Is Van Corlaer Elementary School a good school?

Van Corlaer Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Van Corlaer Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 436 students attended Van Corlaer Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Van Corlaer Elementary School?

Students at Van Corlaer Elementary School are 26% Hispanic, 22% White, 21% African American, 17% Asian, 13% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Van Corlaer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Van Corlaer Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mont Pleasant Middle School High : Schenectady High School

Van Corlaer Elementary School

Summary:

Van Corlaer Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Schenectady City School District, with a diverse student population that includes 22.48% White, 21.33% African American, 25.69% Hispanic, 16.97% Asian, and 12.61% two or more races. Despite consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, the school faces significant challenges in academic performance, socioeconomic status, and racial achievement gaps.

Van Corlaer Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 35.48% of 3rd graders, 16.67% of 4th graders, and 29.03% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and even lower math proficiency rates. The school has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 78.44% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the district and state averages. While the school's diverse student population is a strength, academic performance varies significantly by racial subgroup, with Asian students performing better than their White, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial peers.

Interestingly, the nearby elementary schools in the Scotia-Glenville Central School District, such as Sacandaga School and Lincoln School, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings, despite serving a predominantly White and higher-income student population. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as effective teaching, strong leadership, and targeted interventions, may be key to addressing the challenges faced by Van Corlaer Elementary and other low-performing schools in the Schenectady City School District.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

2310 Guilderland Ave
Schenectady, NY 12306-4499

(518) 370-8270

District: Schenectady City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2246^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,981

Students who attend Van Corlaer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mont Pleasant Middle School
High:	Schenectady High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 436

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

25.7%

White:

22.5%

African American:

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Van Corlaer Elementary School ranks worse than 92.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 6^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Schenectady City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.88. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Van Corlaer Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (25.7%), White (22.5%), African American (21.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Van Corlaer Elementary School is 12.1. 8 elementary schools in the Schenectady City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Van Corlaer Elementary School employs 35.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Van Corlaer Elementary School is $12,981, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Schenectady City School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Van Corlaer Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Van Corlaer Elementary School 2246^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Van Corlaer Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Schenectady City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Schenectady City School District 839^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Van Corlaer Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Van Corlaer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	25.44	1810^th	2206	18.0%
2007	21.46	1841^st	2219	17.0%
2008	17.77	1958^th	2227	12.1%
2009	52.78	1331^st	2257	41.0%
2010	56.37	1130^th	2263	50.1%
2011	39.36	1531^st	2286	33.0%
2012	20.70	1953^rd	2320	15.8%
2013	18.66	2008^th	2325	13.6%
2014	14.69	2103^rd	2345	10.3%
2015	19.79	1948^th	2352	17.2%
2016	10.97	2219^th	2366	6.2%
2017	10.03	2256^th	2386	5.4%
2018	8.12	2305^th	2395	3.8%
2019	18.39	2045^th	2413	15.3%
2021	10.05	2061^st	2201	6.4%
2022	7.13	2375^th	2434	2.4%
2023	12.88	2246^th	2439	7.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Van Corlaer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	5.16	202^nd	202	0.0%
2022	11.60	276^th	289	4.5%
2023	10.44	219^th	223	1.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Van Corlaer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.85	1894^th	1941	2.4%
2019	34.04	1194^th	1859	35.8%
2022	17.46	1996^th	2031	1.7%
2023	18.37	1920^th	2016	4.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Van Corlaer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.25	1965^th	2045	3.9%
2019	23.56	1668^th	2032	17.9%
2021	7.21	1652^nd	1678	1.5%
2022	8.44	2060^th	2099	1.9%
2023	17.70	1848^th	2041	9.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Van Corlaer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.38	2222^nd	2338	5.0%
2019	29.35	1729^th	2357	26.6%
2021	11.79	1817^th	1955	7.1%
2022	7.27	2355^th	2401	1.9%
2023	14.39	2199^th	2403	8.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Van Corlaer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.51	2281^st	2340	2.5%
2019	10.67	2242^nd	2358	4.9%
2021	9.62	1856^th	1961	5.4%
2022	10.89	2271^st	2400	5.4%
2023	13.14	2224^th	2400	7.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Van Corlaer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	14.59	545^th	601	9.3%
2023	15.97	531^st	605	12.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Van Corlaer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.91	908^th	948	4.2%
2019	27.48	673^rd	891	24.5%
2021	14.08	396^th	427	7.3%
2022	16.99	849^th	936	9.3%
2023	26.62	648^th	857	24.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Van Corlaer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.47	1340^th	1392	3.7%
2019	17.33	1204^th	1315	8.4%
2021	24.80	675^th	818	17.5%
2022	14.63	1412^th	1503	6.1%
2023	14.53	1337^th	1429	6.4%

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Rank History for White students at Van Corlaer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.21	1361^st	1408	3.3%
2019	19.22	1166^th	1338	12.9%
2021	10.54	1157^th	1224	5.5%
2022	3.12	1384^th	1399	1.1%
2023	11.16	1244^th	1337	7.0%

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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 Van Corlaer Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	394	28	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	431
1990	383	52	8	14	0	n/a	n/a	457
1991	356	88	19	28	0	n/a	n/a	491
1992	397	135	9	49	0	n/a	n/a	590
1993	358	60	11	44	0	n/a	n/a	473
1994	300	58	5	38	0	n/a	n/a	401
1995	295	83	10	50	0	n/a	n/a	438
1996	295	83	10	50	0	n/a	n/a	438
1997	304	65	6	39	6	n/a	n/a	420
1998	275	75	8	25	0	n/a	n/a	383
1999	282	84	9	40	3	n/a	n/a	418
2000	240	90	7	26	1	n/a	n/a	364
2001	275	81	12	33	1	n/a	n/a	402
2002	242	108	10	53	0	n/a	n/a	413
2003	242	108	10	53	0	n/a	n/a	413
2004	262	85	0	49	29	n/a	n/a	425
2005	244	63	31	68	3	n/a	n/a	409
2006	265	90	37	76	1	n/a	n/a	469
2007	240	94	39	79	0	n/a	n/a	452
2008	240	88	38	91	1	n/a	n/a	458
2009	228	87	39	74	0	n/a	n/a	428
2010	236	75	43	82	0	n/a	n/a	436
2011	232	123	46	94	1	0	0	496
2012	206	125	40	67	1	0	4	443
2013	202	119	30	71	0	0	7	429
2014	216	122	28	91	0	0	24	481
2015	205	108	25	117	0	0	33	488
2016	191	116	30	100	2	0	45	484
2017	164	95	28	89	0	0	48	424
2018	140	88	28	87	1	0	45	389
2019	133	80	28	107	1	0	55	404
2020	113	93	28	118	1	0	62	415
2021	88	105	36	101	1	0	64	395
2022	100	98	49	106	1	0	60	414
2023	98	93	74	112	1	3	55	436

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 Van Corlaer Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	431	20.6	20.9	n/a
1990	457	22.1	20.6	n/a
1991	491	25.6	19.1	n/a
1992	590	27.6	21.3	n/a
1993	473	25.1	18.8	n/a
1994	401	24.8	16.2	55.6
1995	438	26.8	16.3	56.8
1996	438	26.8	16.3	56.8
1997	420	26.6	15.8	53.8
1998	383	26.7	14.3	51.7
1999	418	23.7	17.6	69.6
2000	364	26.7	13.6	56.9
2001	402	25.5	15.8	47.8
2002	413	27.0	15.3	58.6
2003	413	27.0	15.3	58.6
2004	425	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	409	28.5	14.4	66
2006	469	28.0	16.8	55.2
2007	452	30.0	15.1	55.5
2008	458	33.0	13.9	67.5
2009	428	32.0	13.4	67.1
2010	436	34.0	12.8	73.6
2011	496	37.0	13.3	76.4
2012	443	32.0	13.8	78.6
2013	429	31.0	13.8	74.6
2014	481	29.0	16.5	78
2015	488	29.0	16.8	80.9
2016	484	26.0	18.6	62.8
2017	424	26.9	15.7	68.9
2018	389	29.0	13.4	78.4
2019	404	29.0	13.9	69.3
2020	415	28.0	14.8	71.6
2021	395	25.0	15.7	71.6
2022	414	29.7	13.9	68.1
2023	436	35.7	12.1	78.4

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 Van Corlaer Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	431	20.6	20.9	n/a
1990	457	22.1	20.6	n/a
1991	491	25.6	19.1	n/a
1992	590	27.6	21.3	n/a
1993	473	25.1	18.8	n/a
1994	401	24.8	16.2	55.6
1995	438	26.8	16.3	56.8
1996	438	26.8	16.3	56.8
1997	420	26.6	15.8	53.8
1998	383	26.7	14.3	51.7
1999	418	23.7	17.6	69.6
2000	364	26.7	13.6	56.9
2001	402	25.5	15.8	47.8
2002	413	27.0	15.3	58.6
2003	413	27.0	15.3	58.6
2004	425	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	409	28.5	14.4	66
2006	469	28.0	16.8	55.2
2007	452	30.0	15.1	55.5
2008	458	33.0	13.9	67.5
2009	428	32.0	13.4	67.1
2010	436	34.0	12.8	73.6
2011	496	37.0	13.3	76.4
2012	443	32.0	13.8	78.6
2013	429	31.0	13.8	74.6
2014	481	29.0	16.5	78
2015	488	29.0	16.8	80.9
2016	484	26.0	18.6	62.8
2017	424	26.9	15.7	68.9
2018	389	29.0	13.4	78.4
2019	404	29.0	13.9	69.3
2020	415	28.0	14.8	71.6
2021	395	25.0	15.7	71.6
2022	414	29.7	13.9	68.1
2023	436	35.7	12.1	78.4

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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