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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
389
-40 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 11.3:1
% White
82%
was 86%
% Hispanic
7%
was 7%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL
As a reasonably sized elementary school in SELKIRK, New York, ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL enrolls 389 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,724 students; ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.4%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Albany County put median household income runs about $85,333, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Albany County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students), ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 3.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 68.1%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 429 students in 2018 compared to 389 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.
On this page, the feed for ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.