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Craig Elementary School

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Craig Elementary School ranks 629 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Craig Elementary School is a public elementary school in Schenectady, New York, serving 403 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Niskayuna Central School District, which is ranked 141 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Craig Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with strong performance on state math assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 79.31% of 3rd graders, 70.31% of 4th graders, and 65.75% of 5th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state averages of 59.7%, 58.64%, and 54.16%, respectively. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is more mixed, with some grades performing above the state and district averages, while others are below. The school's diverse student population includes significant representation of Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs, with varying levels of academic achievement across these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools in the Niskayuna Central School District, such as Rosendale School and Hillside School, which generally outperform Craig Elementary School on state assessments, particularly in ELA, Craig Elementary still performs better than the majority of schools in the Schenectady City School District, which are consistently among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's access to resources, with a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, may contribute to its academic success.

377

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,774

Per pupil spending ?

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2566 Balltown Rd
Schenectady, NY 12309-5317

(518) 377-0156

District: Niskayuna Central School District

Students who attend Craig Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Van Antwerp Middle School
High:	Niskayuna High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

Asian:

19.6%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 61st percentile in 2022 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 74th (2025) from a 61st-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the New York median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Niskayuna Central School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg70%

New York avg55%

629^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Niskayuna Central School District

141^st of 874Niskayuna 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	72.5	629 of 2445	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	869 of 2445	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	835 of 2439	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	958 of 2434	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	693 of 2201	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	686 of 2413	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	698 of 2395	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	540 of 2386	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	510 of 2366	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	82.8	321 of 2352	86.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	404 of 2345	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	458 of 2325	80.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	371 of 2320	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	69.1	721 of 2286	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.6	602 of 2263	73.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.3	316 of 2257	86.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.6	326 of 2227	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	176 of 2219	92.1%	★★★★★
2006	82.9	219 of 2206	90.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	10.5	922 of 936	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	419 of 696	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	360 of 662	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	447 of 605	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	566 of 671	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	300 of 430	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.6	183 of 548	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	344 of 601	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	460 of 1066	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	125 of 1001	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	38.7	599 of 1027	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	521 of 2409	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	784 of 2413	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	701 of 2403	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	987 of 2401	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	552 of 1955	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	771 of 2357	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	724 of 2338	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	50.4	670 of 1531	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	450 of 1429	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	554 of 1503	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.4	1239 of 1315	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1237 of 1392	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1465 of 2098	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1235 of 2078	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	1095 of 2041	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1207 of 2099	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	604 of 1678	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	1214 of 2032	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1213 of 2045	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	723 of 2407	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	946 of 2411	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	969 of 2400	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	906 of 2400	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	773 of 1961	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	598 of 2358	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	657 of 2340	71.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	120 of 287	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	103 of 279	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	104 of 289	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	63 of 143	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1035 of 2134	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	1403 of 2110	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1494 of 2016	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	938 of 2031	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.3	922 of 1044	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.5	598 of 1941	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	454 of 1402	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	730 of 1392	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	654 of 1337	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	700 of 1399	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	547 of 1224	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	540 of 1338	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	633 of 1408	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)56th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-44 vs school

Military Connected (2025)13th percentile-61 vs school

African American (2022)1st percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+14 vs state

English Language Arts64%+9 vs state

Science64%+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/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 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
Craig Elementary School	Public	K-5	2566 Balltown Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-0156	377	34	11.1	17.2%	225 (59.7%)	24 (6.4%)	16 (4.2%)	74 (19.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.5%)	72.5	629^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.3%		61.4	869^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.5%	240	70.7	57.8	64.9	79.3	70.3	65.8	63.9	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	$21,774	$531	$21,243
Jessie T Zoller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1880 Lancaster St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3880	439	38	11.6	75.6%	92 (21.0%)	95 (21.6%)	95 (21.6%)	93 (21.2%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (12.5%)	33.9	1657^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.2%		35.6	1579^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.4%	78	37.9	31.9	63.9	45.5	47.8	54.2	36.1	98.0	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.8	98.9	$31,668	$4,322	$27,345
Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Salina St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 382-2686	327	28	11.8	83.2%	59 (18.0%)	83 (25.4%)	104 (31.8%)	47 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	20.5	2060^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%		22.8	1978^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.1%	82	39.0	36.0	40.0	50.0	41.2	30.0	21.6	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$33,375	$4,489	$28,886
Hillside School	Public	K-5	1100 Cornelius Ave	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 377-1856	383	39	9.7	25.3%	247 (64.5%)	23 (6.0%)	30 (7.8%)	47 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	72.9	620^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.6%		78.9	452^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.5%	168	68.1	75.9	64.1	68.1	75.5	62.8	61.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,161	$553	$23,607
Howe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1065 Baker Ave	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8295	390	34	11.5	79.0%	85 (21.8%)	83 (21.3%)	86 (22.1%)	65 (16.7%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (15.9%)	16.2	2165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.2	2143^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%	22	28.3	38.8	41.2	31.7	37.5	31.4	25.0	99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.5	100.0	$32,213	$3,882	$28,331
Glencliff School	Public	K-5	961 Riverview Rd	Rexford	12148	Saratoga County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-2323	368	32	11.4	21.7%	231 (62.8%)	28 (7.6%)	29 (7.9%)	50 (13.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	65.4	814^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.7%		68.2	700^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.4%	114	56.9	68.3	53.6	64.2	81.7	61.4	58.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,208	$656	$21,552
Rosendale School	Public	K-5	2445 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 377-3123	376	36	10.5	17.6%	255 (67.8%)	16 (4.3%)	25 (6.6%)	55 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	84.9	304^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%		87.2	271^st of 2445 public elementary schools	88.9%	33	87.0	80.9	70.3	87.3	87.5	68.5	64.4	99.2	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	$24,695	$398	$24,297
Destine Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	530 Franklin St-3rd Fl	Schenectady	12305	Schenectady County	Destine Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 394-1643	213	12	17.7	70.4%	6 (2.8%)	167 (78.4%)	25 (11.7%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)	37.2			52.4												$16,763	$1,672	$15,091
William C Keane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1252 Albany Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 388-3818	279	32	8.8	79.6%	21 (7.5%)	52 (18.6%)	63 (22.6%)	100 (35.8%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	33 (11.8%)	9.3	2310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%		8.3	2360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.5%	50	27.5	20.6	25.0	25.6	26.5	12.5	31.3	98.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	98.7	$36,464	$5,604	$30,860
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Robinson St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3780	306	29	10.5	83.7%	32 (10.5%)	74 (24.2%)	77 (25.2%)	74 (24.2%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	41 (13.4%)	6	2381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	2.6%		7.4	2376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%	5	16.7	32.6	21.6	16.7	25.6	13.5	15.8	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.4	$35,086	$5,192	$29,894

Frequently Asked Questions about Craig Elementary School

Is Craig Elementary School a good school?

Craig Elementary School ranks 629^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Craig Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Craig Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Craig Elementary School?

Students at Craig Elementary School are 60% White, 20% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Craig Elementary School in?

Niskayuna Central School District

What schools do graduates of Craig Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Craig Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Van Antwerp Middle School
High : Niskayuna High School

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