Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362631004749
GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
30 WORDEN RD, SCOTIA, NY 12302 · (518) 346-0469 · Schenectady County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- C+Beats 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
8.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
69 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 11% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 SCOTIA-GLENVILLE 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
56.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 196 | 35.2% | 52.9% |
| CLOUGH PREK CENTER ROME | 206 | 35.0% | N/A |
| LIVINGSTON MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIVINGSTON MANOR | 217 | 32.7% | 54.0% |
| MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH SYRACUSE | 236 | 38.6% | N/A |
| B C CATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONTOUR FALLS | 183 | 36.6% | N/A |
| PARK HILL SCHOOL EAST SYRACUSE | 227 | 30.8% | N/A |
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 GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Schenectady County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,051 of 2,335 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,120 of 2,342 ▲ 71 | #9 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,117 of 2,343 ▲ 45 | #10 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #2,400 of 2,585 | #24 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #1,833 of 2,534 | #17 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #835 of 1,757 | #7 of 17 |
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
196
-24 (-11%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 196 | 23.5 | 8.3:1 | 35% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 22.4 | 9.2:1 | 26% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 21.4 | 9.9:1 | 25% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 22% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 25% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 22% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 11% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 19 | 17.7:1 | 7% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 14 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in SCOTIA, New York, (ZIP code 12302). It reports enrollment of 196 students in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 56% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools in SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 2,102 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 82% White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 69% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
For every teacher at GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are about 8.3 students; the school has 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 35%. On average, public schools in Schenectady County report 50%.
Among New York public elementary schools, GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 62.0% for a school in New York with GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 52.9%.
The county, Schenectady County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $79,623, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 40 public schools and about 21,555 students.
GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is LINCOLN SCHOOL, about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles of GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 196, compared with 220 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.3:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
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Schenectady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,369
Census ACS
Median income
$79,623
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
21,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 689 students
- SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 489 students
- SACANDAGA SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- GLENDAAL SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
- LINCOLN SCHOOLElementary · 185 students
Other schools in SCOTIA
- SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 689 students
- SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 489 students
- PASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 470 students
- SACANDAGA SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- GLENDAAL SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
- LINCOLN SCHOOLElementary · 185 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN SCHOOL1.6 mi · 185
- SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 689
- SACANDAGA SCHOOL2.0 mi · 319
- YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 327
- SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 489
- PASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 196 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian.
Who oversees GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Schenectady County.
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