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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SOUTHGATE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH COLONIE CSD·NCES 362100002987
SOUTHGATE SCHOOL
30 SOUTHGATE RD, LOUDONVILLE, NY 12211 · (518) 785-6607 · Albany County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
11.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
94 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 21% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 NORTH COLONIE CSD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 →
Schools most like SOUTHGATE SCHOOL
SOUTHGATE SCHOOL's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHGATE SCHOOL this school | 369 | 25.5% | 70.8% |
| BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOL ITHACA | 347 | 29.1% | 50.4% |
| LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL LATHAM | 433 | 29.8% | 55.3% |
| GLENCLIFF SCHOOL REXFORD | 368 | 21.7% | 59.8% |
| HILLSIDE SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 383 | 25.3% | 65.6% |
| CRAIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 377 | 17.2% | 60.0% |
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 SOUTHGATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #377 of 2,335 | #5 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #459 of 2,342 ▼ 50 | #7 of 46 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #382 of 2,343 ▼ 101 | #3 of 46 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #1,553 of 2,585 | #23 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #1,178 of 2,338 | #21 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #611 of 2,388 | #23 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #2,082 of 2,534 | #34 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #1,149 of 1,757 | #16 of 31 |
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
369
-153 (-29%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 369 | 31.3 | 11.8:1 | 25% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 37.2 | 10.5:1 | 23% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 41.6 | 10.3:1 | 23% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 47 | 11.1:1 | 27% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 22% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 16% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 11% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 22 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHGATE SCHOOL.
About SOUTHGATE SCHOOL
Students in LOUDONVILLE, New York, attend SOUTHGATE SCHOOL, a small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 369 students in kindergarten through 5.
NORTH COLONIE CSD includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 6,145 students.
The share of White students at SOUTHGATE SCHOOL is 57%, a majority. The remaining students are 20% Asian, 8% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Albany County is about 69% White. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at SOUTHGATE SCHOOL are from different groups.
Its staff includes 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 1.1 students per teacher. Roughly 25% of students at SOUTHGATE SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 45% average for public schools in Albany County is 20 points higher.
SOUTHGATE SCHOOL earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of New York public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for SOUTHGATE SCHOOL is +5.2 points: 70.8% actual, 65.6% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Albany County, median household income comes to about $85,333, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 75, with about 39,946 students.
SOUTHGATE SCHOOL's nearest public school is SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 0.9 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, SOUTHGATE SCHOOL places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 29% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at SOUTHGATE SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH COLONIE CSD
- SHAKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,138 students
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,486 students
- BOGHT HILLS SCHOOLElementary · 576 students
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
- LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
- FORTS FERRY SCHOOLElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 354
- LOUDONVILLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 270
- SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 873
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,486
- SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,138
- COLONIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,640
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHGATE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTHGATE SCHOOL?
SOUTHGATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SOUTHGATE SCHOOL serve?
SOUTHGATE SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at SOUTHGATE SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at SOUTHGATE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTHGATE SCHOOL?
At SOUTHGATE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 57% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is SOUTHGATE SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTHGATE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH COLONIE CSD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.