Elementary · New York
Mary E Dardess Elementary School
Free meals for allMary E Dardess Elementary School, a public elementary school in Chatham, New York: grades pre-k–5, 365 students, 10.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Chatham Central School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 365
- Teachers (FTE)
- 35.3
- Students per teacher
- 10.3
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 73% of elementary schools in New York
Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 61% of elementary schools in New York
Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared
Smaller than 60% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%52%proficient
+14.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 53% of elementary schools in New York
Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
117 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%48%proficient
+6.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 66% of elementary schools in New York
Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
124 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Chatham Central School District.
Location
- Address
- 50 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham, NY 12037
- Phone
- (518)392-1530
- County
- Columbia County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Ichabod Crane Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 475 | 10.7 |
Coxsackie Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–4 | 244 | 9.1 |
Donald P Sutherland SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 250 | 9.4 |
Montgomery C Smith Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 689 | 10.3 |
Walter B Howard Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 238 | 9.9 |
| Pre-K–8 | 157 | 9.0 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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