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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362667003639
ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
970 RT 146, CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065 · (518) 881-0550 · Saratoga County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- 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
14.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
110 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 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
43%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
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 548 | 20.1% | 61.8% |
| BRINCKERHOFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FISHKILL | 545 | 20.2% | 68.9% |
| SCRIBNER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENFIELD | 549 | 18.9% | 68.6% |
| BROOKS HILL SCHOOL FAIRPORT | 549 | 20.4% | 65.9% |
| MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST ISLIP | 514 | 17.3% | 40.0% |
| FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE | 515 | 23.3% | 72.2% |
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 ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Saratoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #679 of 2,335 | #17 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #464 of 2,342 ▲ 242 | #8 of 30 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #546 of 2,343 ▲ 225 | #9 of 30 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #643 of 2,585 | #6 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,880 of 2,338 | #24 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #1,513 of 2,388 | #7 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #2,231 of 2,534 | #24 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #1,540 of 1,757 | #19 of 21 |
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
548
+24 (+5%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 548 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 20% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 38.2 | 14.1:1 | 17% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 38.1 | 14.1:1 | 15% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 35.6 | 16.0:1 | 15% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 16% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 11% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 14% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 37 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in CLIFTON PARK, New York. The school's 548 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 9,348 students in 12 schools, including ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 74% White. The school is also 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 88% White share among all Saratoga County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.0 students for each one. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is lower than this school's figure. About 20% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Saratoga County average 30%.
ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 67.6% and the result is 61.8%.
Saratoga County has these Census figures: median household income is about $100,787, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Saratoga County number 50 and enroll about 30,097.
The closest public school to ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is KARIGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 61.8% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL went from 524 students to 548. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.5:1 to 14.0:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- KARIGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 479
- ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 761
- KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 765
- GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 764
- SKANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 524
- TESAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 548 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.0:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ORENDA 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.