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
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- B-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 9% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 46% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | N/A |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like MENANDS SCHOOL
MENANDS SCHOOL's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MENANDS SCHOOL this school | 282 | 32.6% | 58.5% |
| FOREST ROAD SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 332 | 35.5% | 73.5% |
| STEWART MANOR SCHOOL STEWART MANOR | 342 | 30.4% | 73.4% |
| MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL ALBANY | 322 | 32.0% | 62.0% |
| WILLOW ROAD SCHOOL FRANKLIN SQUARE | 410 | 34.4% | 45.2% |
| WILLIAM L BUCK SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 303 | 36.0% | 69.9% |
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 MENANDS SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #817 of 2,335 | #21 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #13 of 2,342 | #1 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #767 of 2,343 ▲ 72 | #22 of 46 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #2,095 of 2,585 | #39 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #99 of 2,338 | #2 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #125 of 2,388 | #9 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #1,909 of 2,534 | #30 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #333 of 606 | #6 of 14 |
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
282
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 282 | 33.5 | 8.4:1 | 33% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 29.7 | 8.7:1 | 39% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 26.5 | 10.5:1 | 46% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 28 | 11.0:1 | 30% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 24.7 | 10.6:1 | 32% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 33% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | 23 | 10.6:1 | 30% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 223 | 22 | 10.1:1 | 18% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 21 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MENANDS SCHOOL.
About MENANDS SCHOOL
MENANDS SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in MENANDS, New York, one of the schools in MENANDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school reports 282 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students.
MENANDS SCHOOL is a school in MENANDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Black students are the largest group at MENANDS SCHOOL, with 34% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 29% Asian, 26% White, 8% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The school's Black share is 21 points above the 12% share among Albany County residents. By the diversity index, MENANDS SCHOOL comes in at 72%.
MENANDS SCHOOL employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 8.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. MENANDS SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 33%. That is lower than the 45% average for public schools in Albany County.
The allk12 Grade for MENANDS SCHOOL is B. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
MENANDS SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.5%, compared with a predicted 63.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Albany County, median household income is about $85,333, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 75 public schools in Albany County, with a combined enrollment of about 39,946.
The closest public school, NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 1.0 miles from MENANDS SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. MENANDS SCHOOL is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for MENANDS SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 282 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 307. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.4:1.
The MENANDS SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.