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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361308001073
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6270 JOHNSTON RD, ALBANY, NY 12203 · (518) 456-3771 · Albany County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest 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
11.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
167 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 GUILDERLAND 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
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 528 | 31.6% | 58.3% |
| FLOYD S WINSLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HENRIETTA | 505 | 37.0% | 59.8% |
| ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLIFTON PARK | 589 | 27.5% | 65.0% |
| VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 503 | 37.8% | 56.4% |
| SUNQUAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELVILLE | 538 | 24.0% | 65.6% |
| SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLIFTON PARK | 560 | 32.5% | 59.9% |
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 WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #821 of 2,335 | #22 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,107 of 2,342 ▼ 245 | #29 of 46 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #855 of 2,343 ▼ 136 | #23 of 46 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #700 of 2,585 | #6 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #851 of 2,338 | #13 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #568 of 2,388 | #20 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #1,932 of 2,534 | #32 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #355 of 606 | #8 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
528
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 528 | 47.9 | 11.0:1 | 32% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 49.5 | 10.8:1 | 25% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 46.3 | 11.7:1 | 26% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 46 | 11.0:1 | 23% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 44.5 | 11.1:1 | 20% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 40 | 11.7:1 | 22% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 16% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 7% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 42 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in ALBANY, New York. Its 528 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools with a combined 4,822 students. WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 56% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 16% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 69% of Albany County residents are White. WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 32%. The rate at public schools in Albany County averages 45%, higher than here.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is -5.1 points: 58.3% actual, 63.4% predicted.
Albany County has about 317,018 residents, and the median household income is $85,333, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Albany County has 75 public schools and roughly 39,946 students.
The nearest other public school, FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 1.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 22 students since 2020-21, to 528.
Discussions about WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,476 students
- FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,186 students
- GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 470 students
- PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 462 students
- LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 405 students
- ALTAMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 295 students
Other schools in ALBANY
- ALBANY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,937 students
- COLONIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,640 students
- SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 873 students
- KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 840 students
- KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 688 students
- LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 640 students
Nearby schools
- FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,186
- GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 470
- EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 279
- NYS DEPT OF CORRECTIONS PLACEMENT2.7 mi · 374
- ROESSLEVILLE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 368
- FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 528 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Albany County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.