Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360246005592
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL
676 CLINTON AVE, ALBANY, NY 12206 · (518) 475-6700 · Albany County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of New York public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
245 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
72%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
20.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
11.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL's state test result (17.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL this school | 283 | 86.6% | 17.2% |
| PS 134 HOLLIS HOLLIS | 325 | 86.5% | 34.8% |
| PS 140 EDWARD K ELLINGTON JAMAICA | 270 | 88.5% | 57.0% |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 303 | 90.1% | 40.3% |
| PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION BUFFALO | 315 | 85.7% | 40.9% |
| NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNET BUFFALO | 367 | 94.0% | 25.7% |
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 ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #2,276 of 2,335 | #45 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #2,322 of 2,342 ▼ 87 | #45 of 46 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #2,280 of 2,343 ▼ 69 | #46 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #2,087 of 2,585 | #38 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #2,164 of 2,338 | #43 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #148 of 2,388 | #11 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #551 of 2,534 | #3 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #513 of 606 | #10 of 14 |
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
283
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 283 | 17.7 | 15.9:1 | 87% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 20.4 | 16.4:1 | 76% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 18.9 | 15.2:1 | 87% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 90% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 23 | 12.1:1 | 59% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 226 | 26 | 8.7:1 | 68% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 75% (268) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL.
About ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL
As a small elementary school, ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL serves students in ALBANY, New York. It enrolled 283 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 36% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL is one school in ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 16 schools with 8,509 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL. The largest is Black students, at 43%. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 6% White. Census figures show Albany County is about 12% Black. ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL is 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.9:1. This ratio sits 3.1 above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 87%. The rate at public schools in Albany County averages 45%, lower than here.
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL scores 25.9 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.2%; the prediction is 43.1%.
Census estimates describe Albany County this way: the median household income is $85,333, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL, Albany County has 74 other public schools.
The closest public school, ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.4 miles from ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL's enrollment grew from 272 in 2020-21 to 283 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.6:1 to 15.9:1.
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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
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- BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS0.6 mi · 316
- PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 363
- SHERIDAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.8 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILLWhat is the total enrollment at ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL?
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL serve?
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL.
What is the student diversity at ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL?
Student demographics at ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL are roughly 6% White, 21% Hispanic, 43% Black, 19% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL?
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL 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.