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Smith Road Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

1977^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Smith Road Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 564 students in grades K-4 in the North Syracuse Central School District in North Syracuse, New York. According to the data, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, and its performance on state assessments has been below the district and state averages.

Smith Road Elementary School's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 33.98% of 3rd graders and 42.55% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the district's 39.49% and 44.22%, and the state's 54.15% and 54.07%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also lower than the district and state. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian, African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of their respective subgroups statewide.

While Smith Road Elementary School's spending per student has increased over the years, from $12,767 in 2020-2021 to $24,375 in 2023-2024, its performance on state assessments remains well below the district and state averages. In contrast, the nearby Cicero Elementary School has seen improvements in its assessment scores during the same period, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to address the underlying issues at Smith Road Elementary School. Addressing the school's socioeconomic factors and implementing targeted interventions may be necessary to improve its academic outcomes.

553

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,265

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5959 Smith Rd
North Syracuse, NY 13212-2499

(315) 218-2800

District: North Syracuse Central School District

Students who attend Smith Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roxboro Road Middle School
High:	Cicero-North Syracuse High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Asian:

8.5%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg46%

New York avg57%

1,977^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the North Syracuse Central School District

630^th of 874North Syracuse 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	23.3	1977 of 2445	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2020 of 2445	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2036 of 2439	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1586 of 2434	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	1437 of 2201	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1699 of 2413	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1866 of 2395	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.5	1334 of 2386	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	1457 of 2366	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	1288 of 2352	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.1	1452 of 2345	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.3	1139 of 2325	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.3	866 of 2320	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	1165 of 2286	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	1272 of 2263	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.2	1417 of 2257	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.7	1242 of 2227	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.6	1140 of 2219	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.9	1112 of 2206	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	820 of 927	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	727 of 857	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	620 of 696	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	615 of 662	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	594 of 605	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	663 of 671	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	415 of 430	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1029 of 1117	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	934 of 1066	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	669 of 1001	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	927 of 1027	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	216 of 454	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	2008 of 2409	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1883 of 2413	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1858 of 2403	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1338 of 2401	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	1227 of 1955	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1517 of 2357	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1760 of 2338	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	11.3	1480 of 1531	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1039 of 1315	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1873 of 2098	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1904 of 2078	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1796 of 2041	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1607 of 2099	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1350 of 1678	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1532 of 2032	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1825 of 2045	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1858 of 2407	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	2050 of 2411	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2099 of 2400	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1761 of 2400	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1393 of 1961	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1804 of 2358	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1855 of 2340	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	219 of 287	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	255 of 279	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	121 of 202	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1568 of 2134	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1927 of 2110	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1996 of 2016	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1688 of 2031	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	941 of 1044	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1024 of 1859	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1469 of 1941	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1231 of 1402	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1237 of 1392	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1208 of 1337	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1120 of 1399	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1024 of 1224	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1106 of 1338	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1253 of 1408	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2024)12th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math43%-16 vs state

English Language Arts38%-16 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 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
Smith Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	5959 Smith Rd	North Syracuse	13212	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-2800	553	45	12.1	48.3%	405 (73.2%)	21 (3.8%)	35 (6.3%)	47 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	23.3	1977^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.1%		21.6	2020^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.4%	43			34.0	42.6					43.7	43.0							99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.6	100.0	$26,265	$1,490	$24,776
Karl W Saile Bear Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	5590 Bear Rd	North Syracuse	13212	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-2400	537	43	12.5	44.1%	385 (71.7%)	31 (5.8%)	25 (4.7%)	26 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.8%)	30.1	1765^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.8%		36.1	1562^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	36.1%	203			35.3	46.8					36.2	62.8							99.5	99.8	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$25,546	$1,385	$24,161
Allen Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	803 Allen Rd	North Syracuse	13212	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-2300	326	31	10.4	38.3%	237 (72.7%)	17 (5.2%)	20 (6.1%)	16 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	23.3	1979^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.1	1898^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.4%	81			37.9	39.4					47.7	38.0							100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,652	$1,440	$28,211
Cicero Elementary School	Public	K-4	5979 Rt 31	Cicero	13039	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 218-2500	596	49	12.2	27.3%	489 (82.0%)	19 (3.2%)	22 (3.7%)	36 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	53.8	1097^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.1%		49.1	1196^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.1%	99			52.3	55.9					56.8	70.0							99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$23,755	$1,280	$22,476
Lakeshore Road Elementary School	Public	1-3	201 Roxboro Rd	Mattydale	13211	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 218-2600	250	20	12.8	35.6%	216 (86.4%)	9 (3.6%)	10 (4.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)								(n/a)			52.0						66.7								99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$39,354	$2,003	$37,352
Roxboro Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 Bernard St	Syracuse	13211	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-2700	400	36	11.0	63.8%	260 (65.0%)	32 (8.0%)	36 (9.0%)	35 (8.8%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.3%)	13	2242^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.3%		11.4	2305^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.7%	63			25.0	27.4					30.8	42.4							99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	$29,616	$1,482	$28,134
Donlin Drive Elementary School	Public	K-2	299 Donlin Dr	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 453-0249	398	31	12.8	51.0%	249 (62.6%)	30 (7.5%)	28 (7.0%)	52 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	33 (8.3%)								(n/a)																	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.5	$27,521	$1,675	$25,846
Lyncourt School	Public	PK, KG-8	2707-2709 Court St	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Lyncourt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 455-7571	430	40	10.7	59.5%	159 (37.0%)	78 (18.1%)	59 (13.7%)	95 (22.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	15.2	2190^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.4%		16.7	2160^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.7%	30	100.0	100.0	8.9	26.3	32.7	45.2	29.4	50.0	8.9	17.5	25.0	51.2	54.3	45.5	15.4	30.3	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	100.0	$30,001	$2,134	$27,867
Lemoyne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1528 Lemoyne Ave	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4590	338	29	11.8	55.6%	98 (29.0%)	131 (38.8%)	48 (14.2%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.2%)	14.4	2209^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%		16.9	2152^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.0%	57			32.4	44.8	38.2				24.3	24.1	26.5				23.5		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,527	$3,067	$32,460
Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Wadsworth St	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4670	650	47	13.8	78.9%	133 (20.5%)	285 (43.8%)	81 (12.5%)	70 (10.8%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.3%)	10.9	2289^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.5	2258^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.6%	31			32.3	28.9	37.7				37.8	20.2	14.9				18.4		99.3	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	100.0	99.8	$28,829	$4,125	$24,703

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