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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361308001072
LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8 REGINA DR, SCHENECTADY, NY 12303 · (518) 355-7930 · Albany County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
75 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
72.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 405 | 18.5% | 66.8% |
| GLENMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GLENMONT | 382 | 17.8% | 70.0% |
| ROSENDALE SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 376 | 17.6% | 74.5% |
| PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 462 | 21.2% | 68.2% |
| TACKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NESCONSET | 470 | 19.4% | 69.0% |
| SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELMAR | 422 | 14.5% | 69.6% |
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 LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #501 of 2,335 | #14 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #495 of 2,342 ▲ 14 | #9 of 46 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #465 of 2,343 ▲ 149 | #9 of 46 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #1,332 of 2,585 | #17 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #679 of 2,338 | #8 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #1,473 of 2,388 | #35 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #2,268 of 2,534 | #39 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #1,755 of 1,757 | #31 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
405
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
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 | 405 | 37.9 | 10.7:1 | 19% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 41.8 | 9.9:1 | 15% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 38.1 | 11.5:1 | 12% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 14% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 30.5 | 13.3:1 | 12% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 35 | 12.4:1 | 12% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 9% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 38 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in SCHENECTADY, New York, LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 405 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 4,822 students in 7 schools, including LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The share of White students at LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 74%, a majority. The remaining students are 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1, with 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 19% at LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On average, public schools in Albany County report 45%.
LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of New York public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Albany County show that 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. Albany County has 75 public schools with about 39,946 students, including LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 1.5 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 411 to 405. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.3:1 to 10.7:1.
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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 GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,476 students
- FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,186 students
- WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 528 students
- GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 470 students
- PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 462 students
- ALTAMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 295 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
Other Lynnwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lynnwood Elementary. LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lynnwood ElementaryLYNNWOOD, WA · 578 students
Nearby schools
- PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 462
- GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,476
- GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 470
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 591
- MOHONASEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.1 mi · 924
- DRAPER MIDDLE SCHOOL3.2 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 405 students in grades KG-05.
Is LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Albany County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.