Is Solvay Elementary School a good school?

Solvay Elementary School ranks 1695 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Solvay Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 442 students attended Solvay Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Solvay Elementary School?

Students at Solvay Elementary School are 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Solvay Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Solvay Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Solvay Middle School High : Solvay High School

Solvay Elementary School

Summary:

Solvay Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 446 students in grades K-4 in the Solvay Union Free School District located in Solvay, New York. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, with only 27.27% of 3rd graders and 38.46% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA, and 51.28% of 3rd graders and 39.13% of 4th graders proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 42.6%, 47.05%, 53.93%, and 58.03%, respectively.

Solvay Elementary School has significant achievement gaps between student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for White students in ELA, but in the top 40% for Hispanic students in ELA. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.34% to 64.57%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, is relatively stronger compared to the school's overall performance, suggesting that the school may be providing effective support and interventions for these groups.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Split Rock Elementary School and Cherry Road Elementary School, Solvay Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Despite these challenges, Solvay Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.8 to 11.9 over the past few years, suggesting that the school may have the resources to provide more individualized attention to students.

Detail:

Public K-4

701 Woods Rd
Solvay, NY 13209-2099

(315) 488-5422

District: Solvay Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1695^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,509

Students who attend Solvay Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Solvay Middle School
High:	Solvay High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.7

Number of students: 442

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

12.0%

African American:

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.8%

See top rated New York elementary schools

Compare Solvay Elementary School to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Solvay Elementary School ranks worse than 69.3% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.65. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71%), Hispanic (12%), African American (8.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Solvay Elementary School is 9.7. (See more...)

Compare Solvay Elementary School employs 45.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Solvay Elementary School is $15,509.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Solvay Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Solvay Elementary School 1695^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Solvay Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Solvay Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Solvay Union Free School District 696^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

What do you think?

Your rating for Solvay Elementary School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Solvay Elementary School

Compare

Rank History for all students at Solvay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.62	1798^th	2395	24.9%
2019	27.21	1795^th	2413	25.6%
2021	21.30	1833^rd	2201	16.7%
2022	28.85	1802^nd	2434	26.0%
2023	31.48	1704^th	2439	30.1%
2024	31.65	1695^th	2445	30.7%

See the entire list of New York Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Solvay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	16.92	158^th	180	12.2%
2022	51.00	127^th	289	56.1%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Solvay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.04	60^th	938	93.6%
2021	47.43	206^th	454	54.6%
2022	32.77	704^th	1027	31.5%
2024	55.39	312^th	1066	70.7%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Solvay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.06	1788^th	1941	7.9%
2019	22.44	1669^th	1859	10.2%
2021	14.45	1021^st	1044	2.2%
2022	32.43	1423^rd	2031	29.9%
2023	40.10	1083^rd	2016	46.3%
2024	50.84	796^th	2110	62.3%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Solvay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.69	1625^th	2045	20.5%
2019	30.52	1468^th	2032	27.8%
2021	23.05	1437^th	1678	14.4%
2022	26.85	1663^rd	2099	20.8%
2023	26.57	1593^rd	2041	22.0%
2024	30.66	1486^th	2078	28.5%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Solvay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.95	1698^th	2338	27.4%
2019	20.72	1979^th	2357	16.0%
2021	23.23	1596^th	1955	18.4%
2022	34.81	1622^nd	2401	32.4%
2023	21.38	1999^th	2403	16.8%
2024	24.47	1915^th	2413	20.6%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Solvay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.45	1824^th	2340	22.1%
2019	35.02	1556^th	2358	34.0%
2021	19.01	1691^st	1961	13.8%
2022	25.94	1885^th	2400	21.5%
2023	34.51	1592^nd	2400	33.7%
2024	36.82	1535^th	2411	36.3%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Solvay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	29.64	713^th	948	24.8%
2019	19.47	787^th	891	11.7%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Solvay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.36	1221^st	1392	12.3%
2021	44.90	431^st	818	47.3%
2022	51.54	658^th	1503	56.2%
2023	53.45	580^th	1429	59.4%
2024	38.55	924^th	1531	39.6%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Solvay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.48	1241^st	1408	11.9%
2019	26.00	1076^th	1338	19.6%
2021	17.21	1082^nd	1224	11.6%
2022	12.76	1294^th	1399	7.5%
2023	20.33	1125^th	1337	15.9%
2024	24.01	1120^th	1392	19.5%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for White Students!

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

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Solvay Elementary School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Solvay Elementary School, submit a rating!

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Solvay Elementary School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	520	1	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	524
1990	524	3	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1991	516	4	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	525
1992	551	3	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1993	525	3	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1994	529	5	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
1995	506	12	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1996	506	12	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1997	486	10	3	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	507
1998	473	14	2	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	496
1999	478	5	2	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	497
2000	479	8	1	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	497
2001	481	11	2	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	502
2002	447	17	1	17	11	n/a	n/a	0	493
2003	447	17	1	17	11	n/a	n/a	0	493
2004	426	12	4	13	7	n/a	n/a	0	462
2005	443	14	4	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	480
2006	414	18	3	12	4	n/a	n/a	0	451
2007	387	15	4	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	421
2008	396	18	4	11	6	n/a	n/a	0	435
2009	369	18	4	16	7	n/a	n/a	0	414
2010	348	18	5	17	12	n/a	n/a	0	400
2011	311	10	2	27	6	0	39	0	395
2012	324	14	0	29	6	1	44	0	418
2013	355	9	1	26	5	0	43	0	439
2014	365	7	1	28	3	0	45	0	449
2015	359	14	0	27	4	0	49	0	453
2016	348	14	0	28	2	0	46	0	438
2017	362	20	0	33	2	0	45	0	462
2018	354	28	2	43	3	1	48	0	479
2019	345	37	0	43	6	0	49	0	480
2020	336	34	0	50	7	2	48	0	477
2021	348	34	0	53	8	2	39	0	484
2022	326	39	1	57	6	2	31	0	462
2023	313	37	3	61	10	1	20	1	446
2024	314	39	5	53	7	2	21	1	442

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 Solvay Elementary School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	524	28.7	18.2	n/a
1990	532	33.7	15.7	n/a
1991	525	37.4	14.0	n/a
1992	561	35.7	15.7	n/a
1993	532	30.2	17.6	n/a
1994	538	32.5	16.6	21
1995	524	32.2	16.3	31.7
1996	524	32.2	16.3	31.7
1997	507	32.1	15.8	31
1998	496	32.2	15.4	32.9
1999	497	33.1	15.0	30
2000	497	34.0	14.6	36.6
2001	502	36.9	13.6	39
2002	493	36.2	13.6	41.4
2003	493	36.2	13.6	41.4
2004	462	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	480	35.9	13.4	41.7
2006	451	35.0	12.9	31.3
2007	421	35.0	12.0	46.1
2008	435	36.0	12.1	40.7
2009	414	38.0	10.9	46.9
2010	400	37.4	10.7	53
2011	395	40.9	9.6	55.2
2012	418	35.4	11.8	53.8
2013	439	32.4	13.5	53.1
2014	449	35.3	12.7	n/a
2015	453	35.0	12.9	55
2016	438	n/a	n/a	66.4
2017	462	37.0	12.4	64.9
2018	479	40.4	11.8	66.2
2019	480	38.9	12.3	61.9
2020	477	41.4	11.5	59.5
2021	484	40.4	11.9	54.3
2022	462	42.7	10.8	64.5
2023	446	45.4	9.8	64.6
2024	442	45.4	9.7	65.8

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 Solvay Elementary School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	524	28.7	18.2	n/a
1990	532	33.7	15.7	n/a
1991	525	37.4	14.0	n/a
1992	561	35.7	15.7	n/a
1993	532	30.2	17.6	n/a
1994	538	32.5	16.6	21
1995	524	32.2	16.3	31.7
1996	524	32.2	16.3	31.7
1997	507	32.1	15.8	31
1998	496	32.2	15.4	32.9
1999	497	33.1	15.0	30
2000	497	34.0	14.6	36.6
2001	502	36.9	13.6	39
2002	493	36.2	13.6	41.4
2003	493	36.2	13.6	41.4
2004	462	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	480	35.9	13.4	41.7
2006	451	35.0	12.9	31.3
2007	421	35.0	12.0	46.1
2008	435	36.0	12.1	40.7
2009	414	38.0	10.9	46.9
2010	400	37.4	10.7	53
2011	395	40.9	9.6	55.2
2012	418	35.4	11.8	53.8
2013	439	32.4	13.5	53.1
2014	449	35.3	12.7	n/a
2015	453	35.0	12.9	55
2016	438	n/a	n/a	66.4
2017	462	37.0	12.4	64.9
2018	479	40.4	11.8	66.2
2019	480	38.9	12.3	61.9
2020	477	41.4	11.5	59.5
2021	484	40.4	11.9	54.3
2022	462	42.7	10.8	64.5
2023	446	45.4	9.8	64.6
2024	442	45.4	9.7	65.8

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.

Immunization Rates