GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary school in GUILDERLAND, New York, one of the schools within GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 470 students in grades K through 5.

Within GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 4,822 students, GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Albany County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Albany County indicate median household earnings sit near $85,333, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Albany County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students), GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 66.9%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 535 (now 470). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 62% to 54%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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