Best Public Schools in Colden, NY

Summary:

The city of Colden, New York has only one public elementary school, Colden Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 169 students. The school is part of the Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District, which is ranked 592 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colden Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by state assessment proficiency rates, is significantly lower than the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates for grades 3-5 ranged from 19.05% to 25%, compared to the district's 26.92% to 34.95% and the state's 42.6% to 47.05%. Similarly, the school's Math proficiency rates for grades 3-5 ranged from 28% to 45.45%, compared to the district's 38.95% to 51.96% and the state's 48.93% to 58.03%. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate in 2023-2024 was also lower than the district and state averages.

The data also reveals that Colden Elementary School has a relatively high free and reduced lunch rate of 42.01%, indicating that a significant portion of the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. While the school's spending per student of $14,988 is higher than the national average, and its student-teacher ratio of 10.4 to 1 is low, these resources do not appear to be translating into strong academic outcomes for the students. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past three school years, from 1045 out of 2434 New York elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 2041 out of 2445 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 1 star during this time period.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)			NY State Assessments Math (2024)			NY State Assessments Science (2024)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
Colden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8263 Boston-Colden Rd	Colden	14033	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 592-3217	200	20	9.9	42.5%	185 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	2041^st of 2445 public elementary schools	16.5%		36.8	1531^st of 2439 public elementary schools	37.2%	510	25.0	24.0	19.1	39.1	28.0	45.5	19.1	99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	99.3	$14,988	$1,021	$13,967

Cities Near Colden

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hamburg	4.9 mi	11	351^st
East Aurora	6.24 mi	4	144^th
Orchard Park	6.58 mi	6	101^st
Holland	6.74 mi	3	366^th
Eden	9.73 mi	3	167^th

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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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