Is Albany Elementary School a good school?

Albany Elementary School ranks 1731 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Albany Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 513 students attended Albany Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Albany Elementary School?

Students at Albany Elementary School are 45% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Albany Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Albany Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : John F Kennedy Middle School High : Thomas R Proctor High School

Albany Elementary School

Summary:

Albany Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school serving 513 students in grades K-6 in the Utica City School District in Utica, New York. Despite its magnet school status, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools by SchoolDigger, with a 1-2 star rating out of 5 in recent years.

Albany Elementary School faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on New York state assessments, is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 26.87%, compared to 42.6% for the state and 21.17% for the Utica City School District. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 75.44% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Utica City School District, such as Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and John F. Hughes Elementary School, Albany Elementary School generally performs worse academically. The school's performance is also inconsistent across grade levels and subject areas, suggesting that it may be struggling to implement a coherent and effective curriculum and instructional approach. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from the school district, community, and policymakers.

Detail:

Public, Magnet K-6

1151 Albany St
Utica, NY 13501-3300

(315) 368-6500

District: Utica City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1731^st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,257

Students who attend Albany Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John F Kennedy Middle School
High:	Thomas R Proctor High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 513

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.6%

Hispanic:

18.1%

Asian:

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Albany Elementary School ranks worse than 70.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Utica City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.49. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Albany Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.6%), Hispanic (18.1%), Asian (15.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Albany Elementary School is 12.8. 6 elementary schools in the Utica City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Albany Elementary School employs 39.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Albany Elementary School is $12,257. 8 elementary schools in the Utica City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Albany Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Albany Elementary School 1731^st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Albany Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Utica City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Utica City School District 770^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Albany Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Albany Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	55.20	1226^th	2206	44.4%
2007	48.33	1386^th	2219	37.5%
2008	54.86	1233^rd	2227	44.6%
2009	34.32	1733^rd	2257	23.2%
2010	17.83	1974^th	2263	12.8%
2011	27.30	1796^th	2286	21.4%
2012	29.67	1779^th	2320	23.3%
2013	25.83	1831^st	2325	21.2%
2014	30.81	1690^th	2345	27.9%
2015	34.61	1589^th	2352	32.4%
2016	35.58	1580^th	2366	33.2%
2017	31.89	1669^th	2386	30.1%
2018	29.68	1764^th	2395	26.3%
2019	37.78	1493^rd	2413	38.1%
2021	28.87	1641^st	2201	25.4%
2022	39.37	1478^th	2434	39.3%
2023	34.90	1589^th	2439	34.9%
2024	30.49	1731^st	2445	29.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Albany Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	53.35	67^th	143	53.1%
2022	26.86	210^th	289	27.3%
2024	18.87	233^rd	279	16.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Albany Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.59	816^th	938	13.0%
2019	31.01	657^th	860	23.6%
2021	29.95	336^th	454	26.0%
2022	39.62	582^nd	1027	43.3%
2023	41.55	531^st	1001	47.0%
2024	28.60	878^th	1066	17.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Albany Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.85	1259^th	1941	35.1%
2019	17.98	1799^th	1859	3.2%
2022	25.08	1747^th	2031	14.0%
2023	25.91	1631^st	2016	19.1%
2024	21.98	1887^th	2110	10.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.44	1285^th	2045	37.2%
2019	46.49	978^th	2032	51.9%
2021	31.82	1227^th	1678	26.9%
2022	42.47	1139^th	2099	45.7%
2023	42.08	1118^th	2041	45.2%
2024	32.81	1428^th	2078	31.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Albany Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.05	1732^nd	2338	25.9%
2019	36.17	1527^th	2357	35.2%
2021	27.56	1510^th	1955	22.8%
2022	46.59	1264^th	2401	47.4%
2023	41.56	1392^nd	2403	42.1%
2024	39.10	1465^th	2413	39.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Albany Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.69	1743^rd	2340	25.5%
2019	40.68	1378^th	2358	41.6%
2021	28.75	1480^th	1961	24.5%
2022	32.97	1667^th	2400	30.5%
2023	26.61	1829^th	2400	23.8%
2024	23.67	1954^th	2411	19.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Albany Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	4.68	413^th	430	4.0%
2022	11.57	619^th	671	7.7%
2023	10.61	558^th	605	7.8%
2024	13.79	594^th	662	10.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Albany Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.54	693^rd	948	26.9%
2019	32.86	593^rd	891	33.4%
2021	33.74	285^th	427	33.3%
2022	34.57	616^th	936	34.2%
2023	16.24	768^th	857	10.4%
2024	23.47	770^th	927	16.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Albany Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.06	866^th	1392	37.8%
2019	50.96	560^th	1315	57.4%
2021	26.89	644^th	818	21.3%
2022	37.11	977^th	1503	35.0%
2023	32.73	998^th	1429	30.2%
2024	29.66	1135^th	1531	25.9%

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Rank History for White students at Albany Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.91	1115^th	1408	20.8%
2019	29.03	1020^th	1338	23.8%
2021	25.08	988^th	1224	19.3%
2022	40.19	879^th	1399	37.2%
2023	34.05	929^th	1337	30.5%
2024	27.26	1076^th	1392	22.7%

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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 Albany Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	291	24	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1990	274	30	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	312
1991	370	119	2	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1992	376	94	1	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
1993	375	78	0	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	479
1994	395	76	2	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
1995	340	67	1	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
1996	340	67	1	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
1997	331	74	1	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
1998	302	73	1	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	423
1999	331	87	1	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	479
2000	348	114	1	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	529
2001	358	113	3	59	3	n/a	n/a	0	536
2002	343	126	2	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
2003	343	126	2	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
2004	326	117	12	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	527
2005	290	106	6	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
2006	282	101	11	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2007	283	111	6	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	479
2008	306	70	8	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
2009	297	81	25	92	0	n/a	n/a	4	499
2010	293	88	31	95	1	n/a	n/a	2	510
2011	272	76	36	106	2	0	34	0	526
2012	279	81	38	110	1	0	38	0	547
2013	281	93	44	114	0	0	38	0	570
2014	291	103	44	111	0	0	44	0	593
2015	302	111	55	121	0	0	45	0	634
2016	277	114	58	139	0	0	44	0	632
2017	283	120	55	129	0	1	41	0	629
2018	275	114	56	138	1	1	36	0	621
2019	279	107	74	129	0	0	33	0	622
2020	270	104	75	104	0	0	31	0	584
2021	259	98	72	106	0	0	33	0	568
2022	236	90	73	109	0	0	36	0	544
2023	229	77	80	93	0	0	33	1	513

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 Albany Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	323	19.7	16.3	n/a
1990	312	18.9	16.5	n/a
1991	525	40.0	13.1	n/a
1992	506	36.5	13.8	n/a
1993	479	28.1	17.0	n/a
1994	510	24.1	21.2	40.2
1995	455	28.8	15.8	43.3
1996	455	28.8	15.8	43.3
1997	449	27.1	16.6	49.2
1998	423	26.2	16.1	41.4
1999	479	28.1	17.0	43.2
2000	529	31.1	17.0	60.9
2001	536	31.0	17.3	60.1
2002	541	31.1	17.4	68.4
2003	541	31.1	17.4	68.4
2004	527	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	468	30.1	15.5	69.4
2006	469	30.0	15.6	69.5
2007	479	28.0	17.1	70.4
2008	447	31.0	14.4	79.4
2009	499	30.0	16.6	85.7
2010	510	33.0	15.4	77.2
2011	526	39.0	13.4	78.9
2012	547	34.5	15.8	79.3
2013	570	32.9	17.3	80.5
2014	593	29.9	19.8	71.2
2015	634	30.0	21.1	80
2016	632	30.0	21.0	81.2
2017	629	33.9	18.5	78.4
2018	621	34.0	18.2	78.9
2019	622	34.0	18.2	78.8
2020	584	41.0	14.2	79.3
2021	568	38.7	14.6	71.1
2022	544	41.1	13.2	76.8
2023	513	39.8	12.8	75.4

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 Albany Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	323	19.7	16.3	n/a
1990	312	18.9	16.5	n/a
1991	525	40.0	13.1	n/a
1992	506	36.5	13.8	n/a
1993	479	28.1	17.0	n/a
1994	510	24.1	21.2	40.2
1995	455	28.8	15.8	43.3
1996	455	28.8	15.8	43.3
1997	449	27.1	16.6	49.2
1998	423	26.2	16.1	41.4
1999	479	28.1	17.0	43.2
2000	529	31.1	17.0	60.9
2001	536	31.0	17.3	60.1
2002	541	31.1	17.4	68.4
2003	541	31.1	17.4	68.4
2004	527	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	468	30.1	15.5	69.4
2006	469	30.0	15.6	69.5
2007	479	28.0	17.1	70.4
2008	447	31.0	14.4	79.4
2009	499	30.0	16.6	85.7
2010	510	33.0	15.4	77.2
2011	526	39.0	13.4	78.9
2012	547	34.5	15.8	79.3
2013	570	32.9	17.3	80.5
2014	593	29.9	19.8	71.2
2015	634	30.0	21.1	80
2016	632	30.0	21.0	81.2
2017	629	33.9	18.5	78.4
2018	621	34.0	18.2	78.9
2019	622	34.0	18.2	78.8
2020	584	41.0	14.2	79.3
2021	568	38.7	14.6	71.1
2022	544	41.1	13.2	76.8
2023	513	39.8	12.8	75.4

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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