VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in ALBANY, New York, VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized K-5 school, run under SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 503 students across grades pre-K through 4.

VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 5,040 students overall.

In terms of who attends, VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Albany County put median household earnings sit near $85,333, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 75 public schools in Albany County (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students).

LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.5%.

VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has expanded 19%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 503 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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