Enrollment
366
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT EDWARD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361131000893
FORT EDWARD SCHOOL
220 BROADWAY, FORT EDWARD, NY 12828 · (518) 747-4529 · Washington County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of New York public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
221 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 5% |
| Ungraded | 11 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 40% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
42.2%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 55.1% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 FORT EDWARD SCHOOL
FORT EDWARD SCHOOL's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORT EDWARD SCHOOL this school | 366 | 60.4% | 44.9% |
| AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL AVOCA | 369 | 58.3% | 47.3% |
| FRIENDSHIP CENTRAL SCHOOL FRIENDSHIP | 259 | 58.7% | 54.6% |
| MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL MORRISTOWN | 307 | 56.7% | 55.9% |
| LAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOL LAURENS | 287 | 54.7% | 47.1% |
| PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL PRATTSBURGH | 351 | 52.4% | 44.6% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 FORT EDWARD SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #77 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #74 of 101 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #82 of 101 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #92 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #82 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #84 of 152 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #57 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #12 of 95 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
366
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 366 | 45 | 8.1:1 | 60% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 44.9 | 8.4:1 | 57% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 45.9 | 8.3:1 | 49% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 47% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 46 | 11.1:1 | 49% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 49 | 10.7:1 | 57% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 50 | 10.6:1 | 47% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 54 | 11.4:1 | 37% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 26 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORT EDWARD SCHOOL.
About FORT EDWARD SCHOOL
At 220 BROADWAY in FORT EDWARD, New York, FORT EDWARD SCHOOL operates as a small combined-grade school. Its 366 students are spread across pre-K through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in New York is about 544 students.
FORT EDWARD SCHOOL is administered by FORT EDWARD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
White students are the large majority at FORT EDWARD SCHOOL, with 85% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. By the diversity index, FORT EDWARD SCHOOL comes in at 27%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.1:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. Combined schools in New York average about 8.7:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 60% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Washington County is 46%.
FORT EDWARD SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of New York public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
FORT EDWARD SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.9% and a predicted 52.8%.
Across Washington County, median household income is about $73,495, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. FORT EDWARD SCHOOL is among the 26 public schools in Washington County.
Nearest public school: MARGARET MURPHY KINDERGARTEN CENTER, about 2.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, FORT EDWARD SCHOOL ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies FORT EDWARD SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 366 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 401. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 11.1:1 to 8.1:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,522
Census ACS
Median income
$73,495
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,873 students
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- HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About FORT EDWARD SCHOOLHow large is FORT EDWARD SCHOOL?
FORT EDWARD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-12.
Is FORT EDWARD SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FORT EDWARD SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at FORT EDWARD SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at FORT EDWARD SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FORT EDWARD SCHOOL?
At FORT EDWARD SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is FORT EDWARD SCHOOL public or private?
FORT EDWARD SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT EDWARD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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