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Fostertown School

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Fostertown School ranks 1419 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

1419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Fostertown School is an elementary school located in Newburgh, NY, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 585 students. It is part of the Newburgh City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Fostertown School has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate over the past 10 years, ranging from 649 to 1419 out of around 2,400 New York elementary schools, with a current 2-star rating.

Fostertown School generally outperforms the Newburgh City School District and the state of New York in academic proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Fostertown School had 49.06% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to 34.17% and 54.15% for the district and state, respectively. This trend holds true across most grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Fostertown School performs relatively well for certain student subgroups compared to other New York elementary schools, such as its African American and White students.

Fostertown School has seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 40.5% in 2021-2022 to 49.74% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. However, the school has also seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $17,335 in 2020-2021 to $33,506 in 2023-2024, suggesting the school is investing more resources into supporting its students. When compared to other nearby schools in the Newburgh City School District, such as Temple Hill School and Meadow Hill School, Fostertown School generally outperforms them academically.

594

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,624

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

364 Fostertown Rd
Newburgh, NY 12550

(845) 568-6425

District: Newburgh City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.5%

White:

16.3%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Newburgh City School District

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg41%

New York avg55%

1,419^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Newburgh City School District

773^rd of 874Newburgh 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	41.9	1419 of 2445	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	1191 of 2445	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	760 of 2439	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	796 of 2434	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	1069 of 2201	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	881 of 2413	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	727 of 2395	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.0	670 of 2386	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	65.5	767 of 2366	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.2	649 of 2352	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	70.1	632 of 2345	73.0%	★★★★☆
2013	54.4	999 of 2325	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	1092 of 2320	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	1055 of 2286	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.6	1358 of 2263	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	1500 of 2257	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.0	1156 of 2227	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.4	1181 of 2219	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.4	1019 of 2206	53.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	402 of 928	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	349 of 927	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	327 of 857	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	363 of 936	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	133 of 427	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	319 of 891	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	283 of 948	70.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	838 of 1117	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	745 of 1066	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	237 of 1001	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	432 of 1027	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	228 of 938	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1406 of 2409	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1455 of 2413	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.8	705 of 2403	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	805 of 2401	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	929 of 1955	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	1009 of 2357	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	749 of 2338	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	862 of 1569	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	683 of 1531	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	370 of 1429	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	355 of 1503	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	249 of 818	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	253 of 1315	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	199 of 1392	85.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	476 of 792	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1362 of 2098	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1179 of 2078	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	721 of 2041	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	680 of 2099	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	1090 of 1678	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	638 of 2032	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	540 of 2045	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	1388 of 2407	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	943 of 2411	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	812 of 2400	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	825 of 2400	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	1095 of 1961	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	771 of 2358	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	695 of 2340	70.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	60.8	102 of 289	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	869 of 2134	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	1172 of 2110	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1282 of 2016	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1709 of 2031	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	817 of 1044	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1032 of 1859	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1639 of 1941	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	470 of 1402	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.7	291 of 1392	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	236 of 1337	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	373 of 1399	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.4	671 of 1224	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.9	402 of 1338	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	474 of 1408	66.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)66th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)65th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math54%-3 vs state

English Language Arts48%-7 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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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	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Fostertown School	Public, Magnet	K-5	364 Fostertown Rd	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 568-6425	594	50	11.8	46.3%	97 (16.3%)	83 (14.0%)	377 (63.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	41.9	1419^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%		49.2	1191^st of 2445 public elementary schools	51.3%	228			49.1	41.9	53.9				49.1	58.4	55.8				44.3		98.9	99.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.1	99.5	99.4	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Plattekill Tpke	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6400	612	48	12.6	41.5%	108 (17.6%)	71 (11.6%)	372 (60.8%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.2%)	26.7	1869^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.6%		22	2002^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.1%	133			33.3	42.1	45.5				49.5	35.7	41.7				37.5		96.2	98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.0	99.3	97.7	$33,898	$2,476	$31,422
Balmville School	Public	PK, KG-5	5144 Rt 9w	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-8550	376	38	9.9	58.8%	47 (12.5%)	78 (20.7%)	212 (56.4%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	15.7	2177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.2	2142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%	35			41.2	37.8	37.8				28.6	31.1	22.2				26.1		98.0	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.2	98.7	98.7	$35,335	$2,581	$32,754
Meadow Hill School	Public, Magnet	K-8	124 Meadow Hill Rd	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 568-6600	982	88	11.1	51.1%	121 (12.3%)	138 (14.1%)	651 (66.3%)	31 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.7%)	40.8	1448^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.8%		48.4	1208^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.6%	240	95.0	100.0	39.3	45.8	57.8	44.6	44.7	38.0	43.5	55.6	59.6	49.1	43.8	29.5	34.6	29.5	98.3	99.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.4	99.4	98.7	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
Gidney Avenue Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Gidney Ave	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-8450	788	66	11.9	58.9%	47 (6.0%)	143 (18.1%)	563 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	13.7	2224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%		16.9	2153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%	71			14.1	29.2	38.8				27.4	24.2	43.0				27.9		97.7	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	98.9	98.4	$33,470	$2,445	$31,026
Leptondale Elementary School	Public	K-6	48 Mill St	Wallkill	12589	Orange County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 895-7200	460	38	12.0	24.6%	280 (60.9%)	29 (6.3%)	135 (29.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	47.7	1253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	48.8%		35.4	1583^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.3%	330			55.2	45.3	63.6	36.7			58.3	46.0	55.6	55.6			55.3		98.5	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.2	99.8	99.4	$30,246	$673	$29,573
Horizon-On-The-Hudson School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	137 Montgomery St	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-3725	447	45	10.0	62.2%	53 (11.9%)	135 (30.2%)	226 (50.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	19.8	2085^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.7%		14.2	2235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.6%	150			27.0	48.2	45.6				25.7	39.3	31.3				30.8		98.3	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	99.5	99.8	$34,737	$2,537	$32,200
East Coldenham Elementary School	Public	K-5	286 State Rt 17k	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 457-2400	339	28	12.0	34.8%	178 (52.5%)	10 (2.9%)	129 (38.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	62.3	884^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.8%		58.9	928^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%	44			53.1	57.9	72.2				54.2	56.1	66.7				66.7		98.1	98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4	99.7	99.0	$31,283	$1,837	$29,446
South Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 South Ave	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	244	25	9.8	36.9%	97 (39.8%)	35 (14.3%)	72 (29.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (14.3%)	44.8	1341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%		50.2	1166^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.3%	175			46.5	52.8	63.9				51.2	50.0	52.8				44.4		98.5	98.5	99.1	99.1	99.7	98.5	99.7	99.7	$31,904	$706	$31,198
Plattekill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1270 Rt 32	Plattekill	12568	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7250	426	37	11.3	38.7%	203 (47.7%)	37 (8.7%)	170 (39.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	70.6	677^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.3%		61.6	864^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.7%	187			66.7	64.9	62.5	79.3			71.7	75.6	62.2	63.0			47.7		95.3	97.6	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.6	98.3	96.7	$33,327	$3,040	$30,287

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