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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH COLONIE CSD·NCES 362100002981
FORTS FERRY SCHOOL
95 FORTS FERRY RD, LATHAM, NY 12110 · (518) 785-9203 · Albany County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
161 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within NORTH COLONIE CSD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 FORTS FERRY SCHOOL
FORTS FERRY SCHOOL's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORTS FERRY SCHOOL this school | 423 | 38.1% | 59.0% |
| BLUE CREEK SCHOOL LATHAM | 450 | 38.7% | 54.2% |
| MONICA B LEARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RUSH | 443 | 40.0% | 70.8% |
| VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VESTAL | 388 | 34.3% | 56.6% |
| MAPLEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMHERST | 488 | 44.9% | 57.9% |
| LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL LATHAM | 433 | 29.8% | 55.3% |
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 FORTS FERRY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #793 of 2,335 | #20 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #717 of 2,342 ▲ 223 | #21 of 46 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #619 of 2,343 ▲ 304 | #17 of 46 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #1,242 of 2,585 | #15 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #902 of 2,338 | #14 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #524 of 2,388 | #16 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #1,741 of 2,534 | #25 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #748 of 1,757 | #8 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
423
-96 (-18%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 423 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 38% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 40.2 | 10.9:1 | 37% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 34.9 | 12.5:1 | 31% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 23% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 25% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 23% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 8% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 22 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORTS FERRY SCHOOL.
About FORTS FERRY SCHOOL
In LATHAM, New York, part of Albany County, FORTS FERRY SCHOOL is an elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 423 students enrolled.
FORTS FERRY SCHOOL falls under NORTH COLONIE CSD, which has 8 schools enrolling 6,145 students.
The largest group at FORTS FERRY SCHOOL is White students, at 54%. Other groups include 23% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Albany County residents are about 69% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, FORTS FERRY SCHOOL scores 64%.
FORTS FERRY SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. The school's 11.1:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. The school has 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
FORTS FERRY SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.0% at FORTS FERRY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.0%.
In Albany County, home to about 317,018 people, the median household earns about $85,333 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Albany County number 75, with about 39,946 students.
BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL is the nearest public school to FORTS FERRY SCHOOL, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, FORTS FERRY SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
FORTS FERRY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 18%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.7 to 11.1 over 4 years.
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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 NORTH COLONIE CSD
- SHAKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,138 students
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,486 students
- BOGHT HILLS SCHOOLElementary · 576 students
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
- LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
- SOUTHGATE SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
Other schools in LATHAM
- SHAKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,138 students
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,486 students
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
- LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL1.3 mi · 576
- LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 433
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOL2.2 mi · 450
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,486
- SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 2,138
- ALBANY-SCHOHARIE-SCHENECTADY-SARATOGA BOCES3.0 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About FORTS FERRY SCHOOLHow many students attend FORTS FERRY SCHOOL?
FORTS FERRY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-05.
Is FORTS FERRY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FORTS FERRY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FORTS FERRY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FORTS FERRY SCHOOL is approximately 11.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at FORTS FERRY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FORTS FERRY SCHOOL are roughly 54% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 23% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees FORTS FERRY SCHOOL?
FORTS FERRY SCHOOL is overseen by NORTH COLONIE CSD in Albany County.
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