Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001600115
WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
24 MEELER RD, WEST SAND LAKE, NY 12196 · (518) 674-7175 · Rensselaer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of New York public elementary schools
- B+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
15.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
88 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 354 | 24.9% | 59.6% |
| BIG FLATS SCHOOL BIG FLATS | 372 | 25.0% | 54.3% |
| ARMOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG | 332 | 24.7% | 45.5% |
| POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POESTENKILL | 334 | 24.9% | 57.3% |
| PRIMARY EDUCATION CENTER YOUNGSTOWN | 378 | 23.0% | N/A |
| FABIUS-POMPEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FABIUS | 326 | 26.7% | 52.4% |
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 WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rensselaer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #767 of 2,335 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #472 of 2,342 ▲ 398 | #2 of 21 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #668 of 2,343 ▲ 264 | #4 of 21 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #1,636 of 2,585 | #12 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,053 of 2,338 | #17 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #2,177 of 2,388 | #15 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #2,103 of 2,534 | #16 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #1,527 of 1,757 | #15 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. 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
354
-30 (-8%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 354 | 23.5 | 15.1:1 | 25% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 23.3 | 16.8:1 | 25% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 22.3 | 16.9:1 | 18% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 24% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 14% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in WEST SAND LAKE, New York, reachable at (518) 674-7175. Enrollment is 354 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 20% smaller than average.
Across its 5 schools, AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 2,543 students. WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Rensselaer County overall, about 80% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1 at WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.3 above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 25%. Across public schools in Rensselaer County, the average is 46%.
WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 59.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.8%.
Federal survey data for Rensselaer County show that the median household income is $87,915, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 42 public schools in Rensselaer County, enrolling about 19,274 students in all.
Nearby, AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL is about 1.9 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 59.6% compares with 68.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment declined 8% from its 2020-21 level of 384. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.3:1 in 2020-21 to 15.1:1 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 AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 870 students
- ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 608 students
- MILLER HILL SCHOOLElementary · 377 students
- POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 870
- ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 608
- MILLER HILL SCHOOL3.3 mi · 377
- POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 334
- BELL TOP SCHOOL4.2 mi · 304
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL4.3 mi · 1,272
Frequently asked questions
About WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-05.
Is WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rensselaer County.
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