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Yates Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2060^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Yates Elementary School is a public elementary school in Schenectady, New York, serving 318 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, Yates Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 39.02% in 3rd grade ELA, 36% in 4th grade ELA, and 50% in 3rd grade Math, while the state averages were 54.15%, 54.07%, and 59.7%, respectively. The school has been ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York, consistently ranking in the bottom 15-20% over the past several years.

Yates Elementary School faces challenges related to the socioeconomic status of its student population, with 69.5% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. When compared to nearby schools, such as Howe Elementary and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Yates performs similarly or slightly better in some academic areas, but still lags behind the state averages. Additionally, the nearby Destine Preparatory Charter School has shown stronger academic performance than Yates Elementary.

327

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,375

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 Salina St
Schenectady, NY 12308-1296

(518) 382-2686

District: Schenectady City School District

Students who attend Yates Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oneida Middle School
High:	Schenectady High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.8%

African American:

25.4%

White:

18.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Schenectady City School District

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg29%

New York avg55%

2,060^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	20.5	2060 of 2445	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1978 of 2445	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	2210 of 2439	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2184 of 2434	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	2167 of 2201	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	2382 of 2413	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	2369 of 2395	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	2254 of 2386	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	2306 of 2366	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	2305 of 2352	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	2216 of 2345	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	2037 of 2325	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	2077 of 2320	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	2125 of 2286	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	2150 of 2263	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	2121 of 2257	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	2111 of 2227	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	2047 of 2219	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.0	1933 of 2206	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	480 of 928	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	600 of 927	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	707 of 857	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	725 of 936	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	422 of 427	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	861 of 891	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	942 of 948	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	637 of 696	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	557 of 662	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	525 of 605	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	524 of 548	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	469 of 1117	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	738 of 938	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	2017 of 2409	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1884 of 2413	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	2172 of 2403	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2151 of 2401	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	1915 of 1955	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	2337 of 2357	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	2321 of 2338	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	1327 of 1569	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1272 of 1531	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1135 of 1429	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1238 of 1503	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1244 of 1315	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1314 of 1392	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	12.5	713 of 730	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1634 of 2098	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1661 of 2078	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1895 of 2041	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1892 of 2099	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	2012 of 2032	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1976 of 2407	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1970 of 2411	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2153 of 2400	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2111 of 2400	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1834 of 1961	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2302 of 2358	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	2293 of 2340	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	234 of 287	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	229 of 279	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	170 of 223	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	178 of 289	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.2	170 of 180	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	189 of 202	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	1698 of 2110	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1216 of 2016	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1579 of 2031	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1730 of 1859	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1915 of 1941	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1026 of 1402	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	977 of 1392	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1290 of 1337	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	1377 of 1399	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	1337 of 1338	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1401 of 1408	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2018)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math40%-18 vs state

English Language Arts38%-17 vs state

Science22%-23 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
Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Salina St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 382-2686	327	28	11.8	83.2%	59 (18.0%)	83 (25.4%)	104 (31.8%)	47 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	20.5	2060^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%		22.8	1978^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.1%	82	39.0	36.0	40.0	50.0	41.2	30.0	21.6	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$33,375	$4,489	$28,886
Jessie T Zoller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1880 Lancaster St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3880	439	38	11.6	75.6%	92 (21.0%)	95 (21.6%)	95 (21.6%)	93 (21.2%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (12.5%)	33.9	1657^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.2%		35.6	1579^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.4%	78	37.9	31.9	63.9	45.5	47.8	54.2	36.1	98.0	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.8	98.9	$31,668	$4,322	$27,345
Craig Elementary School	Public	K-5	2566 Balltown Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-0156	377	34	11.1	17.2%	225 (59.7%)	24 (6.4%)	16 (4.2%)	74 (19.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.5%)	72.5	629^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.3%		61.4	869^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.5%	240	70.7	57.8	64.9	79.3	70.3	65.8	63.9	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	$21,774	$531	$21,243
Destine Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	530 Franklin St-3rd Fl	Schenectady	12305	Schenectady County	Destine Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 394-1643	213	12	17.7	70.4%	6 (2.8%)	167 (78.4%)	25 (11.7%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)	37.2			52.4												$16,763	$1,672	$15,091
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
Glen-Worden Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Worden Rd	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 346-0469	196	24	8.3	35.2%	161 (82.1%)	11 (5.6%)	18 (9.2%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53.7	1101^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.0%		52.2	1105^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.8%	4	58.6	47.2	68.8	69.0	55.6	47.1	55.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	$31,460	$913	$30,547
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
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
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
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1097 Forest Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-0201	351	37	9.5	86.0%	37 (10.5%)	82 (23.4%)	94 (26.8%)	97 (27.6%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (8.8%)	8.3	2332^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.6%		7.4	2377^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%	45	22.5	23.0	23.9	36.6	34.4	19.7	15.1	98.6	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.3	99.1	$32,465	$5,015	$27,450

Frequently Asked Questions about Yates Elementary School

Is Yates Elementary School a good school?

Yates Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Yates Elementary School?

Students at Yates Elementary School are 32% Hispanic, 25% African American, 18% White, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Yates Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Yates Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Yates Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Oneida Middle School
High : Schenectady High School

What district is Yates Elementary School in?

Schenectady City School District

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