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Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2411th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School is an elementary school located in Syracuse, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 767 students. The school is part of the Syracuse City School District, which is ranked 849 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite the school's high per-student spending of $27,352 in 2023-2024, Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools over the past several years.

Academically, the school significantly underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 15.87% (3rd grade) to 35.11% (7th grade), compared to the New York state average of 50.86% to 56.61% across these grades. The math proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 4% (4th grade) to 20.59% (8th grade), compared to the state average of 46.74% to 59.7%. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York elementary schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students.

When comparing Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School to other nearby schools in the Syracuse City School District, such as Edward Smith K-8 School and Huntington K-8 School, it consistently underperforms. However, there are a few areas where Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School outperforms the district and state averages, such as in Regents Algebra I. Despite the high per-student spending and the school's efforts, Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the years, indicating a need for a more comprehensive and effective approach to address the underlying challenges.

776
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,711
Per pupil spending ?
75.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1130 Salt Springs Rd
       Syracuse, NY  13224

(315) 435-4490

District: Syracuse City School District


Students who attend Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School usually attend:

High:    Nottingham High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
62.5%
White:
13.0%
Hispanic:
11.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (21% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg22%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
2,411th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 12 pts since 2015
From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,413th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
13th 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
20254.72411 of 24451.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.02386 of 24452.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.82389 of 24392.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.92362 of 24343.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.62147 of 22012.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.32203 of 24138.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.22233 of 23956.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201719.42019 of 238615.4%★☆☆☆☆
201614.62133 of 23669.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201516.82047 of 235213.0%★☆☆☆☆
201416.52045 of 234512.8%★☆☆☆☆
201314.52108 of 23259.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201212.42118 of 23208.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20114.62238 of 22862.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20108.02157 of 22634.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.82227 of 22571.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20085.92146 of 22273.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20077.32107 of 22195.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200618.41903 of 220613.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202510.9898 of 9283.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.6843 of 9279.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.3791 of 8577.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.2817 of 93612.7%★☆☆☆☆
202114.6393 of 4278.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.4658 of 89126.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.7787 of 94817.0%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20250.1696 of 6960.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20240.9661 of 6620.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.9526 of 5484.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.5567 of 6015.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.41048 of 11176.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.81044 of 10662.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.3877 of 100112.4%★☆☆☆☆
202232.5709 of 102731.0%★★☆☆☆
202125.4363 of 45420.0%★☆☆☆☆
201927.6729 of 86015.2%★☆☆☆☆
201835.5628 of 93833.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20256.42350 of 24092.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.82303 of 24134.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.82354 of 24032.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.02344 of 24012.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.81926 of 19551.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.92079 of 235711.8%★☆☆☆☆
201813.32162 of 23387.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.51161 of 156926.0%★☆☆☆☆
202415.61420 of 15317.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.31277 of 142910.6%★☆☆☆☆
20227.11488 of 15031.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.7999 of 131524.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.2738 of 7926.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.5645 of 76615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202315.3618 of 6373.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.6608 of 6222.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.1556 of 5702.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.82079 of 20980.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.82032 of 20782.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.52008 of 20411.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.62046 of 20992.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.71658 of 16781.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.01870 of 20328.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.11937 of 20455.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.02376 of 24071.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.62377 of 24111.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.72350 of 24002.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.42266 of 24005.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.91919 of 19612.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.72216 of 23586.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.32217 of 23405.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202214.1268 of 2897.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.72013 of 21345.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.92088 of 21101.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.31947 of 20163.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.31948 of 20314.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.21382 of 185925.7%★☆☆☆☆
201820.21844 of 19415.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.21329 of 14025.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.51331 of 13924.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.31294 of 13373.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.91374 of 13991.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.61204 of 12241.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.71325 of 13381.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.91333 of 14085.3%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202511.31413 of 15005.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.31455 of 15043.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.31404 of 15006.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.31387 of 14796.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.81219 of 12421.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.61241 of 143913.8%★☆☆☆☆
201814.31316 of 14388.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201722.21200 of 145517.5%★☆☆☆☆
201614.61289 of 14299.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.91277 of 14079.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201418.11188 of 140115.2%★☆☆☆☆
201314.91201 of 137312.5%★☆☆☆☆
201212.81173 of 133712.3%★☆☆☆☆
201111.41160 of 129510.4%★☆☆☆☆
201017.81025 of 124317.5%★☆☆☆☆
200917.31050 of 122414.2%★☆☆☆☆
200819.2979 of 118517.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.0544 of 67619.5%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4634 of 70510.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.0578 of 69617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.3612 of 70613.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.2230 of 2539.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.0471 of 65327.9%★☆☆☆☆
201820.0593 of 66310.6%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20228.1361 of 3815.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.7344 of 3696.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.1347 of 3747.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.1516 of 64620.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.9593 of 6153.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202339.2313 of 59147.0%★★☆☆☆
202238.4338 of 58141.8%★★☆☆☆
201944.7194 of 47359.0%★★★☆☆
201839.5275 of 50345.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.41360 of 14576.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.21407 of 14654.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.21338 of 14638.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.31323 of 14549.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.91049 of 10661.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.81149 of 137016.1%★☆☆☆☆
201814.81254 of 13537.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.2829 of 96514.1%★☆☆☆☆
202410.1927 of 9532.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.1841 of 94310.8%★☆☆☆☆
202211.2888 of 9142.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.7772 of 8266.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.6735 of 8109.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.9459 of 60323.9%★☆☆☆☆
202411.3581 of 5942.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.9453 of 54316.6%★☆☆☆☆
201816.8435 of 4574.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.21214 of 12835.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.31248 of 12963.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.11221 of 12885.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.81251 of 13064.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.6920 of 9351.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.81054 of 124115.1%★☆☆☆☆
201817.21163 of 12456.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.21378 of 14555.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.71416 of 14643.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.31394 of 14644.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.31392 of 14554.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.81055 of 10711.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.11224 of 136610.4%★☆☆☆☆
201815.01259 of 13526.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.11128 of 129813.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.91109 of 130314.9%★☆☆☆☆
202319.41244 of 13074.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.41064 of 128317.1%★☆☆☆☆
201925.51013 of 113911.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.31112 of 11705.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.6744 of 7754.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.5749 of 7783.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.5728 of 7725.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.3696 of 7487.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.8595 of 6143.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.4647 of 7169.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.3712 of 7636.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+25 vs school
Multi-racial (2022)7th percentile+4 vs school
Homeless (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
Asian (2025)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
Homeless (2025)24th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school
African American (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)7th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school
Male (2025)5th percentile~ school
Asian (2022)5th percentile~ school
White (2025)4th percentile~ school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I81%+25 vs state
Life Science Biology57%~ state avg
English Language Arts26%-27 vs state
Science21%-24 vs state
Math12%-43 vs state

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Open Quote This school has a wonderful administrator Mrs. Burnkrant who cares about her children and is a phenomenal leader. My son attends the newly formed Junior High School here and has been in this school since elementary. I would highly recommend this school. Close Quote





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Students at Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School are 63% African American, 13% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School.

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

High : Nottingham High School


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