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Porter Elementary School

Porter Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 301 students in Syracuse City School District.

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It is the smallest of the 19 Syracuse City School District elementary schools in Syracuse. Its 11.6 students per teacher compares with a median of 11.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 390 in 2019–20 to 301 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 2, with 53 students. 90% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (272 free, 0 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Faldo Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Porter Elementary School by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–5
Students301
Teachers26
Students per teacher11.6
Free or reduced-price lunch90%
School typeRegular School
DistrictSyracuse City School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Porter Elementary School

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K25
  • K43
  • 149
  • 253
  • 343
  • 444
  • 544
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20390
  • 2020–21339
  • 2021–22328
  • 2022–23299
  • 2023–24301
Nearby

Parks near Porter Elementary School

All parks
Park · 0.2 miFaldo ParkPark · 0.2 miLewis ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.5 miStone Throwers’ Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

512 EMERSON AVE, Syracuse 13204

(315) 435-4625

Syracuse City School District website ↗NYSED Data Site report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 421800010027 (search it on NYSED Data Site) · NCES ID 362859003873

Syracuse City School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
Pre-K–8Frazer K-8 School787 studentsPre-K–5Delaware Primary School395 studentsPre-K–5Seymour Dual Language Academy419 studentsPre-K–5Bellevue Elementary School399 studentsPre-K–5Franklin Elementary School646 studentsPre-K–8Roberts K-8 School621 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.3 miOntech Charter High SchoolGrades 9–12School · 0.4 miSyracuse Academy Of Science Charter SchoolGrades K–12High school · 1.0 miPublic Service Leadership Academy At FowlerGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.3 miSyracuse Stem At BlodgettGrades 6–8High school · 2.1 miInstitute Of Technology At Syracuse CentralGrades 9–12High school · 2.1 miOnondaga Cnty Sheriff's DeptGrades 9–12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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