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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362601003581
JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1880 LANCASTER ST, SCHENECTADY, NY 12308 · (518) 881-3880 · Schenectady County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
11.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
332 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 13 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 439 | 75.6% | 41.0% |
| PS 193 GIL HODGES BROOKLYN | 487 | 77.4% | 51.8% |
| HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 390 | 79.0% | 28.7% |
| SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) ROCHESTER | 384 | 74.0% | 30.9% |
| PAIGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 468 | 74.4% | 29.5% |
| WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 502 | 81.3% | 27.4% |
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 JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Schenectady County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,565 of 2,335 | #14 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,503 of 2,342 ▲ 150 | #14 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,626 of 2,343 ▼ 165 | #13 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #1,136 of 2,585 | #8 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #1,131 of 2,338 | #13 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 80.2% | #2 of 2,388 | #2 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #876 of 2,534 | #10 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #1,742 of 1,757 | #17 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
439
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 439 | 37.6 | 11.7:1 | 76% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 35.1 | 12.6:1 | 66% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 69% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 65% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 67% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 67% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 38 | 12.1:1 | 68% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 53% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 18 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school found in SCHENECTADY, New York. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 439 students.
SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 15 schools and 8,948 students.
The most common group at JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 22%. After that, the student body is 22% Black, 21% Asian, 21% White, and 13% multiracial. Among all residents of Schenectady County, the Hispanic share is about 8%. Pick two students at random and there is an 80% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 37.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.7:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 76%. That is 26 points above the 50% average for public schools in Schenectady County.
JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.0% actual, 47.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Census Bureau estimates for Schenectady County show that the median household income is $79,623, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 40 public schools in Schenectady County, enrolling about 21,555 students in all.
ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is located about 0.3 miles from JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.1% proficiency; JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 41.0%.
JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Federal data show 429 students in 2020-21 and 439 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 17.9:1 in 2020-21 and 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,885 students
- ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 657 students
- CENTRAL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 600 students
- MONT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 569 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 502 students
- PAIGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
Other schools in SCHENECTADY
- SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,885 students
- NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,379 students
- MOHONASEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 924 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 671 students
- ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 657 students
- DRAPER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 655 students
Nearby schools
- ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 657
- SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 2,885
- YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 327
- HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 390
- NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,379
- VAN ANTWERP MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 21% White, 22% Hispanic, 22% Black, 21% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.