Summary:
Mechanicville City School District has only one elementary school, Mechanicville Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past three years, indicating a need for improvement in academic achievement. While the school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with some grade levels performing below the state average in English Language Arts and Math, the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch suggests the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which can impact academic performance.
Mechanicville Elementary School's proficiency rates on state assessments range from around 28% to 49% across different grade levels and years, with the school's 2023-2024 ELA proficiency rates for 4th grade and Math proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades falling below the state average. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 34.41% in 2023-2024 was also slightly below the state average of 35%. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.3 in 2022-2023 is slightly higher than the state average, and the Mechanicville City School District's spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $11,257, which is relatively low compared to the state average.
Overall, the data suggests that Mechanicville Elementary School is facing some challenges in academic achievement and may benefit from a closer examination of its resource allocation, instructional practices, and targeted support for students to improve student outcomes.
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