Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360297000075
WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY
66 DESTEFANO ST, AMSTERDAM, NY 12010 · (518) 843-1850 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
207 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 AMSTERDAM CITY 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
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY
WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY this school | 285 | 72.6% | 29.3% |
| DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOVER PLAINS | 305 | 70.5% | 26.4% |
| CARLYLE C RING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JAMESTOWN | 373 | 72.4% | 32.2% |
| SAMUEL G LOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JAMESTOWN | 289 | 85.5% | 20.2% |
| CLINTON V BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JAMESTOWN | 283 | 75.6% | 26.8% |
| WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GENEVA | 421 | 72.9% | N/A |
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 WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #2,035 of 2,335 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #2,170 of 2,342 ▼ 130 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #2,042 of 2,343 ▼ 326 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #2,072 of 2,585 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,776 of 2,338 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #659 of 2,388 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #932 of 2,534 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #1,052 of 1,757 | N/A |
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
285
+17 (+6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 73% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 21.4 | 13.8:1 | 70% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 21.4 | 14.3:1 | 61% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 57% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 62% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 55% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 46% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 15 | 15.0:1 | 26% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY.
About WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY
WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY is an elementary school in AMSTERDAM, New York, reachable at (518) 843-1850. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 285 students. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 36% below that mark.
AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 3,663 students in its 6 schools, and WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY is one of them.
Hispanic students make up 44% of enrollment at WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 43% White, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. In Montgomery County overall, about 15% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 73% at WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 62%.
On the allk12 Grade, WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY lands at D, ahead of 11% of New York public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY ranks in the bottom 10% in New York. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.3%, against a prediction of 48.3%.
The school is in Montgomery County, where the median household earns about $64,943 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Montgomery County, 16 public schools serve about 7,225 students.
WILBUR H LYNCH LITERACY ACADEMY sits about 1.1 miles from WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY. WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY has 5 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY ranks 7th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY as Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 285, compared with 268 in 2020-21.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,528
Census ACS
Median income
$64,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,225 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- AMSTERDAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,192 students
- WILBUR H LYNCH LITERACY ACADEMYMiddle · 772 students
- RAPHAEL J MCNULTY ACADEMY FOR INTERN STUDIES & LITERACYElementary · 503 students
- WILLIAM B TECLER ARTS IN EDUCATIONElementary · 465 students
- MARIE CURIE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND COMMUNICATIONElementary · 446 students
Other schools in AMSTERDAM
- AMSTERDAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,192 students
- BROADALBIN-PERTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 879 students
- WILBUR H LYNCH LITERACY ACADEMYMiddle · 772 students
- RAPHAEL J MCNULTY ACADEMY FOR INTERN STUDIES & LITERACYElementary · 503 students
- WILLIAM B TECLER ARTS IN EDUCATIONElementary · 465 students
- MARIE CURIE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND COMMUNICATIONElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- WILBUR H LYNCH LITERACY ACADEMY1.1 mi · 772
- RAPHAEL J MCNULTY ACADEMY FOR INTERN STUDIES & LITERACY1.2 mi · 503
- MARIE CURIE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND COMMUNICATION2.0 mi · 446
- WILLIAM B TECLER ARTS IN EDUCATION2.6 mi · 465
- AMSTERDAM HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,192
- HAMILTON-FULTON-MONTGOMERY BOCES5.9 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETYHow large is WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY?
WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-05.
Is WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY have?
WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY?
WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY reports a student body of 43% White, 44% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY in?
WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY is part of AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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