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Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362601003591
VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2310 GUILDERLAND AVE, SCHENECTADY, NY 12306 · (518) 881-3740 · Schenectady County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
261 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 3% |
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · 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
32.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Schenectady County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #2,111 of 2,335 | #19 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,891 of 2,342 | #16 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #2,078 of 2,343 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #1,925 of 2,585 | #19 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #211 of 2,338 | #2 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.3% | #3 of 2,388 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #617 of 1,757 | #4 of 17 |
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
311
-78 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 13.4:1
% White
17%
was 36%
% Hispanic
26%
was 22%
% Black
20%
was 23%
% Asian
24%
was 7%
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 | 311 | 33.8 | 9.2:1 | 84% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 35.3 | 11.7:1 | 74% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 35.7 | 12.2:1 | 78% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 78% (305) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in SCHENECTADY, New York. The school counted 311 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 30% below the average for elementary schools in New York.
Federal data list 15 schools in SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 8,948 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic, with 26% of students. Other groups make up 24% Asian, 20% Black, 17% White, and 11% multiracial. Schenectady County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 79%.
The school has 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.2 students per teacher. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 84% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Schenectady County is 50%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 44.1% and the result is 26.8%.
For Schenectady County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $79,623 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Schenectady County number 40, with about 21,555 students.
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.9 miles from VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 26.8% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2017-18-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 20% decrease, from 389 to 311. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was White students, from 36% to 17%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.4:1 to 9.2:1.
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Schenectady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,369
Census ACS
Median income
$79,623
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
21,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,885 students
- ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 657 students
- CENTRAL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 600 students
- MONT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 569 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 502 students
- PAIGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
Other schools in SCHENECTADY
- SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,885 students
- NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,379 students
- MOHONASEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 924 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 671 students
- ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 657 students
- DRAPER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 655 students
Nearby schools
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 440
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 671
- PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 351
- MONT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 569
- DRAPER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 655
- MOHONASEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 924
Frequently asked questions
About VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-05.
Is VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 17% White, 26% Hispanic, 20% Black, 24% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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