Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001600113
POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1 SCHOOL RD, POESTENKILL, NY 12140 · (518) 674-7125 · Rensselaer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
83 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 17% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 →
Where POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rensselaer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #878 of 2,335 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,126 of 2,342 | #11 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #922 of 2,343 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #1,772 of 2,585 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,114 of 2,338 | #19 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #2,291 of 2,388 | #21 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #1,241 of 1,757 | #11 of 17 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
334
-31 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.0:1
% White
95%
was 91%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 334 | 21.4 | 15.6:1 | 25% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 22.2 | 14.9:1 | 29% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 26.2 | 13.2:1 | 22% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 24% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in POESTENKILL, New York, according to federal school records. The school counts 334 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 25% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 5 schools: AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 2,543 students.
The large majority of students at POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 95%, are White. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Rensselaer County's residents are about 80% White, 15 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
Federal data list 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 25%. On average, public schools in Rensselaer County report 46%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 65.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.3%.
Within Rensselaer County, median household income is about $87,915, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Rensselaer County number 42 and enroll about 19,274.
Nearby, ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 1.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. On average proficiency, POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 365 to 334. Students per teacher rose from 13.0 in 2017-18 to 15.6 in 2024-25.
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Rensselaer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,332
Census ACS
Median income
$87,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
19,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 870 students
- ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 608 students
- MILLER HILL SCHOOLElementary · 377 students
- WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 354 students
Nearby schools
- ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 608
- AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL3.1 mi · 870
- MILLER HILL SCHOOL3.8 mi · 377
- WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 354
- TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL4.2 mi · 576
- TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.2 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 334 students in grades KG-05.
Is POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rensselaer County.
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