GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL

Set in TROY, New York, GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL is a cozy elementary school, overseen by WYNANTSKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 306 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 31% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Operationally, GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL answers to WYNANTSKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL records that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial. By comparison, Rensselaer County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 22% of students at GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Rensselaer County's rate of about 46%.

With demographic context factored in, GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.1%; this one delivers 58.1%.

Across the wider county, Rensselaer County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,915, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Rensselaer County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,274 students), of which GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is NORTH GREENBUSH SCHOOL, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL has shrank 20%, going from 382 students in 2018 to 306 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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