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Porter Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

512 Emerson Ave, Syracuse, NY 13204 · (315) 435-4625 · Part of Syracuse City School District

Syracuse’s School Grade D− better than 3% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
351
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Porter Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Syracuse kids: 12 middle schools

On the path

Where Syracuse kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Porter Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

512 Emerson Ave, Syracuse

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K41
Kindergarten49
Grade 147
Grade 255
Grade 359
Grade 448
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
339’20
328’21
299’22
301’23
351’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%White 24%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 12%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Porter Elementary School from Syracuse families.

Other schools in Syracuse City School District

The district →
Huntington K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Syracuse
D−
934 students13:1
Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Syracuse
D−
776 students13:1
Frazer K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Syracuse
D−
774 students10:1
Dr. Weeks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Syracuse
D−
711 students14:1
Edward Smith K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Syracuse
D
697 students10:1
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Syracuse
D−
678 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Syracuse’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.