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Enrollment
840
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360012805750
KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL
321 NORTHERN BLVD, ALBANY, NY 12210 · (518) 694-9494 · Albany County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL840 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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.
- 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
19.1:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
721 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (83).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL
KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 840 | 85.8% | 34.4% |
| ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 2 ROCHESTER | 827 | 84.3% | 43.7% |
| ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 ROCHESTER | 826 | 90.4% | 40.8% |
| KIPP ALWAYS MENTALLY PREPARED CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 891 | 89.1% | 66.2% |
| KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ALBANY | 688 | 88.1% | 23.6% |
| PS 115 DANIEL MUCATEL SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 854 | 78.7% | 54.1% |
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 KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,869 of 2,335 | #38 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,875 of 2,342 ▲ 127 | #38 of 46 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,501 of 2,343 ▲ 159 | #34 of 46 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 840 | #112 of 2,585 | #1 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #2,282 of 2,338 | #44 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #1,507 of 2,388 | #36 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #577 of 2,534 | #5 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +70.7% | #31 of 606 | #1 of 14 |
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
840
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
+194% since 2010-11, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 840 | 44 | 19.1:1 | 86% (721) |
| 2023-24 | 821 | 39.9 | 20.6:1 | 78% (638) |
| 2022-23 | 913 | 28 | 32.6:1 | 83% (760) |
| 2020-21 | 857 | 41 | 20.9:1 | 77% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 14 | 35.1:1 | 83% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 77% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL
KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL is a large elementary school that serves part of ALBANY, New York. School enrollment was 840 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 90% bigger than that.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Roughly 74% of students at KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL are Black. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Albany County, the Black share is about 12%. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 44 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.1:1. That is higher 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 86%. Across public schools in Albany County, the average is 45%.
allk12 grades KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.4%, compared with a predicted 43.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Albany County has these Census figures: the median household income is $85,333, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Albany County is home to 75 public schools and about 39,946 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL. On proficiency, KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL is behind the 36.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
In the federal locale system, KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 857 in 2020-21, 840 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.9:1 to 19.1:1 over the same years.
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Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,018
Census ACS
Median income
$85,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
39,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALBANY
- ALBANY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,937 students
- COLONIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,640 students
- SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 873 students
- KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 688 students
- LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 640 students
- WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 615 students
Nearby schools
- ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 301
- DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY0.6 mi · 213
- SHERIDAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.8 mi · 284
- BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS0.8 mi · 240
- NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 588
- BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS0.9 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL?
KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 840 students in grades KG-08.
Is KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL have?
KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL?
At KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 16% Hispanic, 74% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL.
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