Meachem Elementary School
171 Spaulding Ave
Syracuse NY, 13205, Onondaga County
Phone: 315-435-4610
Ranking: 
(3,050 out of 3,424, bottom 11%)*
(3,050 out of 3,424, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 9
School District: Syracuse City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 31 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 488 | 500 | 399 | 412 | 418 | 409 | 371 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 7.4% | 36 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 77 | 15.8% | 80 | 16.0% | 70 | 17.5% | 68 | 16.5% | 73 | 17.5% | 71 | 17.4% | 60 | 16.2% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 16.6% | 84 | 16.8% | 68 | 17.0% | 71 | 17.2% | 70 | 16.7% | 68 | 16.6% | 54 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 77 | 15.8% | 64 | 12.8% | 64 | 16.0% | 77 | 18.7% | 71 | 17.0% | 59 | 14.4% | 66 | 17.8% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 14.8% | 74 | 14.8% | 75 | 18.8% | 67 | 16.3% | 62 | 14.8% | 74 | 18.1% | 62 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 69 | 14.1% | 79 | 15.8% | 65 | 16.3% | 60 | 14.6% | 74 | 17.7% | 64 | 15.6% | 61 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 15.4% | 75 | 15.0% | 56 | 14.0% | 68 | 16.5% | 59 | 14.1% | 61 | 14.9% | 57 | 15.4% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.9% | 11 | 3.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 264 | 54.1% | 276 | 55.2% | 210 | 52.6% | 207 | 50.2% | 202 | 48.3% | 203 | 49.6% | 189 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 224 | 45.9% | 224 | 44.8% | 189 | 47.4% | 205 | 49.8% | 208 | 49.8% | 198 | 48.4% | 178 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.8% | 31 | 7.5% | 22 | 5.3% | 14 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.8% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 5.7% | 33 | 6.6% | 28 | 7.0% | 29 | 7.0% | 24 | 5.7% | 15 | 3.7% | 17 | 4.6% |
| Black: | 297 | 60.9% | 293 | 58.6% | 196 | 49.1% | 243 | 59.0% | 245 | 58.6% | 256 | 62.6% | 229 | 61.7% |
| White: | 104 | 21.3% | 105 | 21.0% | 101 | 25.3% | 104 | 25.2% | 122 | 29.2% | 123 | 30.1% | 105 | 28.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 45 | 9.2% | 55 | 11.0% | 56 | 14.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 255 | 52.3% | 280 | 56.0% | 237 | 59.4% | 244 | 59.2% | 252 | 60.3% | 242 | 59.2% | 199 | 53.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.7% | 43 | 8.6% | 49 | 12.3% | 50 | 12.1% | 48 | 11.5% | 60 | 14.7% | 51 | 13.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.78 | 16.12 | 14.25 | 11.36 | 13.48 | 13.20 | 11.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 42% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 43% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 50% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 30% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 25% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 27% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5.5% | 9.2% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 42% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 57% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 28% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 26% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 29% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 8.2% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 43% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 45% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 27% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 25% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 28% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 9.2% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 48% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 55% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 60% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 62% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 34% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 32% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 35% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.4% | 11.3% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 72% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 68% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 67% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 68% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 37% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 48% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 60% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 21% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 23% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 24% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 7.9% | 30.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 28% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 43% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 28% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 29% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 28% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.5% | 6.2% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 86% |
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* Meachem Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.