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 students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District and has a total enrollment of 184 students.

The Edward J Arthur Elementary School has seen fluctuating performance over the past three years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1059 out of 2434 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1888 out of 2439 in 2022-2023. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ranking improved to 1671 out of 2445 elementary schools. The school's performance on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math has been mixed, with some grades performing better than the district and state averages, while others lag behind.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (39.67% in 2022-2023), indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $17,339, which is higher than the national average but lower than the state average for New York. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 11.2, which is lower than the national average, suggesting a relatively small class size.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)		NY State Assessments Math (2024)		% 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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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%)	32.6	1671^st of 2445 public elementary schools	31.7%		25.4	1888^th of 2439 public elementary schools	22.6%	217	44.4	17.2	44.4	48.3	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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