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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362967003998
VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
129 MAPLE AVE, VOORHEESVILLE, NY 12186 · (518) 765-2382 · Albany County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
85 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 541 | 15.7% | 70.5% |
| ERRICK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH TONAWANDA | 501 | 16.6% | 67.2% |
| PLANK ROAD SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEBSTER | 562 | 14.6% | 60.8% |
| JEFFERSON AVENUE SCHOOL FAIRPORT | 606 | 16.5% | 63.6% |
| EGGERT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORCHARD PARK | 596 | 14.4% | 65.9% |
| CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALLSTON LAKE | 498 | 15.7% | 70.1% |
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 VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #389 of 2,335 | #6 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #511 of 2,342 ▼ 18 | #11 of 46 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #549 of 2,343 ▼ 133 | #14 of 46 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #670 of 2,585 | #5 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,966 of 2,338 | #37 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #2,014 of 2,388 | #45 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #2,327 of 2,534 | #43 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #539 of 606 | #11 of 14 |
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
541
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 541 | 37.2 | 14.6:1 | 16% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 38.2 | 14.5:1 | 12% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 45.8 | 12.9:1 | 14% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 11% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 9% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 4% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 45 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in VOORHEESVILLE, New York, under VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment stands at 541 students, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 22% more students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 3 schools and 1,215 students, including VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Of every 100 students at VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 87 are White. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Albany County is roughly 69% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.6:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 1.7 students per teacher. By family income, 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 29 points below the 45% average for public schools in Albany County.
VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY 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 76% of New York public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 69.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.5%.
In Albany County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $85,333, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 75 public schools and about 39,946 students.
A public school about 1.5 miles away, VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, is the closest to VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count fell 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 17.4 in 2020-21 to 14.6 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 354 students
- VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 320 students
Other schools in VOORHEESVILLE
- CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 354 students
- VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 320 students
Nearby schools
- VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 320
- CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 354
- FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL3.5 mi · 1,186
- GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL3.7 mi · 1,476
- GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 470
- SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.