Enrollment
282
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENANDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361899001719
MENANDS SCHOOL
19 WARDS LN, MENANDS, NY 12204 · (518) 465-4561 · Albany County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
92 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 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.
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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
282
+20 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 10.6:1
% White
26%
was 25%
% Hispanic
8%
was 6%
% Black
34%
was 31%
% Asian
29%
was 31%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MENANDS SCHOOL
MENANDS SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary campus in MENANDS, New York, run under MENANDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 282 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 36% leaner than typical.
MENANDS SCHOOL is a school of MENANDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On the student-mix side, MENANDS SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 29% Asian, 26% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Albany County's rate of about 45%.
With demographic context factored in, MENANDS SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.5%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Albany County) shows that median household earnings sit near $85,333, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 MENANDS SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MENANDS SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, MENANDS SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.2%.
MENANDS SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.
Looking at the recent track record. MENANDS SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 262 (now 282). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.
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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
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- NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 588
- KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL1.7 mi · 840
- LOUDONVILLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 270
- ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 301
- NURSES MIDDLE COLLEGE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL-CAPITAL REGION1.9 mi · 83
- DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY2.2 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About MENANDS SCHOOLHow large is MENANDS SCHOOL?
MENANDS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does MENANDS SCHOOL serve?
MENANDS SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at MENANDS SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at MENANDS SCHOOL.
How diverse is MENANDS SCHOOL?
MENANDS SCHOOL reports a student body of 26% White, 8% Hispanic, 34% Black, 29% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is MENANDS SCHOOL public or private?
MENANDS SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MENANDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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