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Stokes Elementary School

Public Grades K-6
2100th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Stokes Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rome, New York, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 315 students. The school is part of the Rome City School District, which is ranked 816 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stokes Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 12.12% to 48.78% in ELA and 15.38% to 43.9% in Math, while the state averages were 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 51.2% to 59.7% in Math. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing between 1491 and 2100 out of 2201 to 2445 New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, and has been rated 1 to 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

Stokes Elementary School struggles to support its student subgroups, with the school's rankings for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students all falling in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools. Despite the increased spending per student, from $11,804 in 2020-2021 to $30,906 in 2023-2024, the school's performance has remained in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools and has not shown consistent improvement over the past 10 years. In comparison, nearby schools in the Rome City School District, such as Ridge Mills Elementary School and John E Joy Elementary School, have higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings.

368
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,524
Per pupil spending ?
39.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9095 Turin Rd
       Rome, NY  13440

(315) 334-1221

District: Rome City School District


Students who attend Stokes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lyndon H Strough Middle School
High:    Rome Free Academy
Racial breakdown:

White:
87.8%
Hispanic:
6.0%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg26%
New York avg54%
2,100th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 33 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Rome City School District
816th of 874Rome 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.22100 of 244514.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.11897 of 244522.4%★☆☆☆☆
202333.01656 of 243932.1%★★☆☆☆
202237.81519 of 243437.6%★★☆☆☆
202134.51491 of 220132.3%★★☆☆☆
201951.91117 of 241353.7%★★★☆☆
201854.51078 of 239555.0%★★★☆☆
201748.61204 of 238649.5%★★☆☆☆
201652.41124 of 236652.5%★★★☆☆
201546.51255 of 235246.6%★★☆☆☆
201449.21200 of 234548.8%★★☆☆☆
201345.71235 of 232546.9%★★☆☆☆
201269.1745 of 232067.9%★★★☆☆
201152.31219 of 228646.7%★★☆☆☆
201050.31281 of 226343.4%★★☆☆☆
200984.088 of 225796.1%★★★★★
200853.11282 of 222742.4%★★☆☆☆
200768.8787 of 221964.5%★★★☆☆
200664.5953 of 220656.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.82087 of 240913.4%★☆☆☆☆
202430.01752 of 241327.4%★☆☆☆☆
202343.01354 of 240343.7%★★☆☆☆
202240.31452 of 240139.5%★★☆☆☆
202137.51264 of 195535.3%★★☆☆☆
201947.51219 of 235748.3%★★☆☆☆
201847.51271 of 233845.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.21978 of 20985.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.11902 of 20788.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.11920 of 20415.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.81877 of 209910.6%★☆☆☆☆
202133.41190 of 167829.1%★☆☆☆☆
201945.6999 of 203250.8%★★★☆☆
201847.01008 of 204550.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.92022 of 240716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.51919 of 241120.4%★☆☆☆☆
202325.51859 of 240022.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.91533 of 240036.1%★★☆☆☆
202128.31485 of 196124.3%★☆☆☆☆
201955.4996 of 235857.8%★★★☆☆
201859.7903 of 234061.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.92002 of 21346.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.41944 of 21107.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.21782 of 201611.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.81831 of 20319.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201957.3512 of 185972.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.21328 of 14025.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.11300 of 13926.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Male (2025)16th percentile~ school
Female (2025)13th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Science34%-11 vs state
English Language Arts32%-21 vs state
Math31%-25 vs state

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2024–25 school spending dataApr 30, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 27, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesFeb 3, 2026
2024–25 NY State Assessments & Regents scoresDec 4, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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