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Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1869^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newburgh, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 599 students. The school is part of the Newburgh City School District, which is ranked 773 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,469 and 2,047 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the Newburgh City School District and New York state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 33.33% to 45.45%, compared to the district's 34.17% to 47.9% and the state's 54.07% to 56.61%. In math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 35.71% to 49.49%, compared to the district's 38.66% to 47.86% and the state's 54.16% to 59.7%.

The nearby schools in the Newburgh City School District, such as Temple Hill School, Fostertown School, and Meadow Hill School, generally perform better on state assessments than Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School. These schools have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math, and some are even ranked in the top half of New York elementary schools. Additionally, schools outside the Newburgh City School District, such as Leptondale Elementary School, Little Britain Elementary School, and East Coldenham Elementary School, also outperform Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School on state assessments.

612

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,898

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 Plattekill Tpke
Newburgh, NY 12550

(845) 568-6400

District: Newburgh City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.8%

White:

17.6%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Math scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

New York avg55%

1,869^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	26.7	1869 of 2445	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	2002 of 2445	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1716 of 2439	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1969 of 2434	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	2047 of 2201	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1851 of 2413	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1938 of 2395	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.1	1486 of 2386	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.4	1469 of 2366	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	1536 of 2352	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.0	1885 of 2345	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	1764 of 2325	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.9	1530 of 2320	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.3	1627 of 2286	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	1621 of 2263	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.0	1451 of 2257	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.6	1588 of 2227	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.3	1491 of 2219	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	1506 of 2206	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	706 of 928	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.1	417 of 927	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	566 of 936	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	612 of 891	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	651 of 948	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	741 of 1117	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	786 of 1066	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	453 of 1001	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	785 of 1027	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	398 of 454	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	628 of 860	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	767 of 938	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1843 of 2409	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1780 of 2413	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1765 of 2403	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	2053 of 2401	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1838 of 1955	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1849 of 2357	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1980 of 2338	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1117 of 1569	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1346 of 1531	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1048 of 1429	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1266 of 1503	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	790 of 818	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1012 of 1315	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1077 of 1392	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	557 of 622	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	465 of 570	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	653 of 730	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1268 of 2098	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1647 of 2078	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1373 of 2041	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1805 of 2099	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1626 of 1678	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1667 of 2032	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1831 of 2045	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1806 of 2407	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2114 of 2411	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1575 of 2400	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1786 of 2400	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1843 of 1961	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1754 of 2358	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1812 of 2340	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	34.2	104 of 180	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	146 of 202	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1660 of 2134	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1712 of 2110	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1464 of 2016	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1797 of 2031	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1015 of 1044	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1277 of 1859	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1680 of 1941	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	678 of 1402	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	806 of 1392	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	596 of 1337	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	952 of 1399	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1026 of 1224	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	633 of 1338	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	818 of 1408	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)52nd percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)42nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

African American (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)10th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math42%-15 vs state

English Language Arts40%-15 vs state

Science38%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	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	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Temple Hill School	Public	K-8	525 Union Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6450	890	85	10.4	62.6%	80 (9.0%)	180 (20.2%)	573 (64.4%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.5%)	24.2	1946^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%		34.1	1615^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.9%	331		87.0	100.0	38.9	46.6	48.4	38.9	50.0	47.1	36.3	35.6	38.7	24.6	46.9	31.7	31.5	34.7	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	99.8	$31,624	$2,311	$29,314
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
Little Britain Elementary School	Public	1-5	1160 Little Britain Rd	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	442	30	14.7	28.1%	250 (56.6%)	54 (12.2%)	108 (24.4%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	53.4	1107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%		50.6	1153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%	46				54.6	52.6	54.7				74.4	60.3	50.7				46.1		98.8	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.3	99.3	$22,263	$834	$21,429

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Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School?

Students at Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 18% White, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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Newburgh City School District

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