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Saint Joseph's Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1914^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Saint Joseph's Elementary School is a public elementary school in Malone, New York, serving 197 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Malone Central School District.

Over the past 10 years, Saint Joseph's Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1292 and 2200 out of around 2,400 schools. The school has underperformed compared to the district and state in English Language Arts and Math proficiency, with only 25% of 3rd graders, 40.63% of 4th graders, and 38.46% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in ELA in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 42.08% to 49.24% over the past few years.

Despite a significant increase in spending per student at Saint Joseph's Elementary School, from $11,283 in 2020-2021 to $30,202 in 2023-2024, the school's performance on state assessments has not shown a corresponding improvement. The school does, however, have a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.9 to 11.5 over the past three school years, which is lower than the ratios at nearby Davis Elementary School and Flanders Elementary School. Overall, the analysis highlights the need for a comprehensive review of the school's practices, resource allocation, and support systems to address the persistent underperformance and better serve the needs of its students.

199

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,371

Per pupil spending ?

44.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

99 Elm St
Malone, NY 12953-1518

(518) 483-7806

District: Malone Central School District

Students who attend Saint Joseph's Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Malone Middle School
High:	Franklin Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

African American:

2.5%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg30%

New York avg55%

1,914^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Malone Central School District

813^th of 874Malone 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	25.3	1914 of 2445	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2040 of 2445	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	2200 of 2439	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1925 of 2434	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1968 of 2201	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	2030 of 2413	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1790 of 2395	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.1	1524 of 2386	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	1292 of 2366	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.3	1705 of 2352	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.3	1892 of 2345	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	1776 of 2325	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.1	1748 of 2320	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	1898 of 2286	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	1854 of 2263	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	1787 of 2257	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.0	1707 of 2227	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.3	1660 of 2219	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.2	1438 of 2206	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1784 of 2409	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1950 of 2413	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1967 of 2403	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	2076 of 2401	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1606 of 1955	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	2021 of 2357	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1625 of 2338	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1563 of 2098	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1736 of 2078	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1954 of 2041	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1937 of 2099	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1426 of 1678	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	2010 of 2032	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1714 of 2045	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1973 of 2407	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	2025 of 2411	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2249 of 2400	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1771 of 2400	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1715 of 1961	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1930 of 2358	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1672 of 2340	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1530 of 2134	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1968 of 2110	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2011 of 2016	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	11.1	1259 of 1338	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1225 of 1408	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math44%-13 vs state

Science38%-7 vs state

English Language Arts34%-20 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 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
Saint Joseph's Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Elm St	Malone	12953	Franklin County	Malone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 483-7806	199	22	9.0	44.7%	186 (93.5%)	5 (2.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	25.3	1914^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.7%		20.8	2040^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.6%	126	25.0	40.6	38.5		34.4	50.0	50.0		38.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,371	$1,561	$28,810
Flanders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	524 E Main St	Malone	12953	Franklin County	Malone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 483-7803	213	27	7.9	46.0%	195 (91.5%)	4 (1.9%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	12.5	2252^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.7	2335^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%	83	37.9	19.4	29.6		41.4	36.7	14.8		19.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,644	$1,880	$29,765
Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	183 Webster St	Malone	12953	Franklin County	Malone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 483-7802	513	50	10.1	51.7%	487 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	12	2266^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.3%		12	2296^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%	30	28.0	18.9	29.5		28.0	19.4	24.4		38.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,309	$2,430	$29,880
Chateaugay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	42 River St	Chateaugay	12920	Franklin County	Chateaugay Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 497-6290	338	28	12.2	48.8%	330 (97.6%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	1891^st of 2445 public elementary schools	22.7%		26.7	1852^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.3%	39	47.5	26.8	50.0	41.9	35.0	17.1	32.4	32.3	51.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,117	$1,122	$23,995
Brushton Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	758 County Rt 7	Brushton	12916	Franklin County	Brushton-Moira Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 529-7324	465	38	12.1	54.2%	437 (94.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	29.1	1800^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.4%		36.2	1558^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.3%	242	38.7	41.7	40.0	26.4	41.9	46.6	50.0	45.6	39.3	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,037	$2,600	$20,437
Salmon River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	637 County Rt 1	Fort Covington	12937	Franklin County	Salmon River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 358-6670	311	38	8.1	71.1%	173 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	15.1	2193^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%		14.2	2236^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.5%	43	27.5	27.9	37.7		49.0	34.9	23.1		21.6	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	$39,679	$3,902	$35,777

Frequently Asked Questions about Saint Joseph's Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Saint Joseph's Elementary School?

Students at Saint Joseph's Elementary School are 93% White, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Saint Joseph's Elementary School a good school?

Saint Joseph's Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Saint Joseph's Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Saint Joseph's Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Saint Joseph's Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Saint Joseph's Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Malone Middle School
High : Franklin Academy High School

What district is Saint Joseph's Elementary School in?

Malone Central School District

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