Best Public Schools in Athens, NY

Summary:

The city of Athens, New York has a single public elementary school, the Edward J Arthur Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 184 students. While the school has a relatively diverse student population, with representation from Hispanic and multi-racial students, its academic performance on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math is consistently below the district and state averages.

The school's per-student spending is higher than the district and state averages, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.2 to 1, suggesting that it has access to more resources compared to other schools. However, this does not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes, as the school has been consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating out of 5 for the 2022-2023 school year according to the SchoolDigger rankings.

The analysis of the Edward J Arthur Elementary School data reveals a school that is underperforming academically compared to the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District and state averages, despite having access to relatively more resources. The school's demographic diversity and higher per-student spending are noteworthy, but the consistently low rankings and ratings indicate that there is room for improvement in the school's educational programs and outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2023)		NY State Assessments Math (2023)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edward J Arthur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	51 3rd St	Athens	12015	Greene County	Coxsackie-Athens Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 731-1750	184	16	11.2	39.7%	152 (82.6%)	2 (1.1%)	18 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	25.4	1888^th of 2439 public elementary schools	22.6%		54.5	1059^th of 2434 public elementary schools	56.5%	829	19.4	27.3	32.3	56.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$17,339	$3,292	$14,048

Cities Near Athens

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hudson	1.65 mi	3	720^th
Catskill	4.26 mi	3	494^th
Claverack	4.41 mi	2
Coxsackie	6.17 mi	3	670^th
Cairo	9.85 mi	3	572^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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