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What's one thing OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
519
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362667003638
OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1581 CRESCENT RD, CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065 · (518) 881-0540 · Saratoga County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of New York public elementary schools
- A-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.
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
13.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
127 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 10 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
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 81 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 15 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% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 519 | 24.5% | 65.3% |
| CITIZEN EDMOND GENET SCHOOL EAST GREENBUSH | 493 | 21.3% | 69.8% |
| RED MILL SCHOOL RENSSELAER | 473 | 27.5% | 69.3% |
| PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 462 | 21.2% | 68.2% |
| DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST AMHERST | 590 | 26.1% | 80.8% |
| SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL COMMACK | 550 | 20.9% | 56.7% |
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 OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Saratoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #552 of 2,335 | #11 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #340 of 2,342 ▲ 327 | #6 of 30 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #500 of 2,343 ▲ 158 | #8 of 30 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #741 of 2,585 | #8 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #1,682 of 2,338 | #20 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #1,130 of 2,388 | #6 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #2,117 of 2,534 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #531 of 606 | #8 of 9 |
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
519
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 519 | 39.3 | 13.2:1 | 24% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 41.2 | 12.9:1 | 22% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 40.1 | 13.3:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 35.5 | 14.4:1 | 18% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 17% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 9% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 11% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 38 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in CLIFTON PARK, New York. It had 519 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
The 12 schools in SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 9,348 students altogether, OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
White students are 67% of those enrolled at OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other reported shares: 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. That compares with about 88% White among all Saratoga County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
There are 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.2:1. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Of all students at OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 24% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
OKTE ELEMENTARY 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 69% of New York public elementary schools.
OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.3% is within a point of the 66.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Saratoga County show that the median household earns about $100,787 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Saratoga County has 50 public schools with about 30,097 students, including OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 2.8 miles from OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 499 students in 2020-21 to 519 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.2:1.
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Saratoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
238,284
Census ACS
Median income
$100,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
30,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,968 students
- KODA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 764 students
- ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 589 students
- SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
Other schools in CLIFTON PARK
- SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,968 students
- KODA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 764 students
- ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 589 students
- SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
Nearby schools
- ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 589
- SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 560
- SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOL3.2 mi · 2,968
- BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL3.3 mi · 576
- TESAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 361
- SKANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 519 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.