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A A Gates Elementary School

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A A Gates Elementary School ranks 1449 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New York elementary schools

Summary

A A Gates Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Port Byron, New York, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 440 students. The school is part of the Port Byron Central School District, which is ranked 664 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A A Gates Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 43.14% in 3rd grade ELA, 46.3% in 4th grade ELA, and 32.2% in 6th grade Math, all of which were significantly lower than the state averages. The school has been ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking of 1449 out of 2445 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments also varies significantly across different student subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Waterman Elementary School in the Skaneateles Central School District, A A Gates Elementary School generally underperforms. Waterman Elementary School has significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments and a higher 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite A A Gates Elementary School's relatively high spending per student ($27,186 in the 2023-2024 school year) and a student-teacher ratio of 13.3, these factors do not seem to translate into better academic outcomes for the school.

447

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,561

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Maple Ave
Port Byron, NY 13140-9647

(315) 776-5728

District: Port Byron Central School District

Students who attend A A Gates Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Port Byron Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg46%

New York avg54%

1,449^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

664^th of 874Port Byron 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	40.8	1449 of 2445	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1483 of 2445	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1852 of 2439	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1605 of 2434	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1703 of 2201	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1806 of 2413	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1931 of 2395	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	1813 of 2386	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	1745 of 2366	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.7	1511 of 2352	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.8	1716 of 2345	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	1585 of 2325	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.8	1250 of 2320	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.1	1460 of 2286	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.9	1349 of 2263	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	1347 of 2257	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.9	889 of 2227	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.4	837 of 2219	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.5	460 of 2206	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1351 of 2409	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1493 of 2413	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1779 of 2403	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1695 of 2401	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1557 of 1955	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1614 of 2357	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1818 of 2338	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1235 of 2098	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1308 of 2078	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1403 of 2099	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1521 of 1678	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1835 of 2032	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1749 of 2045	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1571 of 2407	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	1415 of 2411	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1817 of 2400	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1480 of 2400	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1557 of 1961	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1953 of 2358	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1957 of 2340	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1414 of 2134	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1640 of 2110	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1805 of 2016	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1781 of 2031	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	990 of 1044	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1849 of 1859	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1528 of 1941	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1111 of 1402	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1109 of 1392	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1277 of 1338	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1218 of 1408	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science51%+6 vs state

English Language Arts50%-4 vs state

Math44%-12 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 English Language Arts 6th 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 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
A A Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Maple Ave	Port Byron	13140	Cayuga County	Port Byron Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 776-5728	447	32	13.7	46.5%	407 (91.1%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	40.8	1449^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.7%		39	1483^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.3%	34	43.1	46.3	61.4	46.7	53.1	35.2	56.1	32.2	50.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$27,561	$1,834	$25,727
Weedsport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8954 Jackson St	Weedsport	13166	Cayuga County	Weedsport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 834-6685	324	24	13.7	36.4%	283 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	45.1	1327^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.7%		53.9	1056^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.8%	271	45.0	47.5	66.7		32.3	57.5	80.0		42.2	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,004	$1,714	$28,290
Casey Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	101 Pulaski St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8760	381	38	10.0	81.6%	227 (59.6%)	44 (11.5%)	30 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (20.7%)	12.3	2258^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.6%		16.4	2170^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%	88	32.1	29.0	33.3	18.4	40.0	29.0	31.7	10.8	22.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,523	$3,073	$26,450
Herman Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	2 N Herman Ave	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8680	399	39	10.2	51.4%	284 (71.2%)	22 (5.5%)	38 (9.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.3%)	31.6	1726^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.4%		32.3	1677^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.4%	49	40.7	31.5	54.7	42.1	43.3	48.2	44.2	29.6	47.1	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	$27,892	$1,608	$26,284
Genesee Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	244 Genesee St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8640	369	37	10.0	85.1%	207 (56.1%)	68 (18.4%)	31 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (16.3%)	11.2	2278^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.8%		19.6	2072^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.3%	206	14.0	11.6	25.6	29.6	26.8	14.3	48.8	15.9	28.6	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$27,546	$2,019	$25,527
Elbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	130 E Main St	Elbridge	13060	Onondaga County	Jordan-Elbridge Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 689-8540	398	40	10.0	38.4%	387 (97.2%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	42.5				49.4					99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.7	100.0	$25,193	$748	$24,444
William H Seward Elementary School	Public	K-6	52 Metcalf Dr	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8600	491	47	10.3	58.9%	333 (67.8%)	30 (6.1%)	46 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (15.5%)	30.5	1753^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	28.3%		28.1	1805^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.2%	52	52.2	29.4	43.9	38.9	59.1	45.5	34.9	33.9	37.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$27,590	$1,779	$25,811
Owasco Elementary School	Public	K-6	66 Letchworth St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8720	356	37	9.7	45.5%	276 (77.5%)	10 (2.8%)	21 (5.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.4%)	24.8	1926^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.2%		26.5	1858^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.0%	68	40.9	35.9	38.3	33.9	61.4	48.7	22.9	34.5	26.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$27,714	$1,557	$26,158
Cato-Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2851 State Rte 370	Cato	13033	Cayuga County	Cato-Meridian Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 626-3439	463	40	11.4	42.5%	429 (92.7%)	10 (2.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	43.2	1381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.5%		37.7	1519^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.9%	138	30.4	38.5	43.1	52.5	41.1	59.4	63.8	61.7	49.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,231	$2,712	$21,519
Waterman Elementary School	Public	K-2	55 East St	Skaneateles	13152	Onondaga County	Skaneateles Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 291-2351	281	23	12.2	11.0%	266 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,657	$659	$25,998

Frequently Asked Questions about A A Gates Elementary School

How many students attend A A Gates Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended A A Gates Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of A A Gates Elementary School?

Students at A A Gates Elementary School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is A A Gates Elementary School in?

Port Byron Central School District

Is A A Gates Elementary School a good school?

A A Gates Elementary School ranks 1449^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of A A Gates Elementary School attend?

Students who attend A A Gates Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Port Byron Senior High School

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