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Altamont, NY
Public School Ratings




Altamont Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Guilderland Central School District details

Guilderland Central School District
8 School Rd
Guilderland Center, NY 12085

4,914 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Guilderland Central School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.2% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
51%
60%
53%
63%
50%
62%
51%
60%
53%
63%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Altamont Elementary School
117 Grand St
Altamont, NY, 12009
KG-05
Farnsworth Middle School
6072 State Farm Rd
Guilderland, NY, 12084
06-08
Guilderland Elementary School
2225 Western Ave
Guilderland, NY, 12084
KG-05
Guilderland High School
8 School Rd
Guilderland Center, NY, 12085
09-12
Lynnwood Elementary School
8 Regina Dr
Schenectady, NY, 12303
KG-05
Pine Bush Elementary School
3437 Carman Rd
Schenectady, NY, 12303
KG-05
Westmere Elementary School
6270 Johnston Rd
Albany, NY, 12203
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.7% 42.2%
Black 5.2% 16.4%
Hispanic 6.6% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.0% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 21.6% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 19.9% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.6% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,244 $65,079,000 58.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $778 $3,822,000 3.4%
Staff $684 $3,359,000 3.0%
General Administration $302 $1,486,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,095 $5,379,000 4.8%
Operation $1,240 $6,095,000 5.5%
Transportation $1,276 $6,269,000 5.6%
Other $535 $2,627,000 2.3%
Total Support $5,909 $29,037,000 26.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,601 $17,694,000 15.8%
Total Expenditures $22,753 $111,810,000 100.0%
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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