BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of intimate scale in BERNE, New York, part of BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 365 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 2 schools in BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (676 students total), BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Albany County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.3%, the actual is 76.0%, a residual of +14.8 points.

In the broader community, Albany County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,333, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 75 public schools in Albany County (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students).

Nearest neighbor: BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 61.2%.

BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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