Elementary Schools in Canandaigua City School District

Summary:

The Canandaigua City School District has one elementary school, Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is located in Canandaigua, New York, a city in the Finger Lakes region.

Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle range of New York elementary schools over the past three years, ranking between 1150-1223 out of 2439-2445 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with 3rd-5th grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math ranging from around 47% to 57% in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate of 53.19% is higher than the state average of 45.02%. The school has a student population of 1,441 and a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 40.53%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.

The Canandaigua City School District spends $23,808 per student, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio at Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School is 10.3, which is relatively low compared to the state average. These factors suggest the school has access to adequate funding and resources to support student learning, which may contribute to its middle-range performance.

District Detail

143 N Pearl St
Canandaigua, NY 14424-1496

(585) 396-3700

SchoolDigger Rank:
309^th of 874 New York districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,118

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Immunizations Finance All

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
Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 W Gibson St	Canandaigua	14424	Ontario County	Canandaigua City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 396-3900	1,433	134	10.7	38.5%	1,228 (85.7%)	33 (2.3%)	78 (5.4%)	18 (1.3%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (4.7%)	48.8	1223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.0%		50	1171^st of 2445 public elementary schools	52.1%	52	54.7	47.4	56.7	54.7	52.6	55.5	53.2	99.3	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.9	99.7	99.4	$25,010	$944	$24,066

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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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