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What's something TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL)·NCES 360552000279
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3992 NY RT 2, TROY, NY 12180 · (518) 279-4600 · Rensselaer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
141 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
Where TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rensselaer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #1,187 of 2,335 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,445 of 2,342 | #14 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,258 of 2,343 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #797 of 2,585 | #2 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #2,127 of 2,338 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #2,162 of 2,388 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #564 of 606 | N/A |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
505
+5 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.3:1
% White
91%
was 88%
% Hispanic
5%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 505 | 32.2 | 15.7:1 | 28% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 32.3 | 15.1:1 | 28% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 34.5 | 14.3:1 | 28% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 33% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in New York, located in TROY. The school serves 505 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 2 schools: BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL), with 1,081 students.
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 91% White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 80% White share among all Rensselaer County residents. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 15.7 students per teacher and 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.8 above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 28%. The gap from the 46% average for public schools in Rensselaer County is 18 points.
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 49.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.7%.
Among Rensselaer County residents, the median household income is $87,915, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 42 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 9.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2017-18 (500) and 2024-25 (505). Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2017-18, and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Rensselaer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,332
Census ACS
Median income
$87,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
19,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL)
- TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 576 students
Other schools in TROY
- TROY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,193 students
- KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 762 students
- TROY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 733 students
- LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 625 students
- TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 576 students
- TURNPIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 576
- POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.2 mi · 334
- PS 184.7 mi · 313
- PS 145.3 mi · 460
- RENSSELAER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 419
- KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL5.5 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.