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Van Rensselaer Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 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
25 Van Rensselaer Dr
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone
(518) 436-4618
District
RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
RENSSELAER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
493
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.6% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Van Rensselaer Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
49%
23%
45%
18%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
51%
40%
49%
30%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
47%
27%
45%
18%
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
16
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 52 10.5%
Kindergarten 85 17.2%
Grade 1 72 14.6%
Grade 2 82 16.6%
Grade 3 65 13.2%
Grade 4 72 14.6%
Grade 5 65 13.2%
Total 493 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.6% 55.3% 42.2%
Black 11.2% 16.2% 16.4%
Hispanic 16.3% 14.7% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.9% 13.7% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 70.2% 67.8% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 70.0% 67.6% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.2% 0.2% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,252 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,910.8 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.7% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.1% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,344 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 8.8% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.9% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.2% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.7% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 13.0% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,296 $14,120,000 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $699 $742,000 3.0%
Staff $689 $732,000 3.0%
General Administration $686 $729,000 3.0%
School Administration $547 $581,000 2.4%
Operation $1,234 $1,311,000 5.4%
Transportation $813 $863,000 3.5%
Other $695 $738,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,363 $5,696,000 23.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,287 $4,553,000 18.7%
Total Expenditures $22,946 $24,369,000 100.0%
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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