Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360963000729
BELL TOP SCHOOL
39 REYNOLDS RD, TROY, NY 12180 · (518) 207-2600 · Rensselaer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
56 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 EAST GREENBUSH 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
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 →
Where BELL TOP SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rensselaer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #279 of 2,335 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #493 of 2,342 | #3 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #378 of 2,343 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #1,968 of 2,585 | #18 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #729 of 2,338 | #11 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #1,673 of 2,388 | #11 of 22 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
304
0 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.8:1
% White
78%
was 74%
% Hispanic
6%
was 9%
% Black
2%
was 6%
% Asian
7%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 304 | 28.2 | 10.8:1 | 18% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 26.7 | 11.6:1 | 20% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 24.4 | 12.5:1 | 14% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 17% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELL TOP SCHOOL.
About BELL TOP SCHOOL
BELL TOP SCHOOL runs as a small elementary school in TROY, New York. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 304 students. That is 31% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
BELL TOP SCHOOL is run by EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 7 schools enroll 4,085 students.
More than half of enrollment at BELL TOP SCHOOL is White: 78%. The remaining shares are 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Black. In Rensselaer County overall, the White share is about 80%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. The school has 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 2.1 students per teacher. In all, 18% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Rensselaer County is 46%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, BELL TOP SCHOOL would be expected to post about 68.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.1%.
Rensselaer County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $87,915, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Rensselaer County's 42 public schools enroll about 19,274 students and include BELL TOP SCHOOL.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, NORTH GREENBUSH SCHOOL, is about 1.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. BELL TOP SCHOOL is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
In 2017-18, BELL TOP SCHOOL enrolled 304; in 2024-25, 304. Over the same years, the White share rose from 74% to 78%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.8 to 10.8 over 7 years.
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Rensselaer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,332
Census ACS
Median income
$87,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
19,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,272 students
- HOWARD L GOFF SCHOOLMiddle · 948 students
- CITIZEN EDMOND GENET SCHOOLElementary · 493 students
- RED MILL SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- GREEN MEADOW SCHOOLElementary · 345 students
- DONALD P SUTHERLAND SCHOOLElementary · 250 students
Other schools in TROY
- TROY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,193 students
- KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 762 students
- TROY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 733 students
- LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 625 students
- TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 576 students
- TURNPIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH GREENBUSH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 35
- GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL2.1 mi · 306
- VAN RENSSELAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 487
- RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 462
- NURSES MIDDLE COLLEGE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL-CAPITAL REGION2.3 mi · 83
- MENANDS SCHOOL2.9 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About BELL TOP SCHOOLHow large is BELL TOP SCHOOL?
BELL TOP SCHOOL enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does BELL TOP SCHOOL serve?
BELL TOP SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does BELL TOP SCHOOL have?
BELL TOP SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at BELL TOP SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BELL TOP SCHOOL are roughly 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees BELL TOP SCHOOL?
BELL TOP SCHOOL is overseen by EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rensselaer County.
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