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Gidney Avenue Memorial School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Gidney Avenue Memorial School is an elementary school located in Newburgh, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 802 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.

Gidney Avenue Memorial School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 2,059 and 2,336 out of over 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the Newburgh City School District and New York state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. However, the school performs relatively better for its English Language Learner (ELL) and homeless student populations, ranking in the top 50-60% of New York elementary schools in these categories.

Despite the school's high per-student spending, ranging from $16,707 to $33,509 per student, and low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12 to 15 students per teacher, its academic performance remains significantly below state and district averages. When compared to other elementary schools in the Newburgh City School District and the nearby Beacon City School District, Gidney Avenue Memorial School consistently underperforms its peers, suggesting that the school's challenges may be unique and require targeted interventions to address the root causes of its academic struggles.

788

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,470

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Gidney Ave
Newburgh, NY 12550

(845) 563-8450

District: Newburgh City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.4%

African American:

18.1%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (29% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg41%

New York avg55%

2,224^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	13.7	2224 of 2445	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2153 of 2445	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	2166 of 2439	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2317 of 2434	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	2160 of 2201	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	2316 of 2413	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	2336 of 2395	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	2333 of 2386	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	2154 of 2366	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	2059 of 2352	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1974 of 2345	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	1825 of 2325	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.8	1685 of 2320	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	1981 of 2286	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	1932 of 2263	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	1786 of 2257	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	1696 of 2227	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	1563 of 2219	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.0	1378 of 2206	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	786 of 928	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	741 of 927	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	752 of 857	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	836 of 936	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	873 of 891	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	904 of 948	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	580 of 1117	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	361 of 1066	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	331 of 1001	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	723 of 1027	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	433 of 454	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	580 of 860	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	703 of 938	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2201 of 2409	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	2164 of 2413	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	2216 of 2403	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	2317 of 2401	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	1940 of 1955	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	2266 of 2357	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	2286 of 2338	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1280 of 1569	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1198 of 1531	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1139 of 1429	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1357 of 1503	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	802 of 818	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1164 of 1315	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1276 of 1392	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	437 of 792	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	632 of 766	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	511 of 622	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	559 of 570	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	602 of 730	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1841 of 2098	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1866 of 2078	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1846 of 2041	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1997 of 2099	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1662 of 1678	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1910 of 2032	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1992 of 2045	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	2167 of 2407	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2095 of 2411	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2045 of 2400	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2229 of 2400	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1917 of 1961	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	2245 of 2358	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	2271 of 2340	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	263 of 279	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1937 of 2134	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1815 of 2110	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1795 of 2016	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1863 of 2031	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1038 of 1044	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1847 of 1859	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1902 of 1941	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	8.9	1282 of 1338	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)6th percentile-6 vs school

White (2019)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math31%-26 vs state

Science28%-17 vs state

English Language Arts27%-28 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
New Windsor School	Public, Magnet	K-5	175 Quassaick Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-3700	439	39	11.2	53.5%	70 (15.9%)	79 (18.0%)	266 (60.6%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	41.9	1420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.9%		40.4	1436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.3%	16				35.8	42.7	57.8				38.8	61.2	82.8				35.9		99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	$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
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
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
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
Sargent School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Education Dr	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	285	29	9.7	35.1%	157 (55.1%)	23 (8.1%)	76 (26.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	40.7	1451^st of 2445 public elementary schools	40.7%		42.9	1354^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.6%	97				65.9	58.8	34.0				78.6	38.2	34.0				37.7		98.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.5	99.2	99.6	$29,062	$706	$28,355
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

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