CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in CASTLETON, New York, run under SCHODACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 443 students, covering grades K through 6.

SCHODACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 842 students. CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Rensselaer County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rensselaer County (around 46%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Rensselaer County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,915 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 42 public schools in Rensselaer County (combined enrollment of about 19,274 students).

MAPLE HILL JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 443).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.