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Paige Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Paige Elementary School is a public elementary school in Schenectady, New York, serving 454 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Schenectady City School District, which is ranked 841 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Paige Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 26.03%, compared to the district's 26.9% and the state's 54.15%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Additionally, Paige Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.31% to 69.05% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Paige Elementary to other nearby schools, the contrast in academic performance is stark. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School and Woodlawn Elementary School, both part of the Schenectady City School District, consistently outperform Paige Elementary in ELA and Math proficiency. Furthermore, schools in the neighboring Niskayuna Central School District, such as Hillside School and Rosendale School, rank among the top 25% of New York elementary schools and significantly outperform Paige Elementary.

468

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,250

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

104 Elliott Ave
Schenectady, NY 12304-1708

(518) 881-3520

District: Schenectady City School District

Students who attend Paige Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Park Middle School
High:	Schenectady High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

29.5%

Hispanic:

20.7%

White:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg29%

New York avg55%

2,155^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Schenectady City School District

841^st of 874Schenectady City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	2155 of 2445	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2096 of 2445	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	2015 of 2439	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2196 of 2434	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	2039 of 2201	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	2195 of 2413	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	2179 of 2395	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	2178 of 2386	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	1561 of 2366	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.2	1446 of 2352	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.6	1607 of 2345	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.5	1652 of 2325	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	1781 of 2320	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.5	1670 of 2286	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	1569 of 2263	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.6	1599 of 2257	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.8	1642 of 2227	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.7	1593 of 2219	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.2	1405 of 2206	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	734 of 928	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	616 of 927	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	572 of 857	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.1	901 of 936	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	348 of 427	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	795 of 891	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	855 of 948	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	644 of 696	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	593 of 662	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	546 of 605	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	643 of 671	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	534 of 548	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	576 of 601	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1047 of 1117	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1011 of 1066	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	577 of 1001	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	985 of 1027	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	814 of 860	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	807 of 938	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2127 of 2409	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	2087 of 2413	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1947 of 2403	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2063 of 2401	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1763 of 1955	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	2194 of 2357	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	2097 of 2338	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1458 of 1569	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1415 of 1531	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1216 of 1429	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1115 of 1503	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	641 of 818	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	920 of 1315	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1258 of 1392	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1801 of 2098	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1713 of 2078	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1676 of 2041	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1846 of 2099	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1536 of 1678	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1961 of 2032	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1910 of 2045	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	2102 of 2407	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2055 of 2411	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1993 of 2400	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	2213 of 2400	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1875 of 1961	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2039 of 2358	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	2182 of 2340	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	243 of 287	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	244 of 279	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	141 of 223	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	254 of 289	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	136 of 180	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	160 of 202	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1758 of 2134	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1530 of 2110	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1275 of 2016	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1748 of 2031	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1740 of 1859	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1496 of 1941	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1206 of 1402	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1236 of 1392	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1274 of 1337	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1119 of 1399	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1104 of 1224	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1241 of 1338	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1324 of 1408	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-17 vs state

Science28%-17 vs state

Math27%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paige Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Elliott Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3520	468	39	11.9	74.4%	87 (18.6%)	80 (17.1%)	97 (20.7%)	138 (29.5%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	58 (12.4%)	16.8	2155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%		18.9	2096^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%	59	26.0	50.0	41.1	29.7	36.1	16.2	28.4	98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	100.0	98.9	$30,250	$4,099	$26,150
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3311 Wells Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8280	502	36	14.1	81.3%	118 (23.5%)	77 (15.3%)	113 (22.5%)	143 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.8%)	10.9	2284^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.6%		18.9	2091^st of 2445 public elementary schools	14.5%	193	26.3	20.2	26.9	42.5	25.0	26.6	24.7	98.4	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	99.5	98.6	$28,498	$3,699	$24,799
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Robinson St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3780	306	29	10.5	83.7%	32 (10.5%)	74 (24.2%)	77 (25.2%)	74 (24.2%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	41 (13.4%)	6	2381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	2.6%		7.4	2376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%	5	16.7	32.6	21.6	16.7	25.6	13.5	15.8	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.4	$35,086	$5,192	$29,894
William C Keane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1252 Albany Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 388-3818	279	32	8.8	79.6%	21 (7.5%)	52 (18.6%)	63 (22.6%)	100 (35.8%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	33 (11.8%)	9.3	2310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%		8.3	2360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.5%	50	27.5	20.6	25.0	25.6	26.5	12.5	31.3	98.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	98.7	$36,464	$5,604	$30,860
Howe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1065 Baker Ave	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8295	390	34	11.5	79.0%	85 (21.8%)	83 (21.3%)	86 (22.1%)	65 (16.7%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (15.9%)	16.2	2165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.2	2143^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%	22	28.3	38.8	41.2	31.7	37.5	31.4	25.0	99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.5	100.0	$32,213	$3,882	$28,331
Hillside School	Public	K-5	1100 Cornelius Ave	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 377-1856	383	39	9.7	25.3%	247 (64.5%)	23 (6.0%)	30 (7.8%)	47 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	72.9	620^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.6%		78.9	452^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.5%	168	68.1	75.9	64.1	68.1	75.5	62.8	61.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,161	$553	$23,607
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	3-5	901 Kings Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8430	591	49	12.0	44.3%	412 (69.7%)	34 (5.8%)	53 (9.0%)	20 (3.4%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	54 (9.1%)	45.3	1320^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.0%		52	1114^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.4%	206	48.9	45.2	53.4	62.2	58.0	49.4	46.2	99.5	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,068	$1,050	$21,018
Herman L Bradt Elementary School	Public	K-2	2719 Hamburg St	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8400	602	46	13.0	38.2%	465 (77.2%)	22 (3.7%)	49 (8.1%)	14 (2.3%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	38 (6.3%)								(n/a)								96.5	97.5	97.8	97.8	98.0	97.5	99.7	97.8	$22,261	$1,052	$21,209
Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Stanley St	Schenectady	12307	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3680	424	38	11.2	84.9%	28 (6.6%)	109 (25.7%)	103 (24.3%)	122 (28.8%)	9 (2.1%)	11 (2.6%)	42 (9.9%)	14.5	2206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.8%		12.7	2273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%	67	31.2	37.9	48.1	27.4	29.3	21.2	19.2	98.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.3	$32,114	$4,865	$27,249
Rosendale School	Public	K-5	2445 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 377-3123	376	36	10.5	17.6%	255 (67.8%)	16 (4.3%)	25 (6.6%)	55 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	84.9	304^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%		87.2	271^st of 2445 public elementary schools	88.9%	33	87.0	80.9	70.3	87.3	87.5	68.5	64.4	99.2	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	$24,695	$398	$24,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Paige Elementary School

Is Paige Elementary School a good school?

Paige Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Paige Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paige Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Park Middle School
High : Schenectady High School

What is the racial makeup of Paige Elementary School?

Students at Paige Elementary School are 29% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 19% White, 17% African American, 12% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Paige Elementary School in?

Schenectady City School District

How many students attend Paige Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Paige Elementary School.

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