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New Scotland Elementary School

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New Scotland Elementary School ranks 1085 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of New York elementary schools

Summary

New Scotland Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Albany City School District, with 459 students. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a current ranking of 1085 out of 2445 schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, it generally outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math.

New Scotland Elementary School's strengths include its relatively high per-student spending of $34,533 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.2, which may contribute to its consistent academic performance. The school performs well for its White and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 50% of New York elementary schools, respectively. However, the school struggles with its Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of schools. When compared to nearby schools in the Albany City School District, New Scotland Elementary School generally outperforms schools like Pine Hills Elementary and Delaware Community School, but lags behind the higher-performing magnet schools like Albany School of Humanities and Thomas S. O'Brien Academy of Science & Technology.

Compared to nearby charter schools like Henry Johnson Charter School and the Brighter Choice Charter Schools, New Scotland Elementary School's academic performance is mixed, with some subgroups performing better and others performing worse. The school's high per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio suggest a focus on providing a supportive learning environment, which may contribute to its consistent academic performance despite its overall ranking.

451

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,415

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

385 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY 12208-2797

(518) 475-6775

District: Albany City School District

Students who attend New Scotland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William S Hackett Middle School
High:	Albany High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.6%

African American:

25.3%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg40%

New York avg55%

1,085^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	54.0	1085 of 2445	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	1162 of 2445	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	1347 of 2439	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	1341 of 2434	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	1392 of 2201	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1563 of 2413	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1616 of 2395	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	1467 of 2386	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.6	1433 of 2366	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.5	1383 of 2352	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.3	1375 of 2345	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.0	930 of 2325	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.5	1105 of 2320	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.5	676 of 2286	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	531 of 2263	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	55.8	1232 of 2257	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.7	1460 of 2227	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.1	1432 of 2219	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.7	1541 of 2206	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	485 of 928	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	594 of 927	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	601 of 857	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	559 of 936	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	186 of 427	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	674 of 891	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	743 of 948	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	567 of 696	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	548 of 662	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	462 of 605	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	418 of 671	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.5	559 of 601	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	732 of 1117	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	783 of 1066	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	956 of 1001	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	778 of 1027	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	801 of 938	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	1072 of 2409	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	1080 of 2413	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	1268 of 2403	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	1200 of 2401	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	1060 of 1955	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1571 of 2357	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1617 of 2338	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1284 of 1569	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1027 of 1531	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1007 of 1429	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	924 of 1503	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	921 of 1315	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	883 of 1392	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1360 of 2098	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1688 of 2078	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1698 of 2041	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1615 of 2099	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1502 of 1678	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1735 of 2032	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1960 of 2045	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	1108 of 2407	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	1204 of 2411	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	1387 of 2400	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1506 of 2400	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1501 of 1961	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1503 of 2358	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1530 of 2340	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	113 of 287	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	111 of 279	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	99 of 223	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	180 of 289	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	100 of 143	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	151 of 202	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1290 of 2134	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1341 of 2110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1836 of 2016	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1346 of 2031	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	712 of 1044	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1230 of 1859	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1473 of 1941	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	270 of 1402	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	299 of 1392	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	602 of 1337	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	634 of 1399	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	645 of 1224	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	741 of 1338	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	723 of 1408	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)81st percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

African American (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+3 vs state

Math57%~ state avg

Science48%+3 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
New Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 New Scotland Ave	Albany	12208	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6775	451	30	15.2	46.1%	165 (36.6%)	114 (25.3%)	70 (15.5%)	51 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.4%)	54	1085^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.6%		50.3	1162^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%	77	58.6	58.8	57.9	58.1	66.2	48.7	48.0	98.4	99.8	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.8	99.4	99.4	$29,415	$1,967	$27,448
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
Pine Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 N Allen St	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6725	363	25	14.2	68.0%	65 (17.9%)	130 (35.8%)	86 (23.7%)	46 (12.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.5%)	18.3	2124^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.1%		23.9	1951^st of 2445 public elementary schools	20.2%	173	42.6	46.3	42.4	35.9	32.6	20.3	23.2	98.0	98.5	99.7	99.7	100.0	98.5	99.5	99.7	$28,931	$1,944	$26,987
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
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
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
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
Roots Academy At West Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	676 Clinton Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6700	283	18	15.9	86.6%	18 (6.4%)	122 (43.1%)	59 (20.8%)	55 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.5%)	4.8	2406^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.6%		9.6	2337^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.4%	69	8.9	25.5	29.0	4.9	11.5	17.8	20.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	$32,273	$2,855	$29,419
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
Henry Johnson Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	30 Watervliet Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Henry Johnson Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 432-4300	346	13	26.6	0.9%	4 (1.2%)	218 (63.0%)	88 (25.4%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	66.1	792^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.6%		57.4	967^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.4%	175	61.4	73.3		62.3	69.6											$14,085	$00	$14,085

Frequently Asked Questions about New Scotland Elementary School

Is New Scotland Elementary School a good school?

New Scotland Elementary School ranks 1085^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend New Scotland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended New Scotland Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of New Scotland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New Scotland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : William S Hackett Middle School
High : Albany High School

What district is New Scotland Elementary School in?

Albany City School District

What is the racial makeup of New Scotland Elementary School?

Students at New Scotland Elementary School are 37% White, 25% African American, 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

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