Smith Road Elementary School

Summary:

Smith Road Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 564 students in grades K-4 in the North Syracuse Central School District in North Syracuse, New York. The school has a diverse student population, with 74.29% White, 3.55% African American, 5.5% Hispanic, and 9.22% Asian students.

Despite the school's diverse population, Smith Road Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 22.88% of 3rd graders and 30.61% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 24.95% and 29.5%, and the state's 44.89% and 48.79%, respectively. In Math, 32.48% of 3rd graders and 39.39% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the district's 36.9% and 46.51%, and the state's 53.68% and 53.85%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 50.35% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Smith Road Elementary spends $15,192 per student, which is higher than nearby Cicero Elementary School ($14,715) and Karl W Saile Bear Road Elementary School ($13,591), the school's academic performance remains below the district and state averages. This suggests that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges. Furthermore, Smith Road Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, from 1,139th out of 2,325 New York elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 2,036th out of 2,439 schools in 2022-2023, and it underperforms compared to other district schools like Allen Road Elementary School and Cicero Elementary School.


Detail:

Public K-4

 5959 Smith Rd
       North Syracuse, NY  13212-2499


(315) 218-2800

District: North Syracuse Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2036th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,192 Help


Students who attend Smith Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Roxboro Road Middle School
High:    Cicero-North Syracuse High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  564

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.3%
Asian:
9.2%
Two or more races:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Smith Road Elementary School ranks worse than 83.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the North Syracuse Central School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.04. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Smith Road Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the North Syracuse Central School District. Racial makeup is: White (74.3%), Asian (9.2%), two or more races (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smith Road Elementary School is 12.4. 3 elementary schools in the North Syracuse Central School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smith Road Elementary School is $15,192, which is the 3rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the North Syracuse Central School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Smith Road Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Smith Road Elementary School 2036th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Smith Road Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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North Syracuse Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks North Syracuse Central School District 639th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Smith Road Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 58.92 1112th 2206 49.6%
2007 57.62 1140th 2219 48.6%
2008 54.70 1242nd 2227 44.2%
2009 49.15 1417th 2257 37.2%
2010 50.66 1272nd 2263 43.8%
2011 54.38 1165th 2286 49.0%
2012 65.27 866th 2320 62.7%
2013 49.32 1139th 2325 51.0%
2014 40.11 1452nd 2345 38.1%
2015 45.44 1288th 2352 45.2%
2016 39.74 1457th 2366 38.4%
2017 44.46 1334th 2386 44.1%
2018 26.57 1866th 2395 22.1%
2019 30.89 1699th 2413 29.6%
2021 37.04 1437th 2201 34.7%
2022 36.16 1586th 2434 34.8%
2023 20.04 2036th 2439 16.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.18 121st 202 40.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.41 216th 454 52.4%
2022 22.92 927th 1027 9.7%
2023 34.84 669th 1001 33.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.53 1469th 1941 24.3%
2019 38.13 1024th 1859 44.9%
2021 21.15 941st 1044 9.9%
2022 26.54 1688th 2031 16.9%
2023 15.52 1996th 2016 1.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.85 1825th 2045 10.8%
2019 27.98 1532nd 2032 24.6%
2021 26.99 1350th 1678 19.5%
2022 28.63 1607th 2099 23.4%
2023 19.60 1796th 2041 12.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.98 1760th 2338 24.7%
2019 36.49 1517th 2357 35.6%
2021 39.25 1227th 1955 37.2%
2022 43.85 1338th 2401 44.3%
2023 25.91 1858th 2403 22.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.56 1855th 2340 20.7%
2019 26.67 1804th 2358 23.5%
2021 32.70 1393rd 1961 29.0%
2022 29.84 1761st 2400 26.6%
2023 17.78 2099th 2400 12.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 4.13 415th 430 3.5%
2022 2.56 663rd 671 1.2%
2023 2.41 594th 605 1.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.20 727th 857 15.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.94 1039th 1315 21.0%
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Rank History for White students at Smith Road Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.66 1253rd 1408 11.0%
2019 23.61 1106th 1338 17.3%
2021 22.32 1024th 1224 16.3%
2022 25.87 1120th 1399 19.9%
2023 14.32 1208th 1337 9.6%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Smith Road Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 749 23 8 6 3 n/a n/a 0 789
1990 820 22 7 6 6 n/a n/a 0 861
1991 818 22 7 3 9 n/a n/a 0 859
1992 791 33 7 8 6 n/a n/a 0 845
1993 787 36 21 12 6 n/a n/a 0 862
1994 759 40 22 12 9 n/a n/a 0 842
1995 683 6 21 7 6 n/a n/a 0 723
1996 683 6 21 7 6 n/a n/a 0 723
1997 708 13 22 5 10 n/a n/a 0 758
1998 716 8 20 2 10 n/a n/a 0 756
1999 676 2 13 7 8 n/a n/a 0 706
2000 662 4 24 5 9 n/a n/a 0 704
2001 611 5 22 4 13 n/a n/a 0 655
2002 568 9 10 4 13 n/a n/a 0 604
2003 568 9 10 4 13 n/a n/a 0 604
2004 536 13 12 4 11 n/a n/a 0 576
2005 524 23 11 6 9 n/a n/a 0 573
2006 513 21 11 7 6 n/a n/a 0 558
2007 529 28 10 11 8 n/a n/a 0 586
2008 509 21 4 11 6 n/a n/a 0 551
2009 494 19 7 12 4 n/a n/a 0 536
2010 480 21 5 12 3 n/a n/a 0 521
2011 440 19 4 15 0 0 21 0 499
2012 419 15 4 14 0 0 26 0 478
2013 434 19 3 17 2 0 30 0 505
2014 505 19 3 17 1 0 37 0 582
2015 508 27 2 16 2 0 39 0 594
2016 502 29 3 21 0 0 40 0 595
2017 466 26 4 20 3 0 37 0 556
2018 457 28 2 22 3 0 44 0 556
2019 443 21 2 23 3 0 40 0 532
2020 440 14 2 16 1 0 45 0 518
2021 430 17 61 21 1 0 46 0 576
2022 442 18 52 24 1 0 30 0 567
2023 419 20 52 31 0 0 42 0 564

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 Smith Road Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 789 47.4 16.6 n/a
1990 861 57.0 15.1 n/a
1991 859 58.1 14.7 n/a
1992 845 57.4 14.7 n/a
1993 862 45.2 19.1 n/a
1994 842 45.8 18.4 12
1995 723 44.6 16.2 12.4
1996 723 44.6 16.2 12.4
1997 758 40.2 18.9 13.7
1998 756 44.2 17.1 12.4
1999 706 45.2 15.6 19.1
2000 704 42.0 16.8 23.2
2001 655 45.0 14.6 25.5
2002 604 41.0 14.7 25.3
2003 604 41.0 14.7 25.3
2004 576 n/a n/a n/a
2005 573 37.3 15.4 25
2006 558 35.0 15.9 26.7
2007 586 35.0 16.7 25.8
2008 551 40.0 13.8 26.1
2009 536 38.0 14.1 29.9
2010 521 36.8 14.1 30.1
2011 499 36.1 13.7 29.5
2012 478 31.0 15.4 35.1
2013 505 30.8 16.3 33.7
2014 582 38.0 15.3 n/a
2015 594 37.0 16.0 41.2
2016 595 37.0 16.0 42.4
2017 556 37.9 14.6 46
2018 556 38.0 14.6 46.4
2019 532 37.0 14.3 46.4
2020 518 40.0 12.9 46.5
2021 576 44.1 13.0 47
2022 567 43.7 12.9 47.4
2023 564 45.2 12.4 50.4

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 Smith Road Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 789 47.4 16.6 n/a
1990 861 57.0 15.1 n/a
1991 859 58.1 14.7 n/a
1992 845 57.4 14.7 n/a
1993 862 45.2 19.1 n/a
1994 842 45.8 18.4 12
1995 723 44.6 16.2 12.4
1996 723 44.6 16.2 12.4
1997 758 40.2 18.9 13.7
1998 756 44.2 17.1 12.4
1999 706 45.2 15.6 19.1
2000 704 42.0 16.8 23.2
2001 655 45.0 14.6 25.5
2002 604 41.0 14.7 25.3
2003 604 41.0 14.7 25.3
2004 576 n/a n/a n/a
2005 573 37.3 15.4 25
2006 558 35.0 15.9 26.7
2007 586 35.0 16.7 25.8
2008 551 40.0 13.8 26.1
2009 536 38.0 14.1 29.9
2010 521 36.8 14.1 30.1
2011 499 36.1 13.7 29.5
2012 478 31.0 15.4 35.1
2013 505 30.8 16.3 33.7
2014 582 38.0 15.3 n/a
2015 594 37.0 16.0 41.2
2016 595 37.0 16.0 42.4
2017 556 37.9 14.6 46
2018 556 38.0 14.6 46.4
2019 532 37.0 14.3 46.4
2020 518 40.0 12.9 46.5
2021 576 44.1 13.0 47
2022 567 43.7 12.9 47.4
2023 564 45.2 12.4 50.4

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.

Immunization Rates

Smith Road Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.8%0.2%0.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201499.5%0.3%0.2%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%
201599.0%0.5%0.2%99.2%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.0%99.3%99.2%
201699.2%0.5%0.2%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.2%99.3%
201799.5%0.5%0.0%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%
201898.9%0.7%0.2%98.9%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.9%99.1%98.9%
201999.3%0.0%0.0%99.6%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.6%99.8%99.4%
202099.4%0.0%99.4%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.4%99.6%100.0%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Smith Road Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $579 (4.5%) $12,249 (95.5%) $12,828
2020 $706 (6.3%) $10,449 (93.7%) $11,155
2021 $821 (6.4%) $11,946 (93.6%) $12,767
2022 $1,784 (12.8%) $12,123 (87.2%) $13,908
2023 $1,885 (12.4%) $13,307 (87.6%) $15,192

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Smith Road Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1699th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 2036th of 2439 Elementary schools
 13.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Smith Road Elementary School)5822.9
 35.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Syracuse Central School District)4925
 24.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Smith Road Elementary School)3732.5
 4.5%
   3rd Grade Math (North Syracuse Central School District)4336.9
 6.1%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Smith Road Elementary School)3630.6
 5.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (North Syracuse Central School District)3829.5
 8.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Smith Road Elementary School)2939.4
 10.4%
   4th Grade Math (North Syracuse Central School District)4046.5
 6.5%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students532564
 6%
African American2120
 4.8%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian252
 2500%
Hispanic2331
 34.8%
Pacific Islander00
White443419
 5.4%
Two or More Races4042
 5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.4%50.4%
 3.9%


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Smith Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of New York elementary schools.

Students at Smith Road Elementary School are 74% White, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American.

Students who attend Smith Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roxboro Road Middle School
High : Cicero-North Syracuse High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 564 students attended Smith Road Elementary School.


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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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