Is Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School a good school?

Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 619 students attended Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School?

Students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 16% White, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Summary:

Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Newburgh, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 619 students. The school is part of the Newburgh City School District, which is ranked 728 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Newburgh City School District and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 22.58%, compared to the district's 22.93% and the state's 42.6%. Similarly, the school's 5th grade Math proficiency was 33.68%, compared to the district's 38.47% and the state's 48.93%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and White students performing relatively better than their Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education peers. Compared to other elementary schools in the Newburgh City School District, such as Fostertown School and Meadow Hill School, Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School consistently underperforms in ELA and Math proficiency.

Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's ranking has fluctuated between 1,469 and 2,047 out of over 2,400 New York elementary schools. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 44.43% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the district average of 49.44% at Gidney Avenue Memorial School, another nearby elementary school. These factors suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its underperforming student populations and improve its overall academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

6 Plattekill Tpke
Newburgh, NY 12550

(845) 568-6400

District: Newburgh City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2002^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,070

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 619

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

White:

15.8%

African American:

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School ranks worse than 81.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 6^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Newburgh City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.04. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (60.6%), White (15.8%), African American (14.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Newburgh City School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School is 12. 7 elementary schools in the Newburgh City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School employs 51.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School is $17,070. 4 elementary schools in the Newburgh City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School 2002^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Newburgh City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Newburgh City School District 728^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	43.56	1506^th	2206	31.7%
2007	43.29	1491^st	2219	32.8%
2008	39.63	1588^th	2227	28.7%
2009	47.98	1451^st	2257	35.7%
2010	36.12	1621^st	2263	28.4%
2011	35.33	1627^th	2286	28.8%
2012	40.95	1530^th	2320	34.1%
2013	28.25	1764^th	2325	24.1%
2014	24.01	1885^th	2345	19.6%
2015	36.39	1536^th	2352	34.7%
2016	39.36	1469^th	2366	37.9%
2017	38.12	1486^th	2386	37.7%
2018	23.79	1938^th	2395	19.1%
2019	25.14	1851^st	2413	23.3%
2021	10.77	2047^th	2201	7.0%
2022	22.73	1969^th	2434	19.1%
2023	31.17	1716^th	2439	29.6%
2024	22.04	2002^nd	2445	18.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	32.95	146^th	202	27.7%
2019	34.22	104^th	180	42.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.48	767^th	938	18.2%
2019	32.11	628^th	860	27.0%
2021	19.49	398^th	454	12.3%
2022	30.32	785^th	1027	23.6%
2023	45.79	453^rd	1001	54.7%
2024	32.26	786^th	1066	26.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.41	1680^th	1941	13.4%
2019	31.65	1277^th	1859	31.3%
2021	15.09	1015^th	1044	2.8%
2022	23.80	1797^th	2031	11.5%
2023	29.70	1464^th	2016	27.4%
2024	26.08	1712^th	2110	18.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.49	1831^st	2045	10.5%
2019	23.58	1667^th	2032	18.0%
2021	10.43	1626^th	1678	3.1%
2022	22.38	1805^th	2099	14.0%
2023	32.97	1373^rd	2041	32.7%
2024	25.62	1647^th	2078	20.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.13	653^rd	730	10.5%
2019	28.39	465^th	570	18.4%
2022	21.87	557^th	622	10.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.82	1980^th	2338	15.3%
2019	25.05	1849^th	2357	21.6%
2021	10.39	1838^th	1955	6.0%
2022	19.71	2053^rd	2401	14.5%
2023	29.14	1765^th	2403	26.6%
2024	29.14	1780^th	2413	26.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.98	1812^th	2340	22.6%
2019	28.26	1754^th	2358	25.6%
2021	10.40	1843^rd	1961	6.0%
2022	29.07	1786^th	2400	25.6%
2023	34.91	1575^th	2400	34.4%
2024	18.48	2114^th	2411	12.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.06	651^st	948	31.3%
2019	31.45	612^th	891	31.3%
2022	37.96	566^th	936	39.5%
2024	50.15	417^th	927	55.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.34	1077^th	1392	22.6%
2019	27.02	1012^th	1315	23.0%
2021	12.37	790^th	818	3.4%
2022	23.76	1266^th	1503	15.8%
2023	30.25	1048^th	1429	26.7%
2024	20.76	1346^th	1531	12.1%

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Rank History for White students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.46	818^th	1408	41.9%
2019	52.44	633^rd	1338	52.7%
2021	22.22	1026^th	1224	16.2%
2022	35.53	952^nd	1399	32.0%
2023	55.97	596^th	1337	55.4%
2024	43.18	806^th	1392	42.1%

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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 Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	205	92	3	46	2	n/a	n/a	348
1990	201	96	1	44	1	n/a	n/a	343
1991	274	147	6	94	0	n/a	n/a	521
1992	309	186	7	138	0	n/a	n/a	640
1993	319	187	8	143	0	n/a	n/a	657
1994	321	174	10	145	0	n/a	n/a	650
1995	313	188	12	168	0	n/a	n/a	681
1996	313	188	12	168	0	n/a	n/a	681
1997	309	192	9	159	0	n/a	n/a	669
1998	302	193	11	158	0	n/a	n/a	664
1999	324	189	10	173	0	n/a	n/a	696
2000	315	199	11	172	0	n/a	n/a	697
2001	305	213	12	199	0	n/a	n/a	729
2002	283	215	10	217	0	n/a	n/a	725
2003	283	215	10	217	0	n/a	n/a	725
2004	270	208	9	240	0	n/a	n/a	727
2005	268	201	7	248	0	n/a	n/a	724
2006	250	197	12	265	0	n/a	n/a	724
2007	241	185	14	272	0	n/a	n/a	712
2008	221	176	13	270	0	n/a	n/a	680
2009	217	162	13	284	1	n/a	n/a	677
2010	223	151	15	280	1	n/a	n/a	670
2011	200	143	13	281	1	0	1	639
2012	189	127	14	324	1	1	16	672
2013	186	116	9	307	2	0	20	640
2014	184	109	12	307	2	0	29	643
2015	163	91	9	308	1	0	31	603
2016	162	97	6	328	1	0	43	637
2017	179	97	7	338	1	0	47	669
2018	168	98	6	377	1	0	47	697
2019	150	90	9	369	0	0	53	671
2020	149	84	5	392	0	0	46	676
2021	124	86	9	361	0	0	45	625
2022	116	81	10	356	0	1	45	609
2023	98	88	14	375	2	0	42	619

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 Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	348	21.9	15.8	n/a
1990	343	22.9	14.9	n/a
1991	521	37.9	13.7	n/a
1992	640	40.9	15.6	n/a
1993	657	41.1	16.0	n/a
1994	650	42.1	15.4	38.6
1995	681	42.0	16.2	41.6
1996	681	42.0	16.2	41.6
1997	669	43.0	15.6	41.1
1998	664	43.0	15.4	39.2
1999	696	45.0	15.5	35.9
2000	697	43.1	16.2	42.2
2001	729	46.0	15.8	46.4
2002	725	45.1	16.1	48.6
2003	725	45.1	16.1	48.6
2004	727	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	724	46.1	15.7	51.5
2006	724	46.0	15.7	55.1
2007	712	48.0	14.8	54.4
2008	680	47.1	14.4	56.8
2009	677	45.5	14.9	57.2
2010	670	46.5	14.4	55.8
2011	639	46.4	13.7	57
2012	672	46.0	14.6	62.1
2013	640	45.0	14.2	60.9
2014	643	47.0	13.6	60.7
2015	603	44.0	13.7	66.2
2016	637	47.0	13.5	68.4
2017	669	45.9	14.5	62
2018	697	49.0	14.2	53.2
2019	671	48.0	13.9	54.2
2020	676	47.0	14.3	49.3
2021	625	46.4	13.4	51.8
2022	609	43.6	13.9	44
2023	619	51.5	12.0	44.4

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 Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	348	21.9	15.8	n/a
1990	343	22.9	14.9	n/a
1991	521	37.9	13.7	n/a
1992	640	40.9	15.6	n/a
1993	657	41.1	16.0	n/a
1994	650	42.1	15.4	38.6
1995	681	42.0	16.2	41.6
1996	681	42.0	16.2	41.6
1997	669	43.0	15.6	41.1
1998	664	43.0	15.4	39.2
1999	696	45.0	15.5	35.9
2000	697	43.1	16.2	42.2
2001	729	46.0	15.8	46.4
2002	725	45.1	16.1	48.6
2003	725	45.1	16.1	48.6
2004	727	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	724	46.1	15.7	51.5
2006	724	46.0	15.7	55.1
2007	712	48.0	14.8	54.4
2008	680	47.1	14.4	56.8
2009	677	45.5	14.9	57.2
2010	670	46.5	14.4	55.8
2011	639	46.4	13.7	57
2012	672	46.0	14.6	62.1
2013	640	45.0	14.2	60.9
2014	643	47.0	13.6	60.7
2015	603	44.0	13.7	66.2
2016	637	47.0	13.5	68.4
2017	669	45.9	14.5	62
2018	697	49.0	14.2	53.2
2019	671	48.0	13.9	54.2
2020	676	47.0	14.3	49.3
2021	625	46.4	13.4	51.8
2022	609	43.6	13.9	44
2023	619	51.5	12.0	44.4

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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