Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361203006321
GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
123 MAIN ST, GERMANTOWN, NY 12526 · (518) 537-6281 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
117 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 282 | 41.5% | 47.3% |
| FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIRKWOOD | 280 | 44.6% | 64.1% |
| C R WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINDSOR | 277 | 43.3% | 47.6% |
| CHAUTAUQUA LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAYVILLE | 301 | 43.5% | 69.3% |
| SOUTH SENECA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTERLAKEN | 286 | 45.5% | 21.5% |
| WAYNE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ONTARIO CENTER | 305 | 38.4% | 54.9% |
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 GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,281 of 2,335 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,769 of 2,342 ▼ 463 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,144 of 2,343 ▼ 101 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #2,094 of 2,585 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #461 of 2,338 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #2,011 of 2,388 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #1,652 of 2,534 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #1,251 of 1,757 | N/A |
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
282
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 282 | 28 | 10.1:1 | 41% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 31 | 9.0:1 | 44% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 28.4 | 9.7:1 | 41% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 39% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 29 | 10.6:1 | 43% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 36% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in GERMANTOWN, New York, GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment is 282 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 36% lower.
The GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 2 schools and 452 students.
About 87% of the student body at GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 83% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 28 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.1:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 41%.
allk12 grades GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (47.3%) and its predicted rate (59.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Columbia County show that the median household income is $81,528, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 17 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 55.5% proficiency; GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 47.3%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 274 students, to 2024-25, when it had 282. The ratio was 11.9:1 in 2020-21 and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
The GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,100
Census ACS
Median income
$81,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 170 students
Other schools in GERMANTOWN
- GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 170 students
Other Germantown Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Germantown Elementary. GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Germantown ElementaryGermantown, TN · 523 students
- Germantown ElementaryAnnapolis, MD · 467 students
- Germantown ElementaryGermantown, MD · 314 students
- Germantown Elementary SchoolGermantown, IL · 258 students
Nearby schools
- GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 170
- SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 338
- SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 800
- CAHILL SCHOOL4.8 mi · 432
- CATSKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 550
- CATSKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.0 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-06.
Is GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.