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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360393000153
WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
300 WOOD RD, BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020 · (518) 884-7290 · Saratoga County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- 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
9.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
218 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 17 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 BALLSTON SPA 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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 477 | 45.7% | 47.9% |
| DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DRYDEN | 500 | 43.8% | 42.0% |
| NIGHTENGALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSENA | 454 | 44.7% | 61.0% |
| BYRON-BERGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BERGEN | 448 | 46.9% | 52.0% |
| FRED W HILL SCHOOL BROCKPORT | 500 | 45.6% | 39.9% |
| ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALLEGANY | 466 | 42.3% | 61.6% |
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 WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Saratoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,258 of 2,335 | #25 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,185 of 2,342 ▼ 147 | #24 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,549 of 2,343 ▲ 117 | #26 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #934 of 2,585 | #13 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #393 of 2,338 | #2 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #1,880 of 2,388 | #14 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #1,528 of 2,534 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #1,073 of 1,757 | #10 of 21 |
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
477
-43 (-8%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 477 | 48.4 | 9.8:1 | 46% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 46.2 | 10.7:1 | 44% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 44.3 | 11.2:1 | 45% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 39 | 13.3:1 | 44% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 39% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 44% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 48 | 11.4:1 | 29% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 629 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 24% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 36 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The public elementary school WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in BALLSTON SPA, New York. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 477 students.
The BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 6 schools and 3,826 students.
At WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 83% of students are White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 30%.
With 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.8:1. Elementary schools in New York have an average ratio of 12.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 46% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 30% average among public schools in Saratoga County.
WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.2% for WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 47.9%, 10.3 points below the prediction.
The county, Saratoga County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $100,787 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Saratoga County has 50 public schools.
MILTON TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The school's 47.9% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell 8% over 4 years, reaching 477 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.3:1 in 2020-21 and 9.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Saratoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
238,284
Census ACS
Median income
$100,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
30,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,300 students
- BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 883 students
- GORDON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- MILTON TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
- MALTA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 345 students
Other schools in BALLSTON SPA
- BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,300 students
- BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 883 students
- GORDON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- MILTON TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
- MALTA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 345 students
Nearby schools
- MILTON TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 370
- GORDON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 451
- BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 883
- BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,300
- MALTA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 345
- GEYSER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 477 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Saratoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.