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Enrollment
788
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362070002905
GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL
300 GIDNEY AVE, NEWBURGH, NY 12550 · (845) 563-8450 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL788 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
464 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 185 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
27.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 34.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL
GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL this school | 788 | 58.9% | 26.9% |
| WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST HAVERSTRAW | 715 | 54.0% | 26.3% |
| CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UNIONDALE | 730 | 63.6% | 34.5% |
| TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL NEW WINDSOR | 890 | 62.6% | 47.1% |
| WASHINGTON ROSE SCHOOL ROOSEVELT | 667 | 60.7% | 36.9% |
| THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIELLS | 706 | 52.0% | 40.5% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #2,108 of 2,335 | #39 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #2,084 of 2,342 ▼ 192 | #37 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #2,176 of 2,343 ▲ 51 | #40 of 40 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 788 | #163 of 2,585 | #6 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #1,246 of 2,338 | #26 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #1,420 of 2,388 | #39 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #1,180 of 2,534 | #7 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #1,557 of 1,757 | #26 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
788
+65 (+9%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 788 | 66 | 11.9:1 | 59% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 802 | 66.4 | 12.1:1 | 65% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 66.2 | 12.2:1 | 49% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 52 | 13.9:1 | 66% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 819 | 60 | 13.7:1 | 61% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 863 | 66 | 13.1:1 | 86% (745) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | 68 | 13.0:1 | 77% (683) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 62 | 15.2:1 | 61% (574) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 40 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL.
About GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL
GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in NEWBURGH, New York. The school has 788 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in New York average about 443 students, which makes this school 78% larger than average.
NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT has 12 schools and 10,762 students, and GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL is one of those schools.
About 71% of the student body at GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL is Hispanic. Other groups include 18% Black, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 24% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL reports a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher, from 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL, 59% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in Orange County is 15 points.
On the allk12 Grade, GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL lands at D, ahead of 5% of New York public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.9% is 26.4 points below the 53.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Orange County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $97,178, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 82, with about 57,122 students.
GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMY, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 26.9% is below the 38.6% average for nearby schools.
GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
From 723 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 788 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.9:1, from 13.9:1.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMYHigh · 3,550 students
- MEADOW HILL SCHOOLElementary · 982 students
- TEMPLE HILL SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 802 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 782 students
- GARDNERTOWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 612 students
Other schools in NEWBURGH
- NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMYHigh · 3,550 students
- MEADOW HILL SCHOOLElementary · 982 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 782 students
- GARDNERTOWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 612 students
- FOSTERTOWN SCHOOLElementary · 594 students
- HORIZON-ON-THE-HUDSON SCHOOLElementary · 447 students
Nearby schools
- NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMY0.3 mi · 3,550
- HORIZON-ON-THE-HUDSON SCHOOL0.9 mi · 447
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 782
- BALMVILLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 376
- NEW WINDSOR SCHOOL2.3 mi · 439
- GARDNERTOWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL?
GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 788 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL serve?
GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL have?
GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL are roughly 6% White, 71% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL in?
GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL is part of NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.