Is Fort Edward School a good school?

Fort Edward School ranks 1746 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Fort Edward School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 378 students attended Fort Edward School.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Edward School?

Students at Fort Edward School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Fort Edward School

Summary:

Fort Edward School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in the Fort Edward Union Free School District, with 383 students located in Fort Edward, New York.

While Fort Edward School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8-11 students per teacher, the school has struggled with consistently low performance. Its graduation rates have ranged from 70% to 85.1%, which is lower than the state average of around 85%, and its dropout rates have been significantly higher than the state average, ranging from 4.9% to 16.6%. Additionally, the school has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.1% to 50%, much higher than the state average of around 20%. On the New York State Assessments, Fort Edward School generally performs below the state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas.

Despite spending significantly more per student, around $16,181 in 2022-2023, compared to the state average of around $25,000 per student, Fort Edward School is not seeing commensurate improvements in student outcomes. The nearby Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, which is also an alternative school, is the only other school in the immediate area, making it difficult to directly compare Fort Edward School to other traditional public schools. These factors suggest that Fort Edward School may face unique challenges as an alternative school and that deeper systemic issues need to be addressed to improve student success.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

220 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828-1598

(518) 747-4529

District: Fort Edward Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1746^th of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,181

Student/teacher ratio: 8.4

Number of students: 378

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.0%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fort Edward School ranks worse than 71.4% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.96. (See more...)

Compare Details Fort Edward School ranks better than 58.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.28. (See more...)

Compare Details Fort Edward School ranks better than 53.9% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.04. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Fort Edward School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87%), two or more races (6.6%), Hispanic (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fort Edward School is 8.4. (See more...)

Compare Fort Edward School employs 44.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fort Edward School is $16,181.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fort Edward School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Edward School 1746^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Fort Edward School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Fort Edward School 621^st of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Fort Edward School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Fort Edward School 573^rd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Fort Edward School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fort Edward School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	42.35	1532^nd	2206	30.6%
2007	54.48	1238^th	2219	44.2%
2008	58.60	1131^st	2227	49.2%
2009	64.37	945^th	2257	58.1%
2010	57.11	1112^th	2263	50.9%
2011	52.59	1211^th	2286	47.0%
2012	53.01	1241^st	2320	46.5%
2013	39.70	1415^th	2325	39.1%
2014	41.11	1417^th	2345	39.6%
2015	41.50	1406^th	2352	40.2%
2016	48.45	1223^rd	2366	48.3%
2017	38.23	1482^nd	2386	37.9%
2018	42.36	1412^th	2395	41.0%
2019	36.31	1532^nd	2413	36.5%
2021	34.92	1482^nd	2201	32.7%
2022	50.81	1153^rd	2434	52.6%
2023	27.00	1843^rd	2439	24.4%
2024	29.96	1746^th	2445	28.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	60.85	557^th	2110	73.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.03	1451^st	2045	29.0%
2019	43.18	1078^th	2032	46.9%
2021	29.55	1285^th	1678	23.4%
2022	42.31	1147^th	2099	45.4%
2023	20.84	1763^rd	2041	13.6%
2024	31.56	1460^th	2078	29.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.33	1414^th	2338	39.5%
2019	29.55	1726^th	2357	26.8%
2021	22.03	1621^st	1955	17.1%
2022	60.19	887^th	2401	63.1%
2023	27.42	1814^th	2403	24.5%
2024	15.32	2206^th	2413	8.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.94	1414^th	2340	39.6%
2019	39.78	1401^st	2358	40.6%
2021	49.27	978^th	1961	50.1%
2022	42.32	1386^th	2400	42.3%
2023	29.34	1757^th	2400	26.8%
2024	35.10	1589^th	2411	34.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	3.39	1317^th	1337	1.5%
2024	24.34	1116^th	1392	19.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	56.40	558^th	1095	49.0%
2007	65.56	449^th	1123	60.0%
2008	63.80	537^th	1185	54.7%
2009	60.39	645^th	1224	47.3%
2010	51.62	711^th	1243	42.8%
2011	55.53	657^th	1295	49.3%
2012	60.06	588^th	1337	56.0%
2013	50.01	654^th	1373	52.4%
2014	51.73	618^th	1401	55.9%
2015	51.43	633^rd	1407	55.0%
2016	49.20	685^th	1429	52.1%
2017	52.62	648^th	1455	55.5%
2018	57.84	542^nd	1438	62.3%
2019	45.09	733^rd	1439	49.1%
2021	28.40	941^st	1242	24.2%
2022	51.41	661^st	1479	55.3%
2023	41.99	888^th	1500	40.8%
2024	55.28	621^st	1504	58.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.82	259^th	1245	79.2%
2019	33.37	838^th	1241	32.5%
2022	46.19	612^th	1306	53.1%
2023	37.24	846^th	1288	34.3%
2024	65.11	352^nd	1296	72.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.12	435^th	1353	67.8%
2021	17.45	963^rd	1066	9.7%
2022	45.01	790^th	1454	45.7%
2023	36.67	970^th	1463	33.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.44	446^th	1352	67.0%
2022	65.73	386^th	1455	73.5%
2023	52.16	646^th	1464	55.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	57.09	459^th	935	50.9%
2006	54.86	538^th	986	45.4%
2007	58.60	474^th	1002	52.7%
2008	55.38	555^th	1027	46.0%
2009	57.39	507^th	1086	53.3%
2010	66.47	314^th	1117	71.9%
2011	63.41	405^th	1165	65.2%
2012	60.57	535^th	1198	55.3%
2013	72.50	270^th	1217	77.8%
2014	66.17	348^th	1237	71.9%
2015	54.53	592^nd	1255	52.8%
2016	57.68	507^th	1255	59.6%
2017	56.96	534^th	1221	56.3%
2018	60.71	513^th	1210	57.6%
2019	59.11	556^th	1207	53.9%
2022	46.29	655^th	1190	45.0%
2023	44.34	690^th	1228	43.8%
2024	56.04	573^rd	1242	53.9%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	64.72	304^th	1095	72.2%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.85	436^th	1154	62.2%
2019	50.07	602^nd	1179	48.9%
2022	15.81	948^th	1101	13.9%
2023	38.55	713^th	1155	38.3%
2024	47.00	595^th	1170	49.1%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.19	520^th	1176	55.8%
2019	48.19	693^rd	1193	41.9%
2022	39.80	718^th	1155	37.8%
2023	42.14	702^nd	1197	41.4%
2024	50.62	629^th	1219	48.4%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.89	516^th	1176	56.1%
2019	66.18	383^rd	1190	67.8%
2022	39.36	695^th	1154	39.8%
2023	52.33	598^th	1191	49.8%
2024	61.48	459^th	1211	62.1%

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Rank History for high school White students at Fort Edward School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.81	628^th	765	17.9%
2019	46.62	466^th	793	41.2%
2022	29.07	585^th	738	20.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Fort Edward School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	270	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	271
1990	277	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	278
1991	291	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	292
1992	297	1	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
1993	278	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	281
1994	235	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	236
1995	566	2	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1996	566	2	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1997	576	2	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	584
1998	589	2	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1999	567	2	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
2000	579	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
2001	607	0	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	615
2002	584	5	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	592
2003	584	5	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	592
2004	581	2	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
2005	574	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2006	547	2	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2007	523	1	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	4	533
2008	523	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
2009	533	9	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	2	547
2010	532	11	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	3	549
2011	508	12	1	7	0	0	2	0	530
2012	522	7	2	9	1	0	8	0	549
2013	537	6	0	7	2	0	11	0	563
2014	511	6	0	14	2	0	18	0	551
2015	521	3	0	16	1	0	23	0	564
2016	477	6	1	13	0	0	28	0	525
2017	475	5	0	18	1	1	21	0	521
2018	460	7	0	20	0	1	24	0	512
2019	427	4	0	22	0	0	22	0	475
2020	425	4	0	19	0	0	18	0	466
2021	364	3	0	17	0	0	17	0	401
2022	345	3	0	18	0	0	21	0	387
2023	336	3	1	21	0	0	22	0	383
2024	329	3	0	20	0	1	25	0	378

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fort Edward School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	271	23.8	11.3	n/a
1990	278	24.9	11.1	n/a
1991	292	26.9	10.8	n/a
1992	300	25.9	11.5	n/a
1993	281	25.0	11.2	n/a
1994	236	22.9	10.3	20.3
1995	571	46.8	12.2	30.1
1996	571	46.8	12.2	30.1
1997	584	48.0	12.2	38.2
1998	596	51.0	11.7	31.7
1999	573	52.7	10.9	36.5
2000	581	53.3	10.9	39.9
2001	615	54.1	11.4	36.7
2002	592	55.0	10.8	34.5
2003	592	55.0	10.8	34.5
2004	590	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	575	55.4	10.4	28.2
2006	553	57.0	9.7	42
2007	533	53.2	10.0	35.7
2008	523	54.8	9.5	37.1
2009	547	53.2	10.3	47.2
2010	549	54.2	10.1	46.3
2011	530	50.5	10.4	46.8
2012	549	51.2	10.7	48.5
2013	563	50.4	11.1	49.4
2014	551	48.6	11.3	n/a
2015	564	48.0	11.7	55.5
2016	525	50.0	10.5	57.3
2017	521	46.7	11.1	58.2
2018	512	46.0	11.1	49.4
2019	475	44.0	10.7	45.1
2020	466	44.0	10.5	35.4
2021	401	36.0	11.1	47.1
2022	387	45.2	8.5	51.9
2023	383	45.9	8.3	49.1
2024	378	44.9	8.4	56.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fort Edward School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	271	23.8	11.3	n/a
1990	278	24.9	11.1	n/a
1991	292	26.9	10.8	n/a
1992	300	25.9	11.5	n/a
1993	281	25.0	11.2	n/a
1994	236	22.9	10.3	20.3
1995	571	46.8	12.2	30.1
1996	571	46.8	12.2	30.1
1997	584	48.0	12.2	38.2
1998	596	51.0	11.7	31.7
1999	573	52.7	10.9	36.5
2000	581	53.3	10.9	39.9
2001	615	54.1	11.4	36.7
2002	592	55.0	10.8	34.5
2003	592	55.0	10.8	34.5
2004	590	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	575	55.4	10.4	28.2
2006	553	57.0	9.7	42
2007	533	53.2	10.0	35.7
2008	523	54.8	9.5	37.1
2009	547	53.2	10.3	47.2
2010	549	54.2	10.1	46.3
2011	530	50.5	10.4	46.8
2012	549	51.2	10.7	48.5
2013	563	50.4	11.1	49.4
2014	551	48.6	11.3	n/a
2015	564	48.0	11.7	55.5
2016	525	50.0	10.5	57.3
2017	521	46.7	11.1	58.2
2018	512	46.0	11.1	49.4
2019	475	44.0	10.7	45.1
2020	466	44.0	10.5	35.4
2021	401	36.0	11.1	47.1
2022	387	45.2	8.5	51.9
2023	383	45.9	8.3	49.1
2024	378	44.9	8.4	56.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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