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Colden Elementary School

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Colden Elementary School ranks 1618 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Colden Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District, with around 200 students. Over the past several years, the school has been ranked between 1045-2041 out of approximately 2,400 New York elementary schools, with a current 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colden Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages, especially in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In 2024-2025, only 58.06% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 54.78% for the district and 54.15% statewide. However, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate of 64.52% was higher than the district (60.87%) and state (59.7%) averages. Colden Elementary's 4th and 5th grade proficiency rates in both ELA and Math, as well as its 5th grade Science proficiency rate, lag behind the district and state.

Compared to nearby elementary schools, such as South Davis Elementary and Parkdale Elementary, Colden Elementary generally underperforms in academic proficiency rates. For instance, Ellicott Road Elementary in the Orchard Park Central School District has significantly higher proficiency rates, with 80.73% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 84.55% proficient in Math in 2024-2025. Addressing these academic challenges and implementing targeted interventions could be crucial for improving Colden Elementary's performance and student outcomes.

213

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,266

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8263 Boston-Colden Rd
Colden, NY 14033-0197

(716) 592-3217

District: Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District

Students who attend Colden Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Griffith Institute Middle School
High:	Griffith Institute High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Hispanic:

2.8%

American Indian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg47%

New York avg55%

1,618^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District

533^rd of 874Springville-Griffith Institute 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	35.1	1618 of 2445	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2041 of 2445	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1531 of 2439	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	1045 of 2434	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	1146 of 2201	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	1120 of 2413	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	1378 of 2395	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	1091 of 2386	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	1107 of 2366	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.8	1372 of 2352	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.9	1030 of 2345	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.8	755 of 2325	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.8	363 of 2320	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	540 of 2286	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	85.0	184 of 2263	91.9%	★★★★★
2009	79.9	284 of 2257	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.5	498 of 2227	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	74.9	539 of 2219	75.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	533 of 2206	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	1339 of 2409	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	2048 of 2413	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1808 of 2403	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	1192 of 2401	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	1309 of 1955	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1495 of 2357	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1584 of 2338	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1262 of 2098	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1732 of 2078	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1384 of 2041	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	927 of 2099	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	696 of 1678	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.2	1557 of 2032	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1146 of 2045	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1748 of 2407	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1956 of 2411	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	1224 of 2400	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	979 of 2400	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	881 of 1961	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	843 of 2358	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	1144 of 2340	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1479 of 2134	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1767 of 2110	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	67.0	435 of 1399	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)69th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math48%-10 vs state

English Language Arts44%-11 vs state

Science39%-6 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
Colden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8263 Boston-Colden Rd	Colden	14033	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 592-3217	213	20	10.4	33.3%	203 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35.1	1618^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.8%		20.8	2041^st of 2445 public elementary schools	16.5%	423	58.1	28.6	39.1	64.5	33.3	39.1	39.1	99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	99.3	$22,266	$939	$21,327
Boston Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	7476 Back Creek Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3240	212	22	9.5	35.8%	199 (93.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	52.8	1134^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.6%		57.2	971^st of 2445 public elementary schools	60.3%	163	45.5	54.8	53.6	45.2	67.9	73.1	60.0	97.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.4	98.7	97.4	$25,690	$661	$25,029
Ellicott Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5180 Ellicott Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6278	718	57	12.6	11.3%	675 (94.0%)	5 (0.7%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.5%)	81.7	374^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.7%		89.1	225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.8%	149	80.7	70.5	78.6	84.6	76.9	68.3	58.1	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.7	$23,862	$550	$23,312
Harold O Brumsted Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	173 Canada St	Holland	14080	Erie County	Holland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 537-8255	303	29	10.3	35.3%	286 (94.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	30.5	1752^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	28.3%		46.6	1242^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.2%	510	58.1	39.3		48.8	35.7			99.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$23,853	$1,175	$22,678
Charlotte Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Charlotte Ave	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3370	382	24	16.2	15.2%	341 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	54.8	1059^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.7%		59.5	917^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.5%	142	56.3	67.5	57.5	42.9	64.1	52.5	53.7	96.3	97.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	$19,964	$550	$19,414
Springville Elementary School	Public	K-6	283 North St	Springville	14141	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 592-3204	497	52	9.5	37.0%	471 (94.8%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	39	1504^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.5%		35.5	1582^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.3%	78	53.6	29.3	48.7	59.5	51.3	52.1	41.1	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.6	99.5	$26,655	$1,087	$25,568
Armor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5301 Abbott Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3350	332	23	14.2	24.7%	301 (90.7%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	36.5	1569^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.8%		46.5	1244^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.1%	325	55.9	48.5	45.7	44.1	40.6	41.7	48.5	98.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.7	99.4	$20,135	$616	$19,519
South Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 S Davis St	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6246	377	33	11.2	12.7%	359 (95.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	64.7	830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%		77.7	482^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	80.3%	348	71.4	52.6	58.5	76.4	59.7	63.0	58.5	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.4	100.0	$24,209	$547	$23,662
Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Pleasant Ave	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3280	663	50	13.3	23.7%	575 (86.7%)	16 (2.4%)	36 (5.4%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	33	1684^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.1%		27	1844^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.6%	160	53.8	41.4	38.5	51.8	55.0	29.1	36.3	98.6	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.1	99.5	99.2	$20,918	$804	$20,114
Parkdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 Girard Ave	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 687-2352	704	59	11.9	9.1%	652 (92.6%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	67.7	749^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%		66.1	754^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.2%	5	68.8	55.5		76.0	65.2			99.0	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.0	99.8	$21,066	$477	$20,588

Frequently Asked Questions about Colden Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Colden Elementary School?

Students at Colden Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Colden Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Colden Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Griffith Institute Middle School
High : Griffith Institute High School

Is Colden Elementary School a good school?

Colden Elementary School ranks 1618^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Colden Elementary School in?

Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District

How many students attend Colden Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Colden Elementary School.

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