41. 41
    96
    Hartshorn SchoolShort Hills, New Jersey · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 392 students
  42. 42
    96
    Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary SchoolPlainview, New York · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 467 students
  43. 43
    96
    Julia Green ElementaryNashville, Tennessee · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 501 students
  44. 44
    96
    Lockeland ElementaryNashville, Tennessee · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 347 students
  45. 45
    96
    North Side SchoolEast Williston, New York · Public Elementary88% Math proficiency · 510 students
  46. 46
    96
    Briarwood SchoolFlorham Park, New Jersey · Public Elementary1% Free/reduced-price lunch · 311 students
  47. 47
    96
    Coleytown Elementary SchoolWestport, Connecticut · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 461 students
  48. 48
    96
    Harding Township SchoolNew Vernon, New Jersey · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 291 students
  49. 49
    96
    Hawthorne Elementary SchoolHawthorne, New York · Public Elementary9.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 417 students
  50. 50
    96
    Kilby Laboratory SchoolFlorence, Alabama · Public Elementary11.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 187 students
  51. 51
    96
    Meeting Street at BurnsNorth Charleston, South Carolina · Public Elementary– · 295 students
  52. 52
    96
    Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolSkillman, New Jersey · Public Elementary7.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 755 students
  53. 53
    96
    Mayfair Laboratory SchoolBaton Rouge, Louisiana · Public Elementary99.5% Math proficiency · 480 students
  54. 54
    96
    Nantucket ElementaryNantucket, Massachusetts · Public Elementary– · 399 students
  55. 55
    96
    Saugatuck Elementary SchoolWestport, Connecticut · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 395 students
  56. 56
    96
    Sycolin Creek ElementaryLeesburg, Virginia · Public Elementary94% Math proficiency · 452 students
  57. 57
    96
    Village Elementary SchoolSyosset, New York · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 379 students
  58. 58
    96
    Viola L Sickles SchoolFair Haven, New Jersey · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 464 students
  59. 59
    96
    White Rock SchoolWaukesha, Wisconsin · Public Elementary11.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 286 students
  60. 60
    96
    Cherry Run ElementaryBurke, Virginia · Public Elementary91% Math proficiency · 481 students
  61. 61
    96
    Deane-Porter Elementary SchoolRumson, New Jersey · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 411 students
  62. 62
    96
    Greenacres SchoolScarsdale, New York · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 354 students
  63. 63
    96
    Hawes Elementary SchoolRidgewood, New Jersey · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 357 students
  64. 64
    96
    North Street SchoolGreenwich, Connecticut · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 411 students
  65. 65
    96
    Old Union ElSouthlake, Texas · Public Elementary97.5% Math proficiency · 458 students
  66. 66
    96
    Round Hill ElementaryRound Hill, Virginia · Public Elementary94% Math proficiency · 521 students
  67. 67
    96
    Milltown Primary SchoolBridgewater, New Jersey · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 348 students
  68. 68
    96
    Bridge Prep Academy of Miami GardensMiami Gardens, Florida · Charter Elementary12.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 115 students
  69. 69
    96
    Wolf Hill SchoolOceanport, New Jersey · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 354 students
  70. 70
    95
    Bronxville Elementary SchoolBronxville, New York · Public Elementary88% Math proficiency · 688 students
  71. 71
    95
    Crestline Elementary SchoolMountain Brook, Alabama · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 743 students
  72. 72
    95
    Hillside Elementary SchoolHastings on Hudson, New York · Public Elementary84% Math proficiency · 553 students
  73. 73
    95
    South Mountain SchoolMillburn, New Jersey · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 278 students
  74. 74
    95
    Forest Trail ElAustin, Texas · Public Elementary84% Math proficiency · 500 students
  75. 75
    95
    George Washington SchoolMahwah, New Jersey · Public Elementary95% Math proficiency · 177 students
  76. 76
    95
    Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary SchoolMadison, Connecticut · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 314 students
  77. 77
    95
    King's Highway Elementary SchoolWestport, Connecticut · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 451 students
  78. 78
    95
    Lipscomb ElementaryBrentwood, Tennessee · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 532 students
  79. 79
    95
    Merritt MemorialCresskill, New Jersey · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 282 students
  80. 80
    95
    Scotland Elementary SchoolRidgefield, Connecticut · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 318 students
  81. 81
    95
    Sequoyah ElementaryKnoxville, Tennessee · Public Elementary85% Math proficiency · 524 students
  82. 82
    95
    Stony Brook Elementary SchoolPennington, New Jersey · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 395 students
  83. 83
    95
    Taylor ElementaryArlington, Virginia · Public Elementary96% Math proficiency · 530 students
  84. 84
    95
    ChickeringDover, Massachusetts · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 492 students
  85. 85
    95
    Frank J Smith ElementaryEast Hanover, New Jersey · Public Elementary4.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 239 students
  86. 86
    95
    Mountain Brook Elementary SchoolMountain Brook, Alabama · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 551 students
  87. 87
    95
    Quaker Ridge SchoolScarsdale, New York · Public Elementary90% Math proficiency · 491 students
  88. 88
    95
    Redding Elementary SchoolRedding, Connecticut · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 471 students
  89. 89
    95
    Seely Place SchoolScarsdale, New York · Public Elementary84% Math proficiency · 391 students
  90. 90
    95
    Skaggs ElPlano, Texas · Public Elementary88% Math proficiency · 356 students
  91. 91
    95
    Watson SchoolRockville Centre, New York · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 224 students
  92. 92
    95
    Betsy Ross ElementaryMahwah, New Jersey · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 238 students
  93. 93
    95
    Coman Hill SchoolArmonk, New York · Public Elementary2.6% Free/reduced-price lunch · 575 students
  94. 94
    95
    Cranbury SchoolCranbury, New Jersey · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 421 students
  95. 95
    95
    Glen Head Elementary SchoolGlen Head, New York · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 379 students
  96. 96
    95
    Maurice W Downing Primary SchoolMalverne, New York · Public Elementary0.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 382 students
  97. 97
    95
    Mountain Park SchoolBerkeley Hts, New Jersey · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 224 students
  98. 98
    95
    Ox Ridge Elementary SchoolDarien, Connecticut · Public Elementary85% Math proficiency · 625 students
  99. 99
    95
    Somerville Elementary SchoolRidgewood, New Jersey · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 394 students
  100. 100
    95
    West Vincent El SchChester Springs, Pennsylvania · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 530 students

South Shore Charter School in Central Islip, New York leads the 2025 list of elementary schools in United States with a Success Index (US) of 99.9. Of the 100 schools shown, 93 are public, 7 are charter.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a elementary school and a high school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best elementary school in United States?

South Shore Charter School in Central Islip, New York ranks first among elementary schools in United States with a Success Index (US) of 99.9 out of 100 (Enrollment: 268).

How are elementary schools in United States ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.