GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · ALBANY, NY

GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in ALBANY, New York, serving grades PK–05 with 387 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

387

Teachers (FTE)

31.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	208	54%
Hispanic/Latino	98	25%
Asian	31	8%
White	23	6%
Two or more races	23	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	387	206M / 181F

English Language Learners: 60 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15-19%	55.2%	112
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	32

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.71 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

322

83.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	387	100%

Contact & Location

274 S PEARL ST

ALBANY, NY 12202

Phone: (518)475-6650

http://www.albanyschools.org/schools/giffen

District

ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $39,061

District enrollment: 7,965

Other Schools in District

ALBANY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES Elementary
ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL Elementary
EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL Elementary
NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 12202) → CensusDepth.com
New York population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New York teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

360246000016

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD