Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360246000222
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL
45 TREMONT ST, ALBANY, NY 12205 · (518) 475-6675 · Albany County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of New York public elementary schools
- B+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
13.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
103 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
71.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 322 | 32.0% | 62.0% |
| COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 296 | 35.1% | 73.5% |
| WILLOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMHERST | 427 | 31.1% | 43.5% |
| HERITAGE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMHERST | 452 | 33.4% | 44.2% |
| BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOL ITHACA | 347 | 29.1% | 50.4% |
| OGDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 295 | 30.5% | 66.5% |
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 MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #670 of 2,335 | #17 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #619 of 2,342 ▲ 373 | #17 of 46 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #488 of 2,343 ▲ 188 | #11 of 46 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #1,856 of 2,585 | #30 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,795 of 2,338 | #31 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #108 of 2,388 | #8 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #1,924 of 2,534 | #31 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #1,638 of 1,757 | #28 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
322
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 322 | 23.6 | 13.7:1 | 32% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 24.6 | 13.2:1 | 27% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 22.6 | 13.8:1 | 35% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 32% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 22.4 | 14.7:1 | 22% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 19 | 17.4:1 | 24% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 28% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 54% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL.
About MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL is a small elementary school serving families in ALBANY, New York. In all, 322 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 27% below the average for elementary schools in New York.
ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (16 schools, 8,509 students) runs MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL.
White students account for 41% of enrollment at MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL, more than any other group. Other students are 25% Black, 15% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Albany County residents are about 69% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL scores 73%.
The school had 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 32%. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Albany County, the school's rate is lower.
MONTESSORI MAGNET 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 65% of New York public elementary schools.
The model predicts 63.2% for a school in New York with MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL posts 62.0%.
In the wider Albany County area, the median household earns about $85,333 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Albany County, 75 public schools serve about 39,946 students.
NYS DEPT OF CORRECTIONS PLACEMENT, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 13 students, from 309 to 322. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.7:1, from 14.7:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ALBANY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,937 students
- WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 615 students
- NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 588 students
- STEPHEN AND HARRIET MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 570 students
- NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 387 students
Other schools in ALBANY
- ALBANY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,937 students
- COLONIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,640 students
- SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 873 students
- KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 840 students
- KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 688 students
- LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 640 students
Other Montessori Magnet schools
One other US public school is named Montessori Magnet. MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Montessori Magnet SchoolHartford, CT · 358 students
Nearby schools
- NYS DEPT OF CORRECTIONS PLACEMENT0.5 mi · 374
- HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL1.0 mi · 346
- EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 279
- PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 363
- ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 2,937
- ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL1.5 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOLHow large is MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL?
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL serve?
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL.
How diverse is MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL?
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL reports a student body of 41% White, 11% Hispanic, 25% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL?
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL is overseen by ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Albany County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.