MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in MECHANICVILLE, New York, one of the schools within MECHANICVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 598 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 35% above that benchmark.

MECHANICVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,315 students. MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder comes out to 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Saratoga County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Saratoga County (around 30%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Saratoga County put median household earnings sit near $100,787, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 50 public schools in Saratoga County (combined enrollment of about 30,097 students).

MECHANICVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 67.1%.

MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 664 (now 598). Class-load math has rose: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.