Elementary · New York
Giffen Memorial Elementary School
Free meals for allGiffen Memorial Elementary School, a public elementary school in Albany, New York: grades pre-k–5, 387 students, 12.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Albany City School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 387
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.1
- Students per teacher
- 12.4
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in New York
Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 56% of elementary schools in New York
Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared
Smaller than 56% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%21%proficient
+7.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 97% of elementary schools in New York
Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
223 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%10%proficient
−5.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in New York
Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
234 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Midsize city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Albany City School District.
Location
- Address
- 274 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12202
- Phone
- (518)475-6650
- City or town
- Albany
- County
- Albany County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KIPP Albany Community Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 688 | 21.5 | 31% | 17% |
Thomas S O'brien Academy of Science & TechnologyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 262 | 12.6 | 48% | 43% |
Delaware Community SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 276 | 13.7 | 24% | 29% |
Dual Language Program at Albany International AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 213 | 5.2 | 41% | 48% |
Arbor Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 301 | 10.7 | 24% | 28% |
Sheridan Preparatory AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 284 | 15.9 | 35% | 39% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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