SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized primary school in DELMAR, New York, operated by BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 422 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,077 students total), SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Albany County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 14% of students at SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Albany County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.7%, the actual is 69.6%, a residual of -0.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Albany County put the typical household earns roughly $85,333 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Albany County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students), SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 68.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 11%, going from 476 students in 2018 to 422 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 83% to 79%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.