Is Howe Elementary School a good school?

Howe Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.4% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Howe Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 414 students attended Howe Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Howe Elementary School?

Students at Howe Elementary School are 24% African American, 22% Hispanic, 21% White, 17% Asian, 15% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Howe Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Howe Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Oneida Middle School High : Schenectady High School

Howe Elementary School

Summary:

Howe Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Schenectady City School District, with 363 students. Despite increased per-student spending, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Howe Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math compared to the district and state averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom 30-40% of New York elementary schools for female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and white students. The school's performance for students with disabilities and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is particularly concerning, with rankings in the bottom 10-15% of the state. Howe Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.04% to 68.87% over the past three school years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Howe Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Schenectady City School District, it becomes clear that Howe is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. Schools like Jessie T. Zoller Elementary and Paige Elementary consistently outperform Howe in academic proficiency and overall school rankings. Despite the increased per-student spending and the school's consistent ranking in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, Howe Elementary School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the past several years, indicating a need for a more comprehensive and effective approach to school improvement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1065 Baker Ave
Schenectady, NY 12309-5701

(518) 370-8295

District: Schenectady City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2143^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,493

Students who attend Howe Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oneida Middle School
High:	Schenectady High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 414

Racial breakdown:

African American:

23.9%

Hispanic:

22.2%

White:

20.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Howe Elementary School ranks worse than 87.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Schenectady City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.16. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Howe Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (23.9%), Hispanic (22.2%), White (20.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Howe Elementary School is 12.2. 8 elementary schools in the Schenectady City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Howe Elementary School employs 33.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Howe Elementary School is $16,493, which is the 3^rd highest among 11 elementary schools in the Schenectady City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Howe Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Howe Elementary School 2143^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Howe Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Schenectady City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Schenectady City School District 833^rd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Howe Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	62.82	1009^th	2206	54.3%
2007	41.40	1527^th	2219	31.2%
2008	34.76	1679^th	2227	24.6%
2009	30.07	1819^th	2257	19.4%
2017	26.63	1833^rd	2386	23.2%
2018	15.83	2125^th	2395	11.3%
2019	21.68	1957^th	2413	18.9%
2021	46.32	1178^th	2201	46.5%
2022	24.55	1919^th	2434	21.2%
2023	24.99	1901^st	2439	22.1%
2024	17.16	2143^rd	2445	12.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.39	184^th	202	8.9%
2019	43.11	85^th	180	52.8%
2022	35.18	173^rd	289	40.1%
2023	24.45	161^st	223	27.8%
2024	20.14	224^th	279	19.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.37	1756^th	1941	9.5%
2019	15.98	1840^th	1859	1.0%
2024	16.71	2071^st	2110	1.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.82	1913^th	2045	6.5%
2019	16.01	1891^st	2032	6.9%
2021	51.00	759^th	1678	54.8%
2022	25.94	1689^th	2099	19.5%
2023	27.24	1571^st	2041	23.0%
2024	21.28	1779^th	2078	14.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	41.62	422^nd	766	44.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.81	1890^th	2338	19.2%
2019	21.43	1967^th	2357	16.5%
2021	46.98	1033^rd	1955	47.2%
2022	23.90	1930^th	2401	19.6%
2023	32.58	1659^th	2403	31.0%
2024	22.44	1983^rd	2413	17.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.18	2170^th	2340	7.3%
2019	22.87	1898^th	2358	19.5%
2021	54.07	870^th	1961	55.6%
2022	27.87	1830^th	2400	23.8%
2023	21.41	1980^th	2400	17.5%
2024	16.05	2175^th	2411	9.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.00	503^rd	601	16.3%
2022	15.26	600^th	671	10.6%
2023	17.07	527^th	605	12.9%
2024	11.59	608^th	662	8.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.46	874^th	948	7.8%
2019	24.84	709^th	891	20.4%
2022	36.08	593^rd	936	36.6%
2023	23.56	683^rd	857	20.3%
2024	16.28	857^th	927	7.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.00	1101^st	1392	20.9%
2019	12.67	1253^rd	1315	4.7%
2022	28.16	1171^st	1503	22.1%
2023	36.10	929^th	1429	35.0%
2024	38.97	914^th	1531	40.3%

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Rank History for White students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.56	1237^th	1408	12.1%
2019	34.10	938^th	1338	29.9%
2022	26.82	1103^rd	1399	21.2%
2023	35.10	911^th	1337	31.9%
2024	14.53	1255^th	1392	9.8%

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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 Howe Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	279	33	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	317
1990	247	49	6	14	0	n/a	n/a	316
1991	233	57	6	16	0	n/a	n/a	312
1992	240	65	12	12	0	n/a	n/a	329
1993	240	55	13	13	0	n/a	n/a	321
1994	222	64	13	15	0	n/a	n/a	314
1995	217	74	10	27	1	n/a	n/a	329
1996	217	74	10	27	1	n/a	n/a	329
1997	202	79	8	22	2	n/a	n/a	313
1998	212	101	6	15	0	n/a	n/a	334
1999	208	91	6	25	0	n/a	n/a	330
2000	203	84	7	29	1	n/a	n/a	324
2001	191	92	7	29	2	n/a	n/a	321
2002	152	109	12	32	1	n/a	n/a	306
2003	152	109	12	32	1	n/a	n/a	306
2004	162	111	21	30	0	n/a	n/a	324
2005	147	111	25	24	0	n/a	n/a	307
2006	159	113	29	21	1	n/a	n/a	323
2007	161	121	33	26	1	n/a	n/a	342
2008	181	116	25	21	1	n/a	n/a	344
2009	192	117	28	26	1	n/a	n/a	364
2010	56	55	8	31	0	n/a	n/a	150
2011	43	32	17	28	0	0	0	120
2012	56	47	20	32	0	0	19	174
2013	147	79	46	58	0	0	39	369
2014	93	63	29	59	0	0	38	282
2015	108	62	36	67	0	0	29	302
2016	81	90	33	69	0	0	34	307
2017	128	106	38	73	0	0	46	391
2018	125	107	35	78	0	0	48	393
2019	120	115	35	87	0	0	57	414
2020	118	110	52	88	0	0	63	431
2021	94	104	41	77	0	0	55	371
2022	89	83	52	73	0	0	57	354
2023	86	76	64	83	0	0	54	363
2024	86	99	71	92	4	1	61	414

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 Howe Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	317	15.4	20.5	n/a
1990	316	19.5	16.2	n/a
1991	312	24.9	12.5	n/a
1992	329	21.9	15.0	n/a
1993	321	22.5	14.3	n/a
1994	314	22.5	14.0	23.6
1995	329	22.5	14.6	37.7
1996	329	22.5	14.6	37.7
1997	313	21.0	14.9	45.4
1998	334	21.0	15.9	39.2
1999	330	24.0	13.8	42.1
2000	324	24.5	13.2	50.9
2001	321	23.0	14.0	47.7
2002	306	23.7	12.9	55.9
2003	306	23.7	12.9	55.9
2004	324	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	307	18.0	17.1	62.9
2006	323	19.0	17.0	61.6
2007	342	20.0	17.1	62
2008	344	20.0	17.2	62.2
2009	364	20.0	18.2	57.1
2010	150	8.8	17.0	78.7
2011	120	8.7	13.7	60
2012	174	9.0	19.3	66.1
2013	369	20.5	18.0	68.6
2014	282	17.5	16.1	41.8
2015	302	17.0	17.7	51.3
2016	307	17.0	18.0	48.2
2017	391	22.0	17.7	50.4
2018	393	24.0	16.3	68.7
2019	414	33.0	12.5	58.2
2020	431	32.0	13.4	61.5
2021	371	32.4	11.4	64.7
2022	354	26.9	13.1	59
2023	363	34.4	10.5	68.9
2024	414	33.7	12.2	71

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 Howe Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	317	15.4	20.5	n/a
1990	316	19.5	16.2	n/a
1991	312	24.9	12.5	n/a
1992	329	21.9	15.0	n/a
1993	321	22.5	14.3	n/a
1994	314	22.5	14.0	23.6
1995	329	22.5	14.6	37.7
1996	329	22.5	14.6	37.7
1997	313	21.0	14.9	45.4
1998	334	21.0	15.9	39.2
1999	330	24.0	13.8	42.1
2000	324	24.5	13.2	50.9
2001	321	23.0	14.0	47.7
2002	306	23.7	12.9	55.9
2003	306	23.7	12.9	55.9
2004	324	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	307	18.0	17.1	62.9
2006	323	19.0	17.0	61.6
2007	342	20.0	17.1	62
2008	344	20.0	17.2	62.2
2009	364	20.0	18.2	57.1
2010	150	8.8	17.0	78.7
2011	120	8.7	13.7	60
2012	174	9.0	19.3	66.1
2013	369	20.5	18.0	68.6
2014	282	17.5	16.1	41.8
2015	302	17.0	17.7	51.3
2016	307	17.0	18.0	48.2
2017	391	22.0	17.7	50.4
2018	393	24.0	16.3	68.7
2019	414	33.0	12.5	58.2
2020	431	32.0	13.4	61.5
2021	371	32.4	11.4	64.7
2022	354	26.9	13.1	59
2023	363	34.4	10.5	68.9
2024	414	33.7	12.2	71

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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