Elementary · New York

Van Corlaer Elementary School

Free meals for all

Van Corlaer Elementary School, a public elementary school in Schenectady, New York: grades pre-k–5, 311 students, 9.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Schenectady City 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
311
Teachers (FTE)
33.8
Students per teacher
9.2
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 88% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 95% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 75% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Smaller than 71% 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%

32%proficient

+11.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in New York

Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

158 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

39%proficient

+13.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of elementary schools in New York

Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

158 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
Small city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Schenectady City School District.

Location

Address
2310 Guilderland Ave, Schenectady, NY 12306
Phone
(518)881-3740
City or town
Schenectady

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Hamilton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–544010.820%15%
Jefferson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–467113.050%52%
Pre-K–53519.623%29%
Pre-K–542411.239%26%
Destine Preparatory Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–321317.837%52%
Pre-K–52798.825%21%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

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.

Sources

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.

NCES 362601003591