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Forts Ferry School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
95 Forts Ferry Rd
Latham, NY 12110
Phone
(518) 785-9203
District
NORTH COLONIE CSD
County
ALBANY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
436
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.2% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Forts Ferry School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
67%
49%
58%
45%
75%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
74%
51%
69%
49%
78%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
47%
47%
45%
56%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 64 14.7%
Grade 1 62 14.2%
Grade 2 88 20.2%
Grade 3 61 14.0%
Grade 4 65 14.9%
Grade 5 96 22.0%
Total 436 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.5% 60.9% 42.2%
Black 6.6% 7.8% 16.4%
Hispanic 8.8% 7.1% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 24.1% 23.6% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.5% 24.6% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 28.0% 22.6% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 2.0% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.0%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 10.4%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,205 $67,588,000 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,023 $6,170,000 4.7%
Staff $765 $4,612,000 3.5%
General Administration $330 $1,991,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,300 $7,844,000 6.0%
Operation $1,343 $8,103,000 6.2%
Transportation $987 $5,955,000 4.5%
Other $592 $3,571,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,341 $38,246,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,155 $25,064,000 19.1%
Total Expenditures $21,701 $130,898,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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