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Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362415003323
ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL
1146 RT 9W, SELKIRK, NY 12158 · (518) 756-5200 · Albany County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
152 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL→RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK MIDDLE SCHOOL→RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 45.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL
ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL this school | 389 | 39.1% | 42.4% |
| FREDERICK CARDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORNING | 399 | 40.4% | 64.9% |
| PORT DICKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BINGHAMTON | 409 | 37.7% | N/A |
| JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROME | 366 | 41.5% | 31.3% |
| STOKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROME | 368 | 39.4% | 31.6% |
| WINCHESTER-POTTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SENECA | 422 | 41.2% | 31.8% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,506 of 2,335 | #33 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,459 of 2,342 ▲ 39 | #33 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,677 of 2,343 ▲ 11 | #38 of 46 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #1,426 of 2,585 | #18 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #113 of 2,338 | #3 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #1,850 of 2,388 | #41 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #1,720 of 2,534 | #23 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #1,197 of 1,757 | #20 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
389
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 389 | 45.5 | 8.6:1 | 39% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 38.3 | 10.9:1 | 38% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 40.1 | 10.6:1 | 39% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 33% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 38 | 11.3:1 | 32% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 44 | 10.0:1 | 34% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 42 | 11.3:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 27% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 22 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL.
About ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL
Located in SELKIRK, New York, ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 389 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,724 students.
Most students at ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL are White: 82% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's White share is 13 points above the 69% share among Albany County residents. By the diversity index, ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL comes in at 31%.
Teacher staffing is 45.5 full-time equivalents, or about 8.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. About 39% of students, or 152, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.4% is 18.2 points below the 60.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Albany County census figures show that median household income is about $85,333, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 75 public schools operate in Albany County, serving about 39,946 students.
Nearest public school: CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 3.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 389 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 418. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.3:1 to 8.6:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,018
Census ACS
Median income
$85,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
39,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 514 students
- PIETER B COEYMANS SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 375 students
Nearby schools
- CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 443
- GLENMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 382
- HAMAGRAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 319
- RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.0 mi · 514
- RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK MIDDLE SCHOOL4.0 mi · 375
- BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL4.6 mi · 950
Frequently asked questions
About ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOLHow many students attend ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL?
ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 389 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL serve?
ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL is approximately 8.6:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL?
At ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL public or private?
ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.