CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary school in BALLSTON LAKE, New York, run under BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 498 students in grades K through 5.

Within BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 3,105 students, CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Saratoga County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Saratoga County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Saratoga County indicate median household earnings sit near $100,787, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Saratoga County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,097 students), CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 68.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 10% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 498). Class-load math has fell: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.