PS 18

PS 18 is an elementary campus of small scale in TROY, New York, run under TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 313 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 7 schools in TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,522 students total), PS 18 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 18 shows that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Rensselaer County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, PS 18 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.9%; this one delivers 50.1%.

In the surrounding community, Rensselaer County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,915 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. PS 18 is one of 42 public schools in Rensselaer County (combined enrollment of about 19,274 students).

Nearest neighbor: TROY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 18 comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.2%.

PS 18 operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 18 has contracted 5%, going from 331 students in 2018 to 313 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.