Is Arbor Hill Elementary School a good school?

Arbor Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.2% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Arbor Hill Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 265 students attended Arbor Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Arbor Hill Elementary School?

Students at Arbor Hill Elementary School are 62% African American, 20% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Arbor Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arbor Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : William S Hackett Middle School High : Albany High School

Arbor Hill Elementary School

Summary:

Arbor Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Albany, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 265 students. The school is part of the Albany City School District, which is ranked 746 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Arbor Hill Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, with rankings between 2,120 and 2,414 out of 2,201 to 2,445 schools over the past several years. The school's proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments are extremely low compared to the state and district averages, ranging from 12.5% to 26.47% in English Language Arts and 25.64% to 34.21% in math, while the state averages were 42.6% to 47.05% and 48.93% to 58.03%, respectively. The school's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, consistently perform at the bottom of the state rankings, indicating significant achievement gaps. Arbor Hill Elementary School has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 86% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

The nearby schools, such as Giffen Memorial Elementary School, Sheridan Preparatory Academy, and Thomas S. O'Brien Academy of Science & Technology, also perform below the state averages but generally outperform Arbor Hill Elementary School on academic measures. The low academic performance of Arbor Hill Elementary School may be attributed to a combination of factors, including the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the challenges faced by the Albany City School District as a whole, and the potential need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of the student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1 Arbor Dr
Albany, NY 12207

(518) 475-6625

District: Albany City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2268^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,792

Students who attend Arbor Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William S Hackett Middle School
High:	Albany High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.1

Number of students: 265

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.5%

Hispanic:

20.4%

White:

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Arbor Hill Elementary School ranks worse than 92.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 9^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Albany City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.09. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (61.5%), Hispanic (20.4%), White (7.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Arbor Hill Elementary School is 10.1, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Albany City School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Arbor Hill Elementary School is $23,792, which is the highest among 11 elementary schools in the Albany City School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arbor Hill Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Arbor Hill Elementary School 2268^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Arbor Hill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Albany City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Albany City School District 746^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Arbor Hill Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Arbor Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	9.69	2082^nd	2206	5.6%
2007	8.27	2093^rd	2219	5.7%
2008	14.59	2007^th	2227	9.9%
2009	28.62	1840^th	2257	18.5%
2010	22.04	1898^th	2263	16.1%
2011	8.70	2161^st	2286	5.5%
2012	7.24	2216^th	2320	4.5%
2013	7.52	2276^th	2325	2.1%
2014	5.33	2324^th	2345	0.9%
2015	4.79	2344^th	2352	0.3%
2016	5.08	2346^th	2366	0.8%
2017	5.93	2350^th	2386	1.5%
2018	7.29	2322^nd	2395	3.0%
2019	11.59	2244^th	2413	7.0%
2021	6.40	2120^th	2201	3.7%
2022	4.87	2414^th	2434	0.8%
2023	7.69	2366^th	2439	3.0%
2024	13.09	2268^th	2445	7.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Arbor Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	42.72	527^th	1066	50.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Arbor Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.74	1263^rd	1941	34.9%
2019	34.12	1189^th	1859	36.0%
2022	22.27	1858^th	2031	8.5%
2023	25.36	1650^th	2016	18.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Arbor Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.86	1971^st	2045	3.6%
2022	7.30	2074^th	2099	1.2%
2024	15.12	1943^rd	2078	6.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Arbor Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	50.61	245^th	570	57.0%
2022	9.84	621^st	622	0.2%
2023	12.39	628^th	637	1.4%
2024	31.11	550^th	766	28.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Arbor Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.07	2264^th	2338	3.2%
2019	13.64	2170^th	2357	7.9%
2021	8.10	1877^th	1955	4.0%
2022	4.99	2385^th	2401	0.7%
2023	5.82	2369^th	2403	1.4%
2024	13.22	2258^th	2413	6.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Arbor Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.19	2238^th	2340	4.4%
2019	13.39	2171^st	2358	7.9%
2021	8.74	1869^th	1961	4.7%
2022	6.68	2366^th	2400	1.4%
2023	13.52	2209^th	2400	8.0%
2024	16.40	2167^th	2411	10.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Arbor Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.93	794^th	948	16.2%
2019	31.87	606^th	891	32.0%
2021	18.69	364^th	427	14.8%
2022	15.77	869^th	936	7.2%
2023	15.87	776^th	857	9.5%
2024	27.85	698^th	927	24.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Arbor Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	16.46	1214^th	1315	7.7%
2022	7.84	1481^st	1503	1.5%
2023	15.81	1320^th	1429	7.6%
2024	15.23	1429^th	1531	6.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Arbor Hill Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	13	658	14	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	699
1990	19	709	16	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	768
1991	17	731	15	20	0	n/a	n/a	32	815
1992	15	739	12	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	784
1993	8	801	18	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	845
1994	8	807	11	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	853
1995	19	683	24	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
1996	19	683	24	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
1997	12	654	21	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	720
1998	13	668	18	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	727
1999	10	683	14	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	746
2000	8	559	9	34	4	n/a	n/a	0	614
2001	10	609	9	28	3	n/a	n/a	0	659
2002	2	554	3	50	4	n/a	n/a	0	613
2003	2	554	3	50	4	n/a	n/a	0	613
2004	6	464	7	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
2005	6	468	4	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	518
2006	10	426	6	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
2007	3	405	5	27	0	n/a	n/a	12	452
2008	4	348	3	23	0	n/a	n/a	15	393
2009	26	211	8	16	0	n/a	n/a	6	267
2010	18	276	5	35	4	n/a	n/a	1	339
2011	19	328	6	46	3	0	12	0	414
2012	20	298	2	45	3	1	10	0	379
2013	22	278	2	44	2	1	11	0	360
2014	14	253	1	47	3	0	15	0	333
2015	16	280	3	67	2	0	21	0	389
2016	15	260	3	66	1	0	17	0	362
2017	21	263	7	71	1	0	19	0	382
2018	15	217	4	59	1	0	18	0	314
2019	12	185	6	59	0	0	21	0	283
2020	11	211	9	58	0	1	23	0	313
2021	11	181	15	56	0	0	19	0	282
2022	13	172	13	55	1	0	19	0	273
2023	20	163	9	54	1	0	18	0	265

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Arbor Hill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	699	39.9	17.5	n/a
1990	768	37.9	20.2	n/a
1991	815	40.9	19.9	n/a
1992	784	39.9	19.6	n/a
1993	845	38.1	22.2	n/a
1994	853	39.1	21.8	82.5
1995	767	42.1	18.2	87.4
1996	767	42.1	18.2	87.4
1997	720	42.0	17.1	81.5
1998	727	42.4	17.1	94.9
1999	746	41.8	17.8	89.7
2000	614	44.3	13.9	94.5
2001	659	47.0	14.0	99.5
2002	613	39.7	15.4	96.2
2003	613	39.7	15.4	96.2
2004	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	518	44.2	11.7	93.8
2006	488	37.0	13.2	82.2
2007	452	35.0	12.9	71.8
2008	393	33.5	11.7	72
2009	267	27.5	9.7	98.1
2010	339	23.5	14.4	74.3
2011	414	27.5	15.0	83.8
2012	379	21.0	17.9	88.4
2013	360	24.9	14.4	94.2
2014	333	24.0	13.8	84.4
2015	389	26.0	14.9	75.8
2016	362	26.0	13.9	82.3
2017	382	25.9	14.7	77.7
2018	314	23.0	13.6	67.5
2019	283	25.0	11.3	88.3
2020	313	30.8	10.1	81.2
2021	282	24.3	11.5	85.8
2022	273	25.1	10.8	86.1
2023	265	26.2	10.1	86.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Arbor Hill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	699	39.9	17.5	n/a
1990	768	37.9	20.2	n/a
1991	815	40.9	19.9	n/a
1992	784	39.9	19.6	n/a
1993	845	38.1	22.2	n/a
1994	853	39.1	21.8	82.5
1995	767	42.1	18.2	87.4
1996	767	42.1	18.2	87.4
1997	720	42.0	17.1	81.5
1998	727	42.4	17.1	94.9
1999	746	41.8	17.8	89.7
2000	614	44.3	13.9	94.5
2001	659	47.0	14.0	99.5
2002	613	39.7	15.4	96.2
2003	613	39.7	15.4	96.2
2004	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	518	44.2	11.7	93.8
2006	488	37.0	13.2	82.2
2007	452	35.0	12.9	71.8
2008	393	33.5	11.7	72
2009	267	27.5	9.7	98.1
2010	339	23.5	14.4	74.3
2011	414	27.5	15.0	83.8
2012	379	21.0	17.9	88.4
2013	360	24.9	14.4	94.2
2014	333	24.0	13.8	84.4
2015	389	26.0	14.9	75.8
2016	362	26.0	13.9	82.3
2017	382	25.9	14.7	77.7
2018	314	23.0	13.6	67.5
2019	283	25.0	11.3	88.3
2020	313	30.8	10.1	81.2
2021	282	24.3	11.5	85.8
2022	273	25.1	10.8	86.1
2023	265	26.2	10.1	86.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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