Is Ernest C Myer School a good school?

Ernest C Myer School ranks 1302 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ernest C Myer School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 202 students attended Ernest C Myer School.

What is the racial makeup of Ernest C Myer School?

Students at Ernest C Myer School are 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ernest C Myer School attend?

Students who attend Ernest C Myer School usually go on to attend: Middle : J Watson Bailey Middle School High : Kingston High School

Ernest C Myer School

Summary:

Ernest C Myer School is an elementary school located in Hurley, NY, serving 203 students in grades K-4 as part of the Kingston City School District. While the school has received 2-3 stars out of 5 from SchoolDigger in recent years, indicating average to below-average performance compared to other New York elementary schools, it faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, equity, and consistency.

The school generally performs below the state and district averages on the New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math, with its 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate at 32.35% compared to the state average of 42.6%, and its 4th grade Math proficiency rate at 40.54% compared to the state average of 58.03%. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing well but White students, special education students, and economically disadvantaged students consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools. Despite the relatively high spending of $25,173 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic performance remains below average.

Interestingly, there are several higher-performing elementary schools within a 5-mile radius of Ernest C Myer School, such as Robert R Graves School and E R Crosby Elementary School, suggesting that factors beyond just district-level resources may be contributing to the school's underperformance. The school's inconsistent performance over time, with its ranking and star rating fluctuating significantly, also indicates that addressing the root causes of the school's issues, such as instructional quality, school leadership, and support for struggling student subgroups, may be necessary to drive sustainable improvements.

Detail:

Public K-4

121 Schoolhouse Ln
Hurley, NY 12443-0297

(845) 943-3481

District: Kingston City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1302^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,173

Students who attend Ernest C Myer School usually attend:

Middle:	J Watson Bailey Middle School
High:	Kingston High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.6

Number of students: 202

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ernest C Myer School ranks worse than 53.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Kingston City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.5. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Ernest C Myer School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Kingston City School District. Racial makeup is: White (76.7%), Hispanic (10.4%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Kingston City School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ernest C Myer School is 9.6. 3 elementary schools in the Kingston City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ernest C Myer School employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ernest C Myer School is $25,173, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Kingston City School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ernest C Myer School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ernest C Myer School 1302^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ernest C Myer School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Kingston City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kingston City School District 721^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ernest C Myer School

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Rank History for all students at Ernest C Myer School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	69.23	770^th	2206	65.1%
2007	59.81	1084^th	2219	51.1%
2008	68.76	782^nd	2227	64.9%
2009	62.31	1014^th	2257	55.1%
2010	70.42	686^th	2263	69.7%
2011	66.82	790^th	2286	65.4%
2012	64.64	887^th	2320	61.8%
2013	59.87	854^th	2325	63.3%
2014	34.61	1606^th	2345	31.5%
2015	60.00	894^th	2352	62.0%
2016	48.99	1210^th	2366	48.9%
2017	61.68	878^th	2386	63.2%
2018	55.62	1057^th	2395	55.9%
2019	42.07	1360^th	2413	43.6%
2021	61.71	815^th	2201	63.0%
2022	40.29	1455^th	2434	40.2%
2023	42.88	1367^th	2439	44.0%
2024	44.50	1302^nd	2445	46.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ernest C Myer School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.21	1068^th	1941	45.0%
2019	20.89	1725^th	1859	7.2%
2021	84.30	79^th	1044	92.4%
2022	18.03	1983^rd	2031	2.4%
2023	29.26	1488^th	2016	26.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ernest C Myer School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.81	1230^th	2045	39.9%
2019	21.94	1732^nd	2032	14.8%
2021	58.58	593^rd	1678	64.7%
2022	23.98	1759^th	2099	16.2%
2023	17.26	1854^th	2041	9.2%
2024	15.91	1928^th	2078	7.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Ernest C Myer School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.62	897^th	2338	61.6%
2019	53.30	1062^nd	2357	54.9%
2021	56.77	820^th	1955	58.1%
2022	37.12	1548^th	2401	35.5%
2023	39.76	1438^th	2403	40.2%
2024	49.82	1153^rd	2413	52.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Ernest C Myer School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.98	1165^th	2340	50.2%
2019	28.73	1743^rd	2358	26.1%
2021	63.23	684^th	1961	65.1%
2022	44.37	1325^th	2400	44.8%
2023	47.29	1223^rd	2400	49.0%
2024	41.04	1408^th	2411	41.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ernest C Myer School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	64.70	401^st	1392	71.2%

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Rank History for White students at Ernest C Myer School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.82	1061^st	1408	24.6%
2019	32.52	966^th	1338	27.8%
2023	36.92	884^th	1337	33.9%
2024	37.45	899^th	1392	35.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ernest C Myer School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	292	3	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	300
1990	332	3	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
1991	358	6	3	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	370
1992	349	2	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
1993	336	4	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1994	338	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
1995	298	8	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
1996	298	8	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
1997	289	5	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	297
1998	276	4	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	293
1999	274	9	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	288
2000	273	10	2	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
2001	254	15	1	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	280
2002	259	13	3	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	284
2003	259	13	3	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	284
2004	258	21	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	291
2005	253	23	2	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	289
2006	253	18	2	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	287
2007	236	12	1	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	258
2008	224	12	1	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	245
2009	203	14	3	25	1	n/a	n/a	2	248
2010	202	14	3	16	1	n/a	n/a	7	243
2011	167	14	5	30	0	0	5	0	221
2012	185	10	3	20	0	0	0	0	218
2013	164	12	3	21	0	2	4	0	206
2014	143	16	5	28	0	0	9	0	201
2015	152	15	2	23	0	0	12	0	204
2016	156	18	1	23	0	0	13	0	211
2017	157	8	0	22	0	0	16	0	203
2018	174	9	1	19	0	0	13	0	216
2019	179	9	1	16	0	0	7	0	212
2020	190	5	1	17	0	0	11	0	224
2021	191	4	0	17	0	0	9	0	221
2022	184	7	1	17	0	0	9	0	218
2023	161	7	1	20	0	0	14	0	203
2024	155	9	3	21	0	0	14	0	202

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ernest C Myer School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	300	15.9	18.8	n/a
1990	343	17.1	20.0	n/a
1991	370	18.9	19.5	n/a
1992	356	19.9	17.8	n/a
1993	345	18.0	19.2	n/a
1994	338	17.0	19.9	5.9
1995	309	15.0	20.6	10.4
1996	309	15.0	20.6	10.4
1997	297	19.0	15.6	9.4
1998	293	18.0	16.3	15.4
1999	288	17.0	16.9	14.6
2000	294	17.0	17.3	25.2
2001	280	20.0	14.0	25.4
2002	284	18.0	15.8	29.2
2003	284	18.0	15.8	29.2
2004	291	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	289	19.1	15.1	29.4
2006	287	18.0	15.9	29.6
2007	258	18.0	14.3	24.4
2008	245	19.0	12.9	21.2
2009	248	16.0	15.5	24
2010	243	17.0	14.2	23.7
2011	221	18.9	11.6	20.8
2012	218	15.0	14.5	21.1
2013	206	17.0	12.1	30.6
2014	201	15.0	13.4	n/a
2015	204	15.0	13.6	32.8
2016	211	16.0	13.1	37.4
2017	203	14.9	13.5	36.5
2018	216	15.0	14.4	35.2
2019	212	17.0	12.4	35.8
2020	224	24.1	9.2	30.8
2021	221	21.2	10.4	29.4
2022	218	21.9	9.9	30.3
2023	203	20.4	9.9	32
2024	202	21.0	9.6	31.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ernest C Myer School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	300	15.9	18.8	n/a
1990	343	17.1	20.0	n/a
1991	370	18.9	19.5	n/a
1992	356	19.9	17.8	n/a
1993	345	18.0	19.2	n/a
1994	338	17.0	19.9	5.9
1995	309	15.0	20.6	10.4
1996	309	15.0	20.6	10.4
1997	297	19.0	15.6	9.4
1998	293	18.0	16.3	15.4
1999	288	17.0	16.9	14.6
2000	294	17.0	17.3	25.2
2001	280	20.0	14.0	25.4
2002	284	18.0	15.8	29.2
2003	284	18.0	15.8	29.2
2004	291	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	289	19.1	15.1	29.4
2006	287	18.0	15.9	29.6
2007	258	18.0	14.3	24.4
2008	245	19.0	12.9	21.2
2009	248	16.0	15.5	24
2010	243	17.0	14.2	23.7
2011	221	18.9	11.6	20.8
2012	218	15.0	14.5	21.1
2013	206	17.0	12.1	30.6
2014	201	15.0	13.4	n/a
2015	204	15.0	13.6	32.8
2016	211	16.0	13.1	37.4
2017	203	14.9	13.5	36.5
2018	216	15.0	14.4	35.2
2019	212	17.0	12.4	35.8
2020	224	24.1	9.2	30.8
2021	221	21.2	10.4	29.4
2022	218	21.9	9.9	30.3
2023	203	20.4	9.9	32
2024	202	21.0	9.6	31.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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