The average student:teacher ratio in New York public elementary schools is approximately 11:1 (2024-25).
Student:Teacher Ratio Range: 1:1
4:1
Avg. Student:Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Public Elementary Schools Student:Teacher Ratio Statistics in New York (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student: Teacher Ratio
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Franklin-essex-hamilton Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: 5-12
23 Husky Lane
Malone, NY 12953
(518) 483-6420
Malone, NY 12953
(518) 483-6420
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
New Suffolk School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: PK-6
1295 4th St
New Suffolk, NY 11956
(631) 734-6940
New Suffolk, NY 11956
(631) 734-6940
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Genesee Valley Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: K-12
80 Munson St
Le Roy, NY 14482
(585) 658-7905
Le Roy, NY 14482
(585) 658-7905
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Greenburgh Eleven Elementary School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: K-6
1 Echo Hills - Bethune Bldg #3
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 693-8500
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 693-8500
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Sagaponack School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: PK-3
400 Main St
Sagaponack, NY 11962
(631) 537-0651
Sagaponack, NY 11962
(631) 537-0651
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Albany-schoharie-schenectady-saratoga Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
900 Watervliet-shaker Rd-ste 1
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 862-4901
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 862-4901
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
1825 Windfall Rd
Olean, NY 14760
(716) 376-8255
Olean, NY 14760
(716) 376-8255
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Cayuga-onondaga Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
1879 W Genesee St Rd
Auburn, NY 13021
(315) 253-0361
Auburn, NY 13021
(315) 253-0361
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Clinton-essex-warren-washington Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
1585 Military Turnpike
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 561-0100
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 561-0100
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Dutchess Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
5 Boces Rd
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 486-4800
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 486-4800
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Erie 1 Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
355 Harlem Rd
Buffalo, NY 14224
(716) 821-7001
Buffalo, NY 14224
(716) 821-7001
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Jefferson-lewis-hamilton-herkimer-oneida Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
20104 State Rte 3
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 779-7010
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 779-7010
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Long Lake Central School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: PK-12
20 School Ln
Long Lake, NY 12847
(518) 624-2147
Long Lake, NY 12847
(518) 624-2147
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Mahopac Falls School
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 6-8
100 Myrtle Ave
Mahopac, NY 10541
(845) 621-0656
Mahopac, NY 10541
(845) 621-0656
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
New York State School For The Deaf
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: PK-12
401 Turin St
Rome, NY 13440
(315) 337-8400
Rome, NY 13440
(315) 337-8400
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Newcomb Central School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 1-12
5535 Rt 28n
Newcomb, NY 12852
(518) 582-3341
Newcomb, NY 12852
(518) 582-3341
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Orleans-niagara Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
4232 Shelby Basin Rd
Medina, NY 14103
(716) 731-6800
Medina, NY 14103
(716) 731-6800
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Oswego Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
179 County Rte 64
Mexico, NY 13114
(315) 963-4222
Mexico, NY 13114
(315) 963-4222
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Otsego-delaware-schoharie-greene Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
2020 Jump Brook Rd
Grand Gorge, NY 12434
(607) 588-6291
Grand Gorge, NY 12434
(607) 588-6291
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Putnam-westchester Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
200 Boces Dr
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 245-2700
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 245-2700
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Saint Lawrence-lewis Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
40 W Main St
Canton, NY 13617
(315) 386-4504
Canton, NY 13617
(315) 386-4504
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Schuyler-steuben-chemung-tioga-allegany Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
9579 Vocational Dr
Painted Post, NY 14870
(607) 654-2283
Painted Post, NY 14870
(607) 654-2283
Rank: #6 - 236. - 23.
Washington-saratoga-warren-hamilton-essex Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-12
10 Lacross St-ste 6
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
(518) 746-3310
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
(518) 746-3310
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Achieve Alternative High School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 2-12
226 Linda Ave
Hawthorne, NY 10532
(914) 749-2939
Hawthorne, NY 10532
(914) 749-2939
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Andes Central School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: PK-12
85 Delaware Ave
Andes, NY 13731
(845) 676-3166
Andes, NY 13731
(845) 676-3166
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Birchwood School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
214 Sickletown Rd
West Nyack, NY 10994
(845) 639-6480
West Nyack, NY 10994
(845) 639-6480
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Bridgehampton School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: PK-12
2685 Montauk Hwy
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
(631) 537-0271
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
(631) 537-0271
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Edenwald School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 6-12
1075 Broadway
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-0456
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-0456
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Geller House School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 6-11
77 Chicago Ave
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 442-7828
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 442-7828
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
352 Gros Blvd
Herkimer, NY 13350
(315) 867-2023
Herkimer, NY 13350
(315) 867-2023
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Lake Pleasant School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: PK-8
120 Elm Lake Rd
Speculator, NY 12164
(518) 548-7571
Speculator, NY 12164
(518) 548-7571
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Madison-oneida Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
4937 Spring Rd
Verona, NY 13478
(315) 361-5510
Verona, NY 13478
(315) 361-5510
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Monroe 1 Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
41 O'connor Rd
Fairport, NY 14450
(585) 383-2200
Fairport, NY 14450
(585) 383-2200
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Monroe 2-orleans Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
3599 Big Ridge Rd
Spencerport, NY 14559
(585) 352-2410
Spencerport, NY 14559
(585) 352-2410
Rank: #24 - 5224. - 52.
Nassau Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
71 Clinton Rd
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 396-2200
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 396-2200
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The New York average public elementary schools student:teacher ratio is 11:1 for 2024-25.
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