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Saddlewood Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
100 Loralee Dr
Albany, NY 12205
Phone
(518) 456-2608
District
SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ALBANY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
376
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.3% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Saddlewood Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
48%
45%
42%
58%
53%
52%
48%
45%
42%
58%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
74%
52%
69%
46%
79%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
14
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 56 14.9%
Kindergarten 61 16.2%
Grade 1 61 16.2%
Grade 2 61 16.2%
Grade 3 68 18.1%
Grade 4 69 18.4%
Total 376 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.3% 63.0% 41.4%
Black 9.0% 10.7% 16.1%
Hispanic 6.2% 11.4% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 14.4% 14.6% 10.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 31.6% 41.7% 54.7%
Free lunch eligible 29.0% 38.1% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.7% 3.6% 2.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,446 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,775.7 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.3% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.1% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.8% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 23.0% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,311 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.0% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.2% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.8% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.2% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.5% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.9% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,764 $73,672,000 67.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $864 $4,311,000 4.0%
Staff $607 $3,029,000 2.8%
General Administration $336 $1,675,000 1.5%
School Administration $764 $3,810,000 3.5%
Operation $1,194 $5,958,000 5.5%
Transportation $1,107 $5,525,000 5.1%
Other $628 $3,135,000 2.9%
Total Support $5,500 $27,443,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,553 $7,747,000 7.1%
Total Expenditures $21,816 $108,862,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,896 $50,406,243,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $809 $2,049,610,000 2.3%
Staff $1,397 $3,539,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $417 $1,057,675,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,199 $3,036,934,000 3.4%
Operation $2,479 $6,281,335,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,691 $4,284,036,000 4.8%
Other $992 $2,514,157,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,985 $22,763,242,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,238 $15,804,476,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $35,120 $88,973,961,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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