Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360471000213
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
247 DELAWARE AVE, DELMAR, NY 12054 · (518) 439-4996 · Albany County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
37 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
82.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 236 | 15.7% | 78.3% |
| BLUE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE POINT | 218 | 13.8% | 62.2% |
| STATE STREET INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SKANEATELES | 266 | 14.3% | 65.3% |
| ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL ELMA | 260 | 15.8% | 59.9% |
| MARILLA PRIMARY SCHOOL MARILLA | 221 | 14.9% | 69.5% |
| E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHERRILL | 287 | 16.7% | 63.5% |
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 ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #195 of 2,335 | #1 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #330 of 2,342 ▼ 140 | #3 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #207 of 2,343 ▼ 40 | #1 of 46 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #2,273 of 2,585 | #45 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #915 of 2,338 | #16 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #1,942 of 2,388 | #44 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #2,328 of 2,534 | #44 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #837 of 1,757 | #10 of 31 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
236
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 236 | 21.1 | 11.2:1 | 16% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 19.7 | 11.7:1 | 11% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 22.7 | 10.2:1 | 10% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 23 | 10.5:1 | 17% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 17% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 13% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 16 | 17.6:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 7% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 24 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This page covers ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school in DELMAR, New York. It enrolls 236 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 47% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls under BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 7 schools enrolling 4,077 students.
The share of White students at ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 85%. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 69% White. The diversity index for ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1, with 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Albany County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 86% of New York public elementary schools.
A school with ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 69.2%. ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 78.3%, 9.1 points above that line.
Census data for Albany County show median household income comes to about $85,333, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 75 public schools and about 39,946 students.
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles from BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 78.3% against a local average of 67.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 242 in 2020-21 and 236 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,018
Census ACS
Median income
$85,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
39,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,322 students
- BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 950 students
- EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 422 students
- GLENMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 382 students
- HAMAGRAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
Other schools in DELMAR
- BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,322 students
- BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 950 students
- EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 422 students
- HAMAGRAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
Nearby schools
- BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 950
- HAMAGRAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 319
- STEPHEN AND HARRIET MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 570
- ALBANY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES1.8 mi · 378
- SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 422
- BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,322
Frequently asked questions
About ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 236 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Albany County.
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