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Harrison Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
2059th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Harrison Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in South Glens Falls, New York, with 267 students. The school is part of the South Glens Falls Central School District, which is ranked 689 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrison Avenue Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic proficiency on the New York State Assessments. The school's rankings for certain student subgroups, such as female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, have been in the bottom half or quarter of New York elementary schools in recent years. Additionally, the school's spending per student has increased significantly, from $16,226 in 2020-2021 to $26,912 in 2023-2024, which is higher than nearby Moreau Elementary School ($22,791) and Tanglewood Elementary School ($17,098).

Harrison Avenue Elementary School has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 977 out of 2,201 New York elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 2,059 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance has been inconsistent, with proficiency rates fluctuating from year to year. When compared to other elementary schools in the surrounding area, Harrison Avenue Elementary School generally underperforms, with Moreau Elementary and Tanglewood Elementary having higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math across most grade levels. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.4% to 59.18% over the past few years.

294
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$31,568
Per pupil spending ?
61.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 76 Harrison Ave
       South Glens Falls, NY  12803-4997

(518) 793-9048

District: South Glens Falls Central School District


Students who attend Harrison Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Oliver W Winch Middle School
High:    South Glens Falls Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
92.9%
Two or more races:
3.4%
Hispanic:
2.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg43%
New York avg55%
2,059th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 37 pts since 2015
From top 47% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the South Glens Falls Central School District
689th of 874South Glens Falls 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.62059 of 244515.8%★☆☆☆☆
202425.81876 of 244523.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.52051 of 243915.9%★☆☆☆☆
202245.11301 of 243446.5%★★☆☆☆
202154.2977 of 220155.6%★★★☆☆
201946.81240 of 241348.6%★★☆☆☆
201851.51161 of 239551.5%★★★☆☆
201748.91200 of 238649.7%★★☆☆☆
201648.91215 of 236648.6%★★☆☆☆
201551.61113 of 235252.7%★★★☆☆
201442.71366 of 234541.7%★★☆☆☆
201341.51362 of 232541.4%★★☆☆☆
201243.01476 of 232036.4%★★☆☆☆
201145.81383 of 228639.5%★★☆☆☆
201057.11114 of 226350.8%★★★☆☆
200977.0408 of 225781.9%★★★★☆
200879.4336 of 222784.9%★★★★☆
200778.5383 of 221982.7%★★★★☆
200678.2392 of 220682.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.42019 of 240916.2%★☆☆☆☆
202431.31699 of 241329.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.51974 of 240317.9%★☆☆☆☆
202256.5999 of 240158.4%★★★☆☆
202163.4666 of 195565.9%★★★☆☆
201934.21587 of 235732.7%★★☆☆☆
201845.71320 of 233843.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.41670 of 209820.4%★☆☆☆☆
202436.01319 of 207836.5%★★☆☆☆
202320.71769 of 204113.3%★☆☆☆☆
202255.1791 of 209962.3%★★★☆☆
202159.3576 of 167865.7%★★★☆☆
201942.01118 of 203245.0%★★☆☆☆
201849.5934 of 204554.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.61965 of 240718.4%★☆☆☆☆
202422.91979 of 241117.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.21957 of 240018.5%★☆☆☆☆
202233.91636 of 240031.8%★★☆☆☆
202142.41150 of 196141.4%★★☆☆☆
201962.0830 of 235864.8%★★★☆☆
201857.5968 of 234058.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.11807 of 213415.3%★☆☆☆☆
202418.82006 of 21104.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202511.31311 of 14026.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.41079 of 139922.9%★☆☆☆☆
201829.51094 of 140822.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)16th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school
White (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math40%-18 vs state
Science36%-9 vs state
English Language Arts34%-21 vs state

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Students who attend Harrison Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oliver W Winch Middle School
High : South Glens Falls Senior High School

Harrison Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.8% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Harrison Avenue Elementary School.

Students at Harrison Avenue Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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