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Edward Smith K-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2069th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 15% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Edward Smith K-8 School is a public elementary school in Syracuse, New York, serving 675 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Syracuse City School District, which is ranked 849 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $30,105 in the 2023-2024 school year, Edward Smith K-8 School consistently performs below the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 19.7% to 54.29% in ELA and 2.38% to 43.42% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 46.74% to 59.7% in Math. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing significantly lower than their White peers.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Syracuse Latin School, which is located just 0.71 miles away, Edward Smith K-8 School consistently underperforms in both ELA and Math proficiency. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.2 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic outcomes remain a concern, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for its students.

697
Students ?
10.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$31,548
Per pupil spending ?
64.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1106 Lancaster Ave
       Syracuse, NY  13210-3397

(315) 435-4650

District: Syracuse City School District


Students who attend Edward Smith K-8 School usually attend:

High:    Nottingham High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
44.2%
White:
31.9%
Hispanic:
9.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2021 → 15th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2021)
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Syracuse City School District
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (31% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Math scores 32 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg22%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
2,069th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,450th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 19Elementary Schools in the Syracuse City School District
849th of 874Syracuse 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.22069 of 244515.4%★☆☆☆☆
202421.12030 of 244517.0%★☆☆☆☆
202314.72190 of 243910.2%★☆☆☆☆
202214.52207 of 24349.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.02042 of 22017.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.21940 of 241319.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.22083 of 239513.0%★☆☆☆☆
201726.21845 of 238622.7%★☆☆☆☆
201625.71830 of 236622.7%★☆☆☆☆
201527.01774 of 235224.6%★☆☆☆☆
201431.91665 of 234529.0%★☆☆☆☆
201334.61572 of 232532.4%★★☆☆☆
201213.52094 of 23209.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201117.41979 of 228613.4%★☆☆☆☆
201021.51904 of 226315.9%★☆☆☆☆
200916.82030 of 225710.1%★☆☆☆☆
200819.51916 of 222714.0%★☆☆☆☆
200719.81875 of 221915.5%★☆☆☆☆
200628.01757 of 220620.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.4755 of 92818.6%★☆☆☆☆
202419.4822 of 92711.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.1771 of 85710.0%★☆☆☆☆
202213.6895 of 9364.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.9416 of 4272.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.9820 of 8918.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.1926 of 9482.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.51025 of 11178.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.9925 of 106613.2%★☆☆☆☆
202319.4963 of 10013.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.5976 of 10275.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202131.5324 of 45428.6%★☆☆☆☆
201932.7608 of 86029.3%★☆☆☆☆
201821.3882 of 9386.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.91977 of 240917.9%★☆☆☆☆
202426.21863 of 241322.8%★☆☆☆☆
202316.62136 of 240311.1%★☆☆☆☆
202214.42201 of 24018.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.01815 of 19557.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.41870 of 235720.7%★☆☆☆☆
201821.21989 of 233814.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.31270 of 156919.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.21309 of 153114.5%★☆☆☆☆
201938.4798 of 131539.3%★★☆☆☆
201835.7937 of 139232.7%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.5712 of 79210.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.9636 of 76617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.1630 of 6371.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201855.5264 of 73063.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.21952 of 20987.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.11961 of 20785.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.82003 of 20411.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.42072 of 20991.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.41661 of 16781.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.11909 of 20326.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.81995 of 20452.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.72071 of 240714.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.82109 of 241112.5%★☆☆☆☆
202314.42189 of 24008.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.92128 of 240011.3%★☆☆☆☆
20219.61858 of 19615.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.71933 of 235818.0%★☆☆☆☆
201818.02059 of 234012.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202442.3139 of 27950.2%★★★☆☆
202228.3202 of 28930.1%★★☆☆☆
201932.0110 of 18038.9%★★☆☆☆
201836.3133 of 20234.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.01855 of 213413.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.11840 of 211012.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.71765 of 201612.5%★☆☆☆☆
202220.91899 of 20316.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.21008 of 10443.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.11436 of 185922.8%★☆☆☆☆
201825.21690 of 194112.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202532.01004 of 140228.4%★☆☆☆☆
202436.3921 of 139233.8%★★☆☆☆
202324.91058 of 133720.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.11129 of 139919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202120.11050 of 122414.2%★☆☆☆☆
201945.4747 of 133844.2%★★☆☆☆
201838.5933 of 140833.7%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.01450 of 15003.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.41423 of 15045.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.91372 of 15008.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.91267 of 147914.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.91102 of 124211.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.11072 of 143925.5%★☆☆☆☆
201820.71211 of 143815.8%★☆☆☆☆
201727.81084 of 145525.5%★☆☆☆☆
201626.91084 of 142924.1%★☆☆☆☆
201526.41059 of 140724.7%★☆☆☆☆
201424.41071 of 140123.6%★☆☆☆☆
201333.7922 of 137332.8%★★☆☆☆
201222.61073 of 133719.7%★☆☆☆☆
201129.3965 of 129525.5%★☆☆☆☆
201032.7906 of 124327.1%★☆☆☆☆
200933.7924 of 122424.5%★☆☆☆☆
200825.7939 of 118520.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.7658 of 6762.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.4674 of 7054.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.4657 of 6965.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.3638 of 7069.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.0227 of 25310.3%★☆☆☆☆
201919.3586 of 65310.3%★☆☆☆☆
201817.2616 of 6637.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.2632 of 6462.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202425.5564 of 6158.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.8492 of 59116.8%★☆☆☆☆
202237.0355 of 58138.9%★★☆☆☆
201927.0428 of 4739.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201831.1397 of 50321.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20257.41411 of 14573.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.31376 of 14656.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.51347 of 14637.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.31298 of 145410.7%★☆☆☆☆
202120.8928 of 106612.9%★☆☆☆☆
201925.71076 of 137021.5%★☆☆☆☆
201814.91252 of 13537.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.3908 of 9655.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201844.8438 of 81045.9%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202417.1554 of 5946.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.61271 of 12830.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.51273 of 12961.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.41266 of 12881.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.11259 of 13063.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.4886 of 9355.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.21169 of 12415.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.31195 of 12454.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202510.41397 of 14554.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.21384 of 14645.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.51332 of 14649.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.31180 of 145518.9%★☆☆☆☆
202114.3998 of 10716.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.8957 of 136629.9%★★☆☆☆
201829.4994 of 135226.5%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202424.0168 of 22023.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.81268 of 12982.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.91251 of 13034.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.61194 of 13078.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.31001 of 128322.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3896 of 113921.3%★☆☆☆☆
201836.2759 of 117035.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.3689 of 77511.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.6632 of 77818.8%★☆☆☆☆
202330.4581 of 77224.7%★☆☆☆☆
202245.0414 of 74844.7%★★☆☆☆
202134.8432 of 61429.6%★☆☆☆☆
201956.8320 of 71655.3%★★★☆☆
201842.7454 of 76340.5%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Multi-racial (2024)50th percentile+33 vs school
White (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
Multi-racial (2024)24th percentile+18 vs school
White (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school
Homeless (2024)7th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)4th percentile~ school
Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school
African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I70%+14 vs state
Life Science Biology59%~ state avg
English Language Arts36%-17 vs state
Math24%-32 vs state
Science23%-21 vs state

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Edward Smith K-8 School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of New York elementary schools.

Students who attend Edward Smith K-8 School usually go on to attend:

High : Nottingham High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended Edward Smith K-8 School.

Students at Edward Smith K-8 School are 44% African American, 32% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.


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