LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL

LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in LATHAM, New York, operated by NORTH COLONIE CSD, with 433 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

NORTH COLONIE CSD runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 6,145 students. LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Albany County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Albany County reports that median household income runs about $85,333, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Albany County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students), of which LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is BLUE CREEK SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.6%.

LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL has edged down 16%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 433 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 68% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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