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Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 4 students
Giffen Memorial Elementary School
274 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12202
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
387
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Albany City School District
Albany County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New York elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Giffen Memorial Elementary School
Giffen Memorial Elementary School is a public elementary school in Albany, New York, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Albany City School District. The school is located in a midsize city in Albany County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 387 students were enrolled, with about 12.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New York elementary school (11.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 387 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Albany City School District
- County
- Albany County
- NCES school ID
- 360246000016
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.