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Harry L Edson School

Public Grades K-4

2007^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Harry L Edson School is an elementary school located in Kingston, NY, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 413 students. It is part of the Kingston City School District, which is ranked 761 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 2007 out of 2445 schools and a 1-star rating. Academically, Harry L Edson School underperforms compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 41.76%, compared to the district's 40.66% and the state's 54.15%. The school also struggles with English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 10% of schools for these subgroups.

When comparing Harry L Edson School to nearby schools within the Kingston City School District, such as Robert R Graves School and E.R. Crosby Elementary School, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming. These nearby schools have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and overall rankings compared to Harry L Edson School.

397

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,572

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

116 Merilina Ave
Kingston, NY 12401-4226

(845) 943-3370

District: Kingston City School District

Students who attend Harry L Edson School usually attend:

Middle:	J Watson Bailey Middle School
High:	Kingston High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.1%

Hispanic:

29.0%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

New York avg57%

2,007^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Kingston City School District

761^st of 874Kingston 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	22.3	2007 of 2445	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2018 of 2445	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2044 of 2439	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1908 of 2434	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1735 of 2201	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1864 of 2413	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1620 of 2395	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	1516 of 2386	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.9	1452 of 2366	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	1274 of 2352	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.6	1138 of 2345	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.8	1233 of 2325	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	1406 of 2320	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.0	1145 of 2286	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.1	1111 of 2263	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	941 of 2257	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.3	1048 of 2227	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	881 of 2219	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	779 of 2206	64.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	713 of 928	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	679 of 857	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	733 of 936	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	704 of 891	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	8.1	569 of 605	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	594 of 671	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1092 of 1117	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	913 of 1066	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	853 of 1001	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	735 of 1027	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	373 of 454	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	840 of 938	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1857 of 2409	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	2161 of 2413	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	2096 of 2403	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1952 of 2401	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1614 of 1955	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1753 of 2357	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1695 of 2338	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1518 of 1569	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1383 of 1531	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1364 of 1429	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1316 of 1503	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	779 of 818	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1208 of 1315	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	903 of 1392	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1954 of 2098	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1924 of 2078	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1859 of 2041	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1850 of 2099	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1490 of 1678	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1902 of 2032	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1589 of 2045	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	2069 of 2407	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1826 of 2411	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1874 of 2400	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1817 of 2400	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1532 of 1961	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1970 of 2358	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1498 of 2340	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	21.1	179 of 223	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	258 of 289	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	105 of 202	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1895 of 2134	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	1225 of 2110	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1732 of 2016	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1969 of 2031	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1057 of 1859	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	672 of 1941	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	897 of 1402	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1133 of 1392	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	958 of 1337	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1018 of 1399	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	862 of 1224	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	976 of 1338	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1054 of 1408	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)20th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2023)6th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math41%-18 vs state

English Language Arts35%-19 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Harry L Edson School	Public	K-4	116 Merilina Ave	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3370	397	43	9.2	45.1%	179 (45.1%)	43 (10.8%)	115 (29.0%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.8%)	22.3	2007^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.9%		21.6	2018^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.5%	11	41.8	26.5		53.6	26.8			98.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.8	99.5	$35,572	$2,190	$33,382
George Washington School	Public	PK, KG-4	67 Wall St	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3518	492	42	11.5	37.8%	187 (38.0%)	43 (8.7%)	211 (42.9%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	12.7	2246^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%		19.6	2074^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.2%	172	31.5	33.3		35.2	25.0			94.8	97.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	96.8	97.4	96.6	$27,724	$3,285	$24,438
Ernest C Myer School	Public	K-4	121 Schoolhouse Ln	Hurley	12443	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 943-3481	213	21	10.2	25.8%	161 (75.6%)	5 (2.3%)	29 (13.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.6%)	32	1712^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.0%		44.5	1302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	46.7%	410	39.6	51.3		47.9	47.4			97.8	97.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.8	99.1	98.7	$42,840	$889	$41,951
Chambers School	Public	K-4	945 Morton Blvd	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 336-5995	306	35	8.8	53.6%	113 (36.9%)	24 (7.8%)	130 (42.5%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.9%)	19.7	2091^st of 2445 public elementary schools	14.5%		17.9	2127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%	36	43.8	30.1		50.0	25.7			95.1	99.5	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.2	99.2	95.4	$38,326	$2,223	$36,103
John F Kennedy School	Public	K-4	107 Gross St	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3100	322	36	9.0	65.8%	102 (31.7%)	51 (15.8%)	92 (28.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (22.4%)	6.3	2378^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.7%		6.1	2407^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.6%	29	26.2	19.0		30.7	13.1			98.3	99.1	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.1	98.9	98.6	$41,168	$3,075	$38,093
Robert R Graves School	Public	K-4	345 Mountain View Ave	Port Ewen	12466	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 943-3915	325	31	10.4	39.7%	226 (69.5%)	15 (4.6%)	42 (12.9%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	60.4	924^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.2%		57.4	965^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.5%	41	64.9	55.7		77.2	52.5			99.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.7	99.4	$36,822	$857	$35,966
E R Crosby Elementary School	Public	K-4	767 Neighborhood Rd	Lake Katrine	12449	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3912	311	33	9.5	52.4%	173 (55.6%)	25 (8.0%)	71 (22.8%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	35	1619^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.8%		55.1	1025^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.1%	594	41.8	49.0		42.6	58.8			98.4	98.7	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.7	98.7	99.4	$40,526	$2,175	$38,350
Chancellor Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	48 Knollwood Rd	Rhinebeck	12572	Dutchess County	Rhinebeck Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 871-5570	392	36	10.9	19.9%	296 (75.5%)	4 (1.0%)	46 (11.7%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	73.6	596^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.6%		75.3	529^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.4%	67	67.7	80.0	66.1	71.4	83.6	56.1	54.4	94.7	95.8	98.9	98.9	98.9	96.8	96.3	96.3	$35,822	$1,404	$34,418
Woodstock Elementary School	Public	K-5	8 W Hurley Rd	Woodstock	12498	Ulster County	Onteora Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 679-2316	189	25	7.7	28.0%	157 (83.1%)	2 (1.1%)	17 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	53.8	1098^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.1%					(n/a)	48.7	80.0		47.5	64.7			94.6	95.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	95.2	97.0	97.6	$56,720	$1,914	$54,806
Marbletown Elementary School	Public	K-3	12 Pinebush Rd	Stone Ridge	12404	Ulster County	Rondout Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 687-0284	295	30	9.8	29.2%	230 (78.0%)	9 (3.1%)	33 (11.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)								(n/a)	60.0			78.7				96.3	97.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	97.4	98.1	99.3	$35,326	$1,889	$33,437

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