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.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.