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Skano Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Skano Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school located in Clifton Park, New York, serving 548 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Shenendehowa Central School District, which is ranked 118 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Skano Elementary School has consistently outperformed the state and district averages in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Skano's 3rd-grade students achieved 75.96% proficiency in ELA and 93.4% proficiency in Math, compared to the state averages of 54.15% and 59.7%, respectively. The school's 5th-grade students also performed exceptionally well, with 79.61% proficiency in ELA and 85.44% proficiency in Math, compared to the state averages of 56.61% and 54.16%. Skano Elementary School has maintained a high level of academic performance and state rankings over the past several years, with a consistent 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Skano Elementary School outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District, including Chango Elementary School, Okte Elementary School, and Arongen Elementary School, the nearby Tesago Elementary School also performs exceptionally well, ranking in the top 7% of New York elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

524

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,919

Per pupil spending ?

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

970 Rt 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065-3683

(518) 881-0560

District: Shenendehowa Central School District

Students who attend Skano Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Koda Middle School
High:	Shenendehowa High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.2%

Asian:

22.5%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (80% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg75%

New York avg55%

240^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	87.9	240 of 2445	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	232 of 2445	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	250 of 2439	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	191 of 2434	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	207 of 2201	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	359 of 2413	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	438 of 2395	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	303 of 2386	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	388 of 2366	83.6%	★★★★☆
2015	89.1	166 of 2352	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	85.0	251 of 2345	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	88.5	181 of 2325	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	77.6	467 of 2320	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	85.0	222 of 2286	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	81.8	295 of 2263	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	82.3	157 of 2257	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	79.6	331 of 2227	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	251 of 2219	88.7%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	316 of 2206	85.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	265 of 696	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	176 of 662	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	223 of 605	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	253 of 671	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	204 of 430	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	206 of 601	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	220 of 2409	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	277 of 2413	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	241 of 2403	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	231 of 2401	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	213 of 1955	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	318 of 2357	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	435 of 2338	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	87.2	132 of 1531	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	103 of 1429	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.7	252 of 1503	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	125 of 818	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	306 of 1315	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	551 of 1392	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	409 of 2098	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	335 of 2078	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	471 of 2041	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	533 of 2099	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	271 of 1678	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	616 of 2032	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	1007 of 2045	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	286 of 2407	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	218 of 2411	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	280 of 2400	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	152 of 2400	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	202 of 1961	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	424 of 2358	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	448 of 2340	80.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	77 of 287	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	71 of 289	75.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	187 of 2134	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	59.3	592 of 2110	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	435 of 2016	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	72 of 2031	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	144 of 1044	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	572 of 1941	70.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	260 of 1402	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	248 of 1392	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	245 of 1337	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	165 of 1399	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	151 of 1224	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	383 of 1338	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	502 of 1408	64.3%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math88%+31 vs state

English Language Arts76%+21 vs state

Science67%+22 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Skano Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Skano Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Koda Middle School
High : Shenendehowa High School

Is Skano Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Skano Elementary School ranks in the top 9.8% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Skano Elementary School?

Students at Skano Elementary School are 63% White, 23% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Skano Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Skano Elementary School.

What district is Skano Elementary School in?

Shenendehowa Central School District

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