Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360255006572
ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
1648 CRITTENDEN RD, ALDEN, NY 14004 · (716) 937-9116 · Erie County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
109 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 109 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 40% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Based on grade levels within ALDEN 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
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 344 | 31.7% | 56.7% |
| DUANESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELANSON | 356 | 30.3% | 57.3% |
| TULLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TULLY | 370 | 31.1% | 50.1% |
| OHIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH TONAWANDA | 367 | 31.1% | 49.3% |
| RIDGE ROAD SCHOOL HORSEHEADS | 369 | 32.0% | 55.5% |
| SAUQUOIT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAUQUOIT | 327 | 34.6% | 53.6% |
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 ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #898 of 2,335 | #34 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #966 of 2,342 ▼ 201 | #35 of 115 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,028 of 2,343 ▼ 271 | #35 of 115 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #1,704 of 2,585 | #94 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,695 of 2,338 | #108 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #2,257 of 2,388 | #107 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #1,931 of 2,534 | #82 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #584 of 606 | #41 of 43 |
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
344
+18 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 344 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 32% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 30.1 | 11.2:1 | 30% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 25.3 | 14.6:1 | 29% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 31% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 23% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school located in ALDEN, New York. Classes run from 3 through 5, and the school has 344 students. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 22% smaller than average.
Across its 4 schools, ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,474 students. ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of those schools.
About 94% of the student body at ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is White. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial. That compares with about 74% White among all Erie County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL total 26 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. That matches the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York fairly closely. The school counts 109 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 32%. Compared with the 51% average for public schools in Erie County, the school's rate is lower.
ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is 6.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In the county around the school, Erie County, the median household income is $72,839, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Erie County is home to 226 public schools and about 122,519 public school students.
The closest other public school is ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks 8th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 18 students since 2020-21, to 344. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.3:1, from 14.8:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 488 students
- ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 343 students
- ALDEN PRIMARY AT TOWNLINEElementary · 299 students
Other schools in ALDEN
- ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 488 students
- ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 343 students
- ALDEN PRIMARY AT TOWNLINEElementary · 299 students
Nearby schools
- ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 343
- ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 488
- ALDEN PRIMARY AT TOWNLINE4.1 mi · 299
- MARILLA PRIMARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 221
- PEMBROKE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL5.9 mi · 244
- IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL7.4 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 344 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serve?
ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
At ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is overseen by ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
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