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Karigon Elementary School

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Karigon Elementary School ranks 301 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Karigon Elementary School is a public elementary school in Clifton Park, New York, serving 476 students in grades K-5. It is part of the highly-ranked Shenendehowa Central School District, which is ranked 118 out of 874 school districts in the state.

Karigon Elementary consistently performs in the top 20% of New York elementary schools, with strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science that exceed both state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Karigon's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 75.68%, compared to the state average of 54.15% and the district average of 73.1%. The school also stands out for its performance with male and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 15% and top 10% of New York elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

While Karigon's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other elementary schools in the Shenendehowa district, a few nearby schools, such as Tesago Elementary and Skano Elementary, consistently outperform Karigon in both ELA and Math proficiency rates. However, Karigon's overall excellence and commitment to student success are evident in its strong academic performance, effective resource allocation, and support for diverse student subgroups.

479

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,685

Per pupil spending ?

11.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

970 Rt 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065-3695

(518) 881-0530

District: Shenendehowa Central School District

Students who attend Karigon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gowana Middle School
High:	Shenendehowa High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Asian:

11.3%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (77% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg75%

New York avg55%

301^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District

118^th of 874Shenendehowa Central 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	85.1	301 of 2445	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	366 of 2445	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	449 of 2439	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	279 of 2434	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	290 of 2201	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	302 of 2413	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	326 of 2395	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	84.1	291 of 2386	87.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.3	341 of 2366	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	77.3	465 of 2352	80.2%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	436 of 2345	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	64.8	727 of 2325	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.8	589 of 2320	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	69.4	714 of 2286	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.9	452 of 2263	80.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	297 of 2257	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	315 of 2227	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.6	341 of 2219	84.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	377 of 2206	82.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	364 of 696	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.8	215 of 662	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	356 of 605	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.9	181 of 671	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	72 of 430	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	120 of 548	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	293 of 601	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	402 of 2409	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	388 of 2413	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	514 of 2403	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	241 of 2401	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	319 of 1955	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	398 of 2357	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	285 of 2338	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	85.3	152 of 1531	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	61.2	453 of 1429	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	90.7	88 of 1503	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	73.6	150 of 818	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	556 of 2098	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	515 of 2078	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	926 of 2041	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	1056 of 2099	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.7	390 of 1678	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	834 of 2032	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.8	1927 of 2045	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	266 of 2407	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	349 of 2411	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	436 of 2400	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	360 of 2400	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	214 of 1961	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	248 of 2358	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	384 of 2340	83.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	85 of 287	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.4	102 of 223	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	942 of 2134	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.3	1913 of 2110	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	916 of 2016	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	798 of 2031	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	212 of 1044	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	234 of 1859	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	213 of 1941	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	320 of 1402	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	402 of 1392	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	433 of 1337	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	298 of 1399	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	261 of 1224	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	334 of 1338	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	404 of 1408	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)90th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math84%+27 vs state

English Language Arts73%+18 vs state

Science65%+20 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
Karigon Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0530	479	34	13.8	11.7%	364 (76.0%)	12 (2.5%)	23 (4.8%)	54 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	85.1	301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.7	366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.0%	65	75.7	69.1	75.0	84.4	84.5	84.0	65.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,685	$807	$18,879
Orenda Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0550	548	39	14.0	20.1%	408 (74.5%)	16 (2.9%)	61 (11.1%)	29 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	69.6	702^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.3%		66.5	739^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.8%	37	80.5	72.5	56.8	93.3	88.8	50.6	38.9	99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,913	$816	$19,096
Skano Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0560	524	37	14.1	18.7%	331 (63.2%)	8 (1.5%)	38 (7.3%)	118 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	87.9	240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.2%		88.8	232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%	8	76.0	70.1	79.6	93.4	85.1	85.4	67.3	99.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	$19,919	$816	$19,103
Tesago Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0570	361	26	13.7	14.7%	217 (60.1%)	9 (2.5%)	14 (3.9%)	94 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	91.6	165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%		92.3	163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%	2	83.6	71.0	85.1	97.1	90.5	88.1	75.4	99.0	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	99.5	99.7	$19,808	$811	$18,997
Arongen Elementary School	Public	K-5	489 Clifton Pk Ctr Rd	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0510	589	48	12.2	27.5%	369 (62.6%)	38 (6.5%)	54 (9.2%)	80 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	75.3	540^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.9%		75	536^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.1%	4	61.4	67.0	73.7	75.0	74.5	77.9	54.7	98.2	99.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.8	99.8	98.2	$19,883	$815	$19,069
Shatekon Elementary School	Public	K-5	35 Maxwell Rd	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0580	560	42	13.1	32.5%	371 (66.3%)	29 (5.2%)	57 (10.2%)	54 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	71.3	651^st of 2445 public elementary schools	73.4%		63.3	818^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%	167	62.0	59.8	71.4	70.7	66.3	75.0	61.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,384	$794	$18,590
Okte Elementary School	Public	K-5	1581 Crescent Rd	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0540	519	39	13.2	24.5%	346 (66.7%)	19 (3.7%)	56 (10.8%)	61 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	80.5	410^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.2%		70.1	639^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.9%	229	72.0	68.8	72.6	87.1	83.1	73.7	55.2	99.4	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	100.0	99.8	$19,854	$813	$19,040
Glencliff School	Public	K-5	961 Riverview Rd	Rexford	12148	Saratoga County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-2323	368	32	11.4	21.7%	231 (62.8%)	28 (7.6%)	29 (7.9%)	50 (13.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	65.4	814^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.7%		68.2	700^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.4%	114	56.9	68.3	53.6	64.2	81.7	61.4	58.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,208	$656	$21,552
Chango Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Chango Dr	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0520	510	36	14.1	16.5%	392 (76.9%)	11 (2.2%)	34 (6.7%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.1%)	89.1	213^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.6	211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.4%	2	77.2	78.4	85.2	79.8	82.4	87.5	73.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.6	$19,699	$807	$18,892
Francis L Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Lakehill Rd	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	468	41	11.4	19.0%	415 (88.7%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.5%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	85.8	288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.2%		89.1	224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.8%	64	86.6	77.9	76.7	93.8	75.6	71.9	64.4	98.7	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.1	99.6	$22,318	$351	$21,967

Frequently Asked Questions about Karigon Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Karigon Elementary School?

Students at Karigon Elementary School are 76% White, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Karigon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Karigon Elementary School.

What district is Karigon Elementary School in?

Shenendehowa Central School District

Is Karigon Elementary School a good school?

Karigon Elementary School ranks 301^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Karigon Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Gowana Middle School
High : Shenendehowa High School

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