Is Porter Elementary School a good school?

Porter Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Porter Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 301 students attended Porter Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Porter Elementary School?

Students at Porter Elementary School are 39% African American, 29% White, 15% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Porter Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Porter Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Corcoran High School High : Henninger High School High : Nottingham High School

Porter Elementary School

Summary:

Porter Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Syracuse City School District, with 299 students enrolled. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, with a statewide ranking between 2079 and 2445 out of 2445 schools over the past several years.

Porter Elementary lags significantly behind the state and district averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.39% of 3rd graders, 29.79% of 4th graders, and 11.63% of 5th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 42.6%, 47.05%, and 43.68% respectively. The school's math proficiency rates tell a similar story. Additionally, Porter Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students from low-income families, with 89.63% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Porter Elementary to other schools in the area, the academic performance gap is stark. For instance, Frazer K-8 School, less than a mile from Porter, had significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math across all grade levels. Similarly, Onondaga Road Elementary School in the West Genesee Central School District, about 2.5 miles from Porter, outperformed Porter by a wide margin.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

512 Emerson Ave
Syracuse, NY 13204-1702

(315) 435-4625

District: Syracuse City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2184^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,927

Students who attend Porter Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Corcoran High School
	Henninger High School
	Nottingham High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.2

Number of students: 301

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.5%

White:

28.6%

Two or more races:

15.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.4%

See top rated New York elementary schools

Compare Porter Elementary School to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Porter Elementary School ranks worse than 89.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.91. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Porter Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Syracuse City School District. Student population at Porter Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (38.5%), White (28.6%), two or more races (15%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Porter Elementary School is 11.2. 10 elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Porter Elementary School employs 26.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Porter Elementary School is $19,927, which is the 3^rd highest among 19 elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Porter Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Porter Elementary School 2184^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Porter Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Multi-racial students:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Syracuse City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Syracuse City School District 838^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

What do you think?

Your rating for Porter Elementary School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Porter Elementary School

Compare

Rank History for all students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	6.44	2137^th	2206	3.1%
2007	15.10	1956^th	2219	11.9%
2008	10.48	2083^rd	2227	6.5%
2009	11.22	2118^th	2257	6.2%
2010	7.99	2158^th	2263	4.6%
2011	7.42	2187^th	2286	4.3%
2012	8.18	2200^th	2320	5.2%
2013	10.36	2226^th	2325	4.3%
2014	7.57	2286^th	2345	2.5%
2015	7.06	2309^th	2352	1.8%
2016	8.44	2271^st	2366	4.0%
2017	4.19	2373^rd	2386	0.5%
2018	4.32	2377^th	2395	0.8%
2019	12.35	2218^th	2413	8.1%
2021	8.49	2079^th	2201	5.5%
2022	12.95	2250^th	2434	7.6%
2023	12.55	2256^th	2439	7.5%
2024	15.91	2184^th	2445	10.7%

See the entire list of New York Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	11.64	197^th	202	2.5%
2024	12.71	261^st	279	6.5%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.63	917^th	938	2.2%
2019	30.44	671^st	860	22.0%
2021	47.26	208^th	454	54.2%
2022	18.42	995^th	1027	3.1%
2023	15.81	987^th	1001	1.4%
2024	45.45	475^th	1066	55.4%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.28	1906^th	1941	1.8%
2019	19.48	1765^th	1859	5.1%
2021	13.79	1026^th	1044	1.7%
2022	21.48	1878^th	2031	7.5%
2023	23.23	1734^th	2016	14.0%
2024	30.40	1524^th	2110	27.8%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.09	2009^th	2045	1.8%
2019	16.39	1881^st	2032	7.4%
2021	10.88	1621^st	1678	3.4%
2022	15.71	1963^rd	2099	6.5%
2024	8.82	2042^nd	2078	1.7%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.61	711^th	730	2.6%
2022	29.95	481^st	622	22.7%
2023	37.44	389^th	637	38.9%
2024	27.16	602^nd	766	21.4%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Homeless Students!

Rank History for Female students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	4.06	2323^rd	2338	0.6%
2019	17.81	2054^th	2357	12.9%
2021	13.84	1769^th	1955	9.5%
2022	10.84	2282^nd	2401	5.0%
2023	13.69	2217^th	2403	7.7%
2024	13.43	2255^th	2413	6.5%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.43	2309^th	2340	1.3%
2019	10.70	2241^st	2358	5.0%
2021	6.39	1897^th	1961	3.3%
2022	17.55	2114^th	2400	11.9%
2023	13.98	2198^th	2400	8.4%
2024	22.17	2005^th	2411	16.8%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	0.65	600^th	601	0.2%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.50	901^st	948	5.0%
2019	23.96	728^th	891	18.3%
2021	16.32	379^th	427	11.2%
2022	20.91	792^nd	936	15.4%
2023	14.47	790^th	857	7.8%
2024	23.13	775^th	927	16.4%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	3.81	1389^th	1392	0.2%
2019	53.65	524^th	1315	60.2%
2021	17.56	751^st	818	8.2%
2022	14.45	1415^th	1503	5.9%
2024	25.38	1245^th	1531	18.7%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Porter Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	1.72	1400^th	1408	0.6%
2019	4.25	1320^th	1338	1.3%
2021	10.77	1153^rd	1224	5.8%
2022	11.64	1304^th	1399	6.8%
2023	22.26	1100^th	1337	17.7%
2024	19.74	1179^th	1392	15.3%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for White Students!

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

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Porter Elementary School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Porter Elementary School, submit a rating!

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Porter Elementary School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	359	102	0	4	5	n/a	n/a	470
1990	370	96	0	3	9	n/a	n/a	478
1991	394	112	0	4	9	n/a	n/a	519
1992	412	108	2	8	8	n/a	n/a	538
1993	473	120	6	5	11	n/a	n/a	615
1994	443	107	7	8	17	n/a	n/a	582
1995	430	144	13	10	21	n/a	n/a	618
1996	430	144	13	10	21	n/a	n/a	618
1997	430	145	11	10	26	n/a	n/a	622
1998	417	149	9	14	28	n/a	n/a	617
1999	420	143	11	16	26	n/a	n/a	616
2000	398	138	9	19	21	n/a	n/a	585
2001	396	120	5	18	13	n/a	n/a	552
2002	439	112	3	27	15	n/a	n/a	596
2003	439	112	3	27	15	n/a	n/a	596
2004	353	149	8	39	13	n/a	n/a	562
2005	328	125	12	32	11	n/a	n/a	508
2006	326	146	11	30	18	n/a	n/a	531
2007	301	145	12	25	23	n/a	n/a	506
2008	301	159	9	35	23	n/a	n/a	527
2009	292	161	12	27	19	n/a	n/a	511
2010	299	162	17	37	15	n/a	n/a	530
2011	276	152	22	57	16	0	0	523
2012	242	153	24	48	13	0	45	525
2013	230	181	26	56	13	0	43	549
2014	218	171	34	66	16	0	49	554
2015	189	178	45	69	15	0	55	551
2016	201	195	35	69	13	0	56	569
2017	192	208	25	64	11	1	59	560
2018	156	194	33	46	10	2	56	497
2019	122	178	22	50	11	0	56	439
2020	120	139	18	54	9	0	50	390
2021	100	128	12	49	9	0	41	339
2022	101	118	11	49	6	0	43	328
2023	82	108	16	37	6	0	50	299
2024	86	116	13	35	6	0	45	301

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 Porter Elementary School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	470	38.4	12.2	n/a
1990	478	47.4	10.0	n/a
1991	519	51.7	10.0	n/a
1992	538	44.7	12.0	n/a
1993	615	31.9	19.3	n/a
1994	582	33.1	17.6	58.8
1995	618	39.1	15.8	59.9
1996	618	39.1	15.8	59.9
1997	622	37.1	16.8	62.2
1998	617	37.2	16.6	64
1999	616	37.3	16.5	63.3
2000	585	37.1	15.8	67.2
2001	552	39.0	14.2	66.3
2002	596	37.1	16.1	74.3
2003	596	37.1	16.1	74.3
2004	562	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	508	38.1	13.3	79.1
2006	531	37.0	14.4	81.9
2007	506	40.0	12.7	87.9
2008	527	41.0	12.9	83.1
2009	511	39.0	13.1	83.8
2010	530	40.0	13.2	87
2011	523	40.4	12.9	86.4
2012	525	40.0	13.1	85.1
2013	549	38.0	14.4	70.5
2014	554	39.8	13.9	63.5
2015	551	35.0	15.7	76.8
2016	569	34.0	16.7	74.9
2017	560	33.9	16.5	81.1
2018	497	32.0	15.5	89.3
2019	439	32.0	13.7	86.1
2020	390	30.0	13.0	89.2
2021	339	24.5	13.8	88.5
2022	328	28.8	11.3	89.9
2023	299	25.6	11.6	89.6
2024	301	26.8	11.2	90.4

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 Porter Elementary School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	470	38.4	12.2	n/a
1990	478	47.4	10.0	n/a
1991	519	51.7	10.0	n/a
1992	538	44.7	12.0	n/a
1993	615	31.9	19.3	n/a
1994	582	33.1	17.6	58.8
1995	618	39.1	15.8	59.9
1996	618	39.1	15.8	59.9
1997	622	37.1	16.8	62.2
1998	617	37.2	16.6	64
1999	616	37.3	16.5	63.3
2000	585	37.1	15.8	67.2
2001	552	39.0	14.2	66.3
2002	596	37.1	16.1	74.3
2003	596	37.1	16.1	74.3
2004	562	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	508	38.1	13.3	79.1
2006	531	37.0	14.4	81.9
2007	506	40.0	12.7	87.9
2008	527	41.0	12.9	83.1
2009	511	39.0	13.1	83.8
2010	530	40.0	13.2	87
2011	523	40.4	12.9	86.4
2012	525	40.0	13.1	85.1
2013	549	38.0	14.4	70.5
2014	554	39.8	13.9	63.5
2015	551	35.0	15.7	76.8
2016	569	34.0	16.7	74.9
2017	560	33.9	16.5	81.1
2018	497	32.0	15.5	89.3
2019	439	32.0	13.7	86.1
2020	390	30.0	13.0	89.2
2021	339	24.5	13.8	88.5
2022	328	28.8	11.3	89.9
2023	299	25.6	11.6	89.6
2024	301	26.8	11.2	90.4

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.

Immunization Rates