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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362667003633
ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
489 CLIFTON PK CTR RD, CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065 · (518) 881-0510 · Saratoga County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
162 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 589 | 27.5% | 65.0% |
| DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST AMHERST | 590 | 26.1% | 80.8% |
| OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLIFTON PARK | 519 | 24.5% | 65.3% |
| SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLIFTON PARK | 560 | 32.5% | 59.9% |
| WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 528 | 31.6% | 58.3% |
| SUNQUAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELVILLE | 538 | 24.0% | 65.6% |
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 ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Saratoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #561 of 2,335 | #12 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #508 of 2,342 ▼ 16 | #10 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #626 of 2,343 ▲ 173 | #13 of 30 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #511 of 2,585 | #3 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #1,364 of 2,338 | #14 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #873 of 2,388 | #1 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #2,039 of 2,534 | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #934 of 1,757 | #7 of 21 |
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
589
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,106
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 589 | 48.1 | 12.2:1 | 28% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 47.7 | 12.2:1 | 23% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 50.1 | 12.0:1 | 24% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 21% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 23% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 19% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 13% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 714 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 12% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 1,106 | 53 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 489 CLIFTON PK CTR RD in CLIFTON PARK, New York, ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 589 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 33% higher.
ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 12 schools and 9,348 students.
Roughly 63% of students at ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Other groups include 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. By comparison, Saratoga County residents are about 88% White. ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
At ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.2:1. That matches the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 28% of enrollment. That tracks the 30% average for public schools in Saratoga County.
ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are within a point of predicted: 65.0% against 64.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Saratoga County show that the median household income is $100,787, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 50 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 65.0% against a local average of 75.2%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 24 students since 2020-21, to 589. Students per teacher fell from 13.6 in 2020-21 to 12.2 in 2024-25.
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Saratoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
238,284
Census ACS
Median income
$100,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
30,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,968 students
- KODA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 764 students
- ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
- ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 548 students
Other schools in CLIFTON PARK
- SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,968 students
- KODA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 764 students
- ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
- ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 560
- SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 2,968
- GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 764
- KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 765
- TESAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 361
- SKANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 589 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.