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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH COLONIE CSD·NCES 362100002983
LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL
6 MERCER AVE, LATHAM, NY 12110 · (518) 785-3211 · Albany County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest 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
12.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
129 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 NORTH COLONIE CSD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL
LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL this school | 433 | 29.8% | 55.3% |
| SOUTHGATE SCHOOL LOUDONVILLE | 369 | 25.5% | 70.8% |
| VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VESTAL | 388 | 34.3% | 56.6% |
| GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUILDERLAND | 470 | 25.1% | 67.0% |
| FORTS FERRY SCHOOL LATHAM | 423 | 38.1% | 59.0% |
| BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOL ITHACA | 347 | 29.1% | 50.4% |
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 LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #945 of 2,335 | #24 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #897 of 2,342 ▼ 124 | #24 of 46 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,192 of 2,343 ▲ 58 | #29 of 46 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #1,178 of 2,585 | #14 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #1,590 of 2,338 | #28 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #717 of 2,388 | #24 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #1,975 of 2,534 | #33 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #820 of 1,757 | #9 of 31 |
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
433
-98 (-18%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 433 | 33.6 | 12.9:1 | 30% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 25% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 37 | 12.3:1 | 23% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 23% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 25% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 23% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 10% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 21 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL.
About LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL
LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school in LATHAM, New York. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 433 students.
Besides LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL, NORTH COLONIE CSD runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 6,145 students.
About 59% of the student body at LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL is White. Other groups include 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Albany County residents are about 69% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL lists 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.9 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is close to this figure. About 30% of students at LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Albany County is 15 points.
On the allk12 Grade, LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 51% of New York public elementary schools.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL's results are 8.7 points below predicted: 55.3% against 64.0%.
The school is in Albany County, where the median household earns about $85,333 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Albany County, 75 public schools serve about 39,946 students.
Measured in a straight line, BLUE CREEK SCHOOL is about 1.0 miles from LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 531 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 433 by 2024-25.
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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 NORTH COLONIE CSD
- SHAKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,138 students
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,486 students
- BOGHT HILLS SCHOOLElementary · 576 students
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
- FORTS FERRY SCHOOLElementary · 423 students
- SOUTHGATE SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
Other schools in LATHAM
- SHAKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,138 students
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,486 students
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
- FORTS FERRY SCHOOLElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOL1.0 mi · 450
- SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 2,138
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,486
- BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL1.7 mi · 576
- HARMONY HILL SCHOOL1.8 mi · 384
- COHOES HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOLHow many students attend LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL?
LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL serve?
LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL is approximately 12.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL?
At LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 59% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 21% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL public or private?
LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH COLONIE CSD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.