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Giffen Memorial Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Giffen Memorial Elementary School is a public elementary school in Albany, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 406 students. The school is part of the Albany City School District, which is ranked 757 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars.

Giffen Memorial Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state over the past decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 5-10% of all elementary schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating very poor performance. On state assessments, only 21.88% of 3rd graders, 15.94% of 4th graders, and 24.44% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also very low, ranging from 3.9% to 24.62% across the 3rd-5th grade levels, compared to state averages of 59.7% to 54.16%.

The nearby Arbor Hill Elementary School and Sheridan Preparatory Academy also struggle with low academic performance, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York elementary schools. However, these schools still outperform Giffen Memorial Elementary School. The two Brighter Choice Charter School and Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys significantly outperform Giffen Memorial Elementary School and the other district schools on state assessments, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points higher.

387

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,791

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

274 S Pearl St
Albany, NY 12202-1899

(518) 475-6650

District: Albany City School District

Students who attend Giffen Memorial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School
High:	Albany High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.7%

Hispanic:

25.3%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (15% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Math scores 47 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg40%

New York avg55%

2,423^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Albany City School District

757^th of 874Albany 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	3.9	2423 of 2445	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	2390 of 2445	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	2396 of 2439	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	2367 of 2434	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	2098 of 2201	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2369 of 2413	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	2381 of 2395	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	2340 of 2386	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	2260 of 2366	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	2284 of 2352	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	2135 of 2345	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.6	2061 of 2325	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	1939 of 2320	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	2080 of 2286	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	1950 of 2263	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	2134 of 2257	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.9	2075 of 2227	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1984 of 2219	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	1814 of 2206	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	908 of 928	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	870 of 927	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	787 of 857	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	870 of 936	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	342 of 427	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	836 of 891	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	922 of 948	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	478 of 696	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.9	631 of 662	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	584 of 671	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	1.7	422 of 430	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	548 of 548	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	579 of 601	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	995 of 1117	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	611 of 1066	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	876 of 1001	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	907 of 1027	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	431 of 454	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	840 of 860	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	706 of 938	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	2379 of 2409	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	2360 of 2413	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	2351 of 2403	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	2357 of 2401	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1893 of 1955	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	2322 of 2357	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	2332 of 2338	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1528 of 1569	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1412 of 1531	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1388 of 1429	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1460 of 1503	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	792 of 818	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1236 of 1315	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1344 of 1392	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	743 of 792	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	731 of 766	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	626 of 637	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	416 of 570	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	2072 of 2098	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	2025 of 2078	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1995 of 2041	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1611 of 1678	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1991 of 2032	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	2035 of 2045	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	2378 of 2407	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	2369 of 2411	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	2371 of 2400	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2295 of 2400	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1876 of 1961	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	2312 of 2358	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	2322 of 2340	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	276 of 287	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	226 of 279	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	109 of 180	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2040 of 2134	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1981 of 2110	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1970 of 2016	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1995 of 2031	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1487 of 1859	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1872 of 1941	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	5.9	1353 of 1392	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1215 of 1337	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1257 of 1399	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	1408 of 1408	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)31st percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-34 vs state

Science13%-32 vs state

Math10%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	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	Regents Living Environment End of Course	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th 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
Giffen Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	274 S Pearl St	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6650	387	31	12.4	82.2%	23 (5.9%)	208 (53.7%)	98 (25.3%)	31 (8.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	3.9	2423^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.7	2390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.2%	33		21.9	15.9	24.4				24.6	3.9	5.4				13.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,791	$4,699	$29,092
KIPP Albany Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 Krank St	Albany	12202	Albany County	KIPP Albany Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 433-1500	688	32	21.5	88.1%	12 (1.7%)	487 (70.8%)	153 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.7%)	11.2	2277^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.9%		9.4	2343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.2%	66	25.6	34.3	37.0	27.5	35.9	27.8	21.9	24.2	18.1	21.3	11.3	17.1	9.2	18.8									$19,002	$630	$18,372
Thomas S O'Brien Academy Of Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	94 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6875	262	21	12.5	69.8%	38 (14.5%)	89 (34.0%)	44 (16.8%)	67 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	34.4	1637^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.0%		30.8	1720^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%	83		43.2	48.8	52.5				44.4	47.6	38.1				44.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,905	$2,717	$33,189
Delaware Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Bertha St	Albany	12209	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6750	276	20	13.7	81.5%	27 (9.8%)	84 (30.4%)	97 (35.1%)	47 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.9%)	9.3	2311^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%		16.1	2181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%	130		27.5	27.7	16.2				43.9	31.3	10.5				5.6	94.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.9	100.0	100.0	$30,547	$2,986	$27,561
Dual Language Program At Albany International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Lark St	Albany	12210	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 475-6600	213	41	5.1	54.5%	23 (10.8%)	20 (9.4%)	154 (72.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	31.1							(n/a)		35.3	56.5	31.8				47.4	45.8	50.0				40.0									$39,978	$2,052	$37,927
Arbor Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Arbor Dr	Albany	12207	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6625	301	28	10.7	86.0%	18 (6.0%)	183 (60.8%)	59 (19.6%)	22 (7.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	9.7	2302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.8%		13.1	2268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%	34		16.7	19.5	32.6				29.7	16.3	36.2				20.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,947	$5,262	$31,685
Sheridan Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Sheridan Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6850	284	18	15.8	85.2%	20 (7.0%)	145 (51.1%)	83 (29.2%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	20.3	2068^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.9	2004^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%	64		30.2	35.0	40.4				32.7	43.2	42.3				29.4	98.2	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.5	99.1	98.8	$32,828	$4,727	$28,101
Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Public, Charter	K-5	250 Central Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-4100	316	28	11.3	81.0%	22 (7.0%)	182 (57.6%)	48 (15.2%)	33 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.2%)	60.4	926^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.1%		51.2	1139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.4%	213		78.6	68.1	67.9				88.1	57.5	36.2				41.1									$15,521	$1,801	$13,720
Albany School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	108 Whitehall Rd	Albany	12209	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6575	378	29	13.1	55.0%	74 (19.6%)	148 (39.2%)	77 (20.4%)	37 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	74.7	562^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.0%		75.3	530^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.3%	32		71.4	62.1	77.4				78.1	67.8	76.2				50.0	99.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$32,093	$2,251	$29,842
Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Public, Charter	K-5	116 N Lake Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-8200	240	22	10.9	90.8%	23 (9.6%)	134 (55.8%)	47 (19.6%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	53.4	1111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.6%		51.8	1120^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%	9		58.8	52.6	65.0				82.4	68.4	40.0				32.5									$17,381	$1,998	$15,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Giffen Memorial Elementary School

What district is Giffen Memorial Elementary School in?

Albany City School District

Is Giffen Memorial Elementary School a good school?

Giffen Memorial Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Giffen Memorial Elementary School?

Students at Giffen Memorial Elementary School are 54% African American, 25% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% White, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Giffen Memorial Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Giffen Memorial Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Giffen Memorial Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Giffen Memorial Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School
High : Albany High School

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