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Cairo-Durham Elementary School

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Cairo-Durham Elementary School ranks 861 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

861^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Cairo-Durham Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 441 students in grades PK-5 in the Cairo-Durham Central School District located in Cairo, New York. The school has seen steady improvements in its statewide ranking, moving from 1726 out of 2201 New York elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 861 out of 2445 in 2024-2025.

While the school's performance on state assessments is mixed compared to the state average, with 4th and 5th-grade students performing better than the state average in ELA and Math, 3rd-grade students lag behind. However, the school's performance for its Hispanic and Multi-racial student subgroups is noteworthy, ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools. Compared to nearby schools, Cairo-Durham Elementary generally performs better than the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District and the Hudson City School District, but lags behind the Saugerties Central School District and the Germantown Central School District.

Despite the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Cairo-Durham Elementary, the school's performance for this subgroup is above average, ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools. This may be attributed to the significant increase in per-student spending, from $14,776 in 2020-2021 to $30,229 in 2023-2024, as well as the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.6 to 9.6 over the past few years.

432

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,601

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

424 Main St
Cairo, NY 12413-1090

(518) 622-3231

District: Cairo-Durham Central School District

Students who attend Cairo-Durham Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cairo-Durham Middle School
High:	Cairo-Durham High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.0%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

New York avg55%

861^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

443^rd of 874Cairo-Durham 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	63.2	861 of 2445	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	1115 of 2445	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	1522 of 2439	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1857 of 2434	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1726 of 2201	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1959 of 2413	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	2138 of 2395	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	1864 of 2386	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	1828 of 2366	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	1868 of 2352	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.3	1816 of 2345	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.4	1897 of 2325	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	1585 of 2320	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.1	1481 of 2286	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.3	1757 of 2263	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	1928 of 2257	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	1747 of 2227	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.5	1634 of 2219	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.9	1647 of 2206	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	885 of 2409	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	1092 of 2413	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	1876 of 2403	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1987 of 2401	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	1423 of 1955	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1905 of 2357	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	2058 of 2338	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	731 of 1531	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	690 of 1429	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	593 of 1503	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	931 of 1315	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1269 of 1392	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	564 of 2098	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.4	1063 of 2078	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1324 of 2041	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1782 of 2099	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1399 of 1678	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1721 of 2032	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1816 of 2045	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	822 of 2407	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	1114 of 2411	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	1195 of 2400	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	1630 of 2400	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1678 of 1961	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1980 of 2358	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	2149 of 2340	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	86 of 287	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	25.3	107 of 143	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	943 of 2134	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	616 of 2110	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	35.2	1258 of 2016	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1733 of 2031	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	578 of 1044	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1427 of 1859	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1881 of 1941	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	783 of 1402	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	880 of 1392	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1079 of 1337	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1267 of 1399	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1102 of 1224	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1276 of 1338	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1362 of 1408	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)44th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+10 vs state

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Science52%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, December 5, 2010

My niece came to live with me this year in NH. She came from Cairo Elementary School where she was supposedly doing well and reading at grade level. She entered the 4th grade here and we discovered that she was so far behind academically and she is needing a lot of extra help to catch up to the other kids. Tutoring and the school's reading program on a daily basis are helping but she is still below average. Way to go Cairo!! Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 6th 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 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
Cairo-Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Main St	Cairo	12413	Greene County	Cairo-Durham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 622-3231	432	45	9.5	62.3%	367 (85.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	63.2	861^st of 2445 public elementary schools	64.8%		51.9	1115^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.4%	254	46.3	58.9	69.8		58.5	81.5	66.7		52.4	98.3	98.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.3	98.7	98.9	$33,601	$1,608	$31,992
Scott M Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11219 Sr 32	Greenville	12083	Greene County	Greenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 966-5070	480	31	15.3	37.9%	447 (93.1%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	48.8	1222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.0%		55.3	1021^st of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%	201	38.2	57.6	63.8		44.8	53.7	58.3		51.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	$30,278	$948	$29,330
Catskill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	770 Embought Rd	Catskill	12414	Greene County	Catskill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 943-0574	550	54	10.1	54.4%	362 (65.8%)	31 (5.6%)	85 (15.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.8%)	21.9	2028^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%		22.2	1996^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%	32	35.4	34.6	37.2		36.6	42.3	48.9		27.4	98.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.7	99.5	99.2	$37,648	$2,685	$34,964
Edward J Arthur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	51 3rd St	Athens	12015	Greene County	Coxsackie-Athens Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 731-1750	177	15	11.6	27.1%	152 (85.9%)	3 (1.7%)	18 (10.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	41.8	1423^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.8%		32.6	1671^st of 2445 public elementary schools	31.7%	248	46.4	43.5			67.9	47.8				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,641	$1,704	$32,937
Coxsackie Elementary School	Public	K-4	24 Sunset Blvd	Coxsackie	12051	Greene County	Coxsackie-Athens Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 731-1770	244	27	9.0	35.7%	196 (80.3%)	10 (4.1%)	34 (13.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28	1835^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%		25.4	1886^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.9%	51	48.9	33.3			51.1	40.0				97.9	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.6	99.1	97.9	98.3	$31,154	$1,548	$29,606
Montgomery C Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Harry Howard Ave	Hudson	12534	Columbia County	Hudson City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 828-4350	689	67	10.2	63.4%	287 (41.7%)	103 (14.9%)	162 (23.5%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (12.3%)	14.8	2200^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.0%		15.5	2204^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%	4	44.0	26.5	30.4		32.0	32.2	24.2		29.5	99.1	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.6	99.5	$34,877	$2,906	$31,971
Hunter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7794 Main St	Hunter	12442	Greene County	Hunter-Tannersville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 263-4256	174	26	6.7	50.6%	140 (80.5%)	5 (2.9%)	15 (8.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	29.8	1776^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.4%		55.5	1019^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.3%	757	30.0	54.6	26.7	50.0	36.8	34.8	33.3	70.6	20.0	97.8	97.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.9	98.9	99.5	$41,994	$1,984	$40,009
Germantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6281	282	28	10.0	41.5%	244 (86.5%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	43	1385^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.4%		53	1077^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.0%	308	77.1	58.8	40.9	41.5	74.3	37.5	27.3	25.0	45.5	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.6	$35,294	$1,771	$33,523
Morse School	Public	K-6	70 Harry Wells Rd	Saugerties	12477	Ulster County	Saugerties Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 247-6960	307	27	11.2	47.6%	243 (79.2%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (12.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	54.1	1082^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	55.7%		40.4	1433^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.4%	351	55.9	47.5	66.7	50.0	73.5	53.9	54.8	34.6	60.0	97.5	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4	98.1	99.1	$34,367	$620	$33,747
Cahill School	Public	K-6	134 Main St	Saugerties	12477	Ulster County	Saugerties Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 247-6800	432	39	11.0	50.2%	248 (57.4%)	17 (3.9%)	117 (27.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.0%)	45	1332^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.5%		45.3	1277^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.8%	55	58.9	42.3	40.7	59.2	58.9	50.9	37.9	64.7	42.4	96.6	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	98.5	98.5	$33,422	$620	$32,803

Frequently Asked Questions about Cairo-Durham Elementary School

What district is Cairo-Durham Elementary School in?

Cairo-Durham Central School District

What schools do graduates of Cairo-Durham Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cairo-Durham Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cairo-Durham Middle School
High : Cairo-Durham High School

What is the racial makeup of Cairo-Durham Elementary School?

Students at Cairo-Durham Elementary School are 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cairo-Durham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Cairo-Durham Elementary School.

Is Cairo-Durham Elementary School a good school?

Cairo-Durham Elementary School ranks 861^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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