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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD·NCES 362577003536

CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

310 CAROLINE ST, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866 · (518) 584-7612 · Saratoga County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of New York public elementary schools
  • B+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

Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
113 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5615%
Grade 15114%
Grade 26317%
Grade 36818%
Grade 46618%
Grade 56818%

This year's kindergarten class (56) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).

Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
28978%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
3710%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
113%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
277%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
18449%
Female
18851%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MAPLE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL→SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.0%69.0%
2023-2458.0%62.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school37230.4%62.8%
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANBORN
40129.4%57.0%
DIVISION STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARATOGA SPRINGS
39327.5%67.8%
ELMCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIVERPOOL
36231.8%N/A
RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROME
38833.2%48.6%
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SYRACUSE
35830.7%55.9%
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 CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Saratoga County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
62.8%#640 of 2,335#15 of 30
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#752 of 2,342
▲ 109
#18 of 30
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#659 of 2,343
▼ 76
#14 of 30
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
372#1,537 of 2,585#23 of 31
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.2:1#1,342 of 2,338#13 of 30
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.0%#1,669 of 2,388#11 of 30
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
30.4%#1,965 of 2,534#15 of 30
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.6%#1,436 of 1,757#16 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 2024-25
Enrollment
372
+32 (+9%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537230.512.2:130% (113)
2023-2436629.812.3:128% (103)
2022-2335728.812.4:129% (103)
2020-213402712.6:122% (75)
2017-1839426.414.9:115% (59)
2015-163722813.3:118% (68)
2010-114573214.3:116% (73)
2000-014413114.2:112% (55)
1990-915222918.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 372 students.

CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD, a district with 5,750 students across 8 schools.

The share of White students at CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 78%, a majority. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 88% White share among all Saratoga County residents. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.

CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1, with 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is similar, at 12.8:1. The school has 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Saratoga County is similar, at 30%.

On the allk12 Grade, CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 66% of New York public elementary schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 63.8% and the result is 62.8%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Saratoga County show that median household income comes to about $100,787, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Saratoga County counts 50 public schools with about 30,097 students.

CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles from LAKE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 62.8% is below the 68.2% average for nearby schools.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% rise, from 340 to 372.

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Saratoga County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD
Address
310 CAROLINE ST, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866
Phone
(518) 584-7612
County
Saratoga County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
372
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
113 (30%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
362577003536
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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