SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a low-enrollment K-5 school in ALBANY, New York, one of the schools within SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 354 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 20% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 5,040 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Albany County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Albany County) logs that median household income runs about $85,333, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 75 public schools in Albany County (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students).

Nearest neighbor: SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 358 students in 2018 compared to 354 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.