Is Arongen Elementary School a good school?

Arongen Elementary School ranks 536 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arongen Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 601 students attended Arongen Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Arongen Elementary School?

Students at Arongen Elementary School are 63% White, 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Arongen Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arongen Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Koda Middle School High : Shenendehowa High School

Arongen Elementary School

Summary:

Arongen Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Clifton Park, New York, serving 601 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Shenendehowa Central School District, which is ranked 130 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arongen Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, Arongen's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scored 53.47%, 46.67%, and 57.14% proficient or better in ELA, respectively, compared to the state average of 42.6%, 47.05%, and 43.68%. In the same year, Arongen's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scored 73.27%, 71.96%, and 74.77% proficient or better in Math, respectively, compared to the state average of 53.93%, 58.03%, and 48.93%. Arongen's 5th-grade students also outperformed the state average in Science, with 52.83% proficient or better compared to the state average of 35%.

While Arongen Elementary School's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly lower than some of the other high-performing elementary schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District, such as Chango Elementary School and Tesago Elementary School, it outperforms the nearby Mechanicville Elementary School, which is part of the Mechanicville City School District and has a lower overall ranking and performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

489 Clifton Pk Ctr Rd
Clifton Park, NY 12065-3892

(518) 881-0510

District: Shenendehowa Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
536^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,102

Students who attend Arongen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Koda Middle School
High:	Shenendehowa High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 601

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.2%

Asian:

13.5%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 23.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Arongen Elementary School ranks better than 78.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.99. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Arongen Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Shenendehowa Central School District. Racial makeup is: White (63.2%), Asian (13.5%), Hispanic (9.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Arongen Elementary School is 12, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District! (See more...)

Compare Arongen Elementary School employs 50 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Arongen Elementary School is $13,102, which is the 3^rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arongen Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Arongen Elementary School 536^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Arongen Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Shenendehowa Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Shenendehowa Central School District 130^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Arongen Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	61.57	1043^rd	2206	52.7%
2007	72.32	649^th	2219	70.8%
2008	73.51	595^th	2227	73.3%
2009	72.67	607^th	2257	73.1%
2010	72.04	620^th	2263	72.6%
2011	56.82	1094^th	2286	52.1%
2012	62.36	953^rd	2320	58.9%
2013	70.25	600^th	2325	74.2%
2014	74.08	541^st	2345	76.9%
2015	76.31	495^th	2352	79.0%
2016	68.83	680^th	2366	71.3%
2017	70.63	649^th	2386	72.8%
2018	64.26	836^th	2395	65.1%
2019	64.96	787^th	2413	67.4%
2021	69.69	612^th	2201	72.2%
2022	75.09	531^st	2434	78.2%
2023	76.76	529^th	2439	78.3%
2024	74.99	536^th	2445	78.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	67.44	49^th	143	65.7%
2022	64.56	94^th	289	67.5%
2023	71.89	60^th	223	73.1%
2024	66.22	93^rd	279	66.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.30	171^st	938	81.8%
2019	57.95	230^th	860	73.3%
2021	60.58	124^th	454	72.7%
2022	45.77	452^nd	1027	56.0%
2023	47.78	425^th	1001	57.5%
2024	62.12	229^th	1066	78.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.51	1226^th	1941	36.8%
2019	25.74	1553^rd	1859	16.5%
2021	45.84	490^th	1044	53.1%
2022	42.49	1013^th	2031	50.1%
2023	45.44	899^th	2016	55.4%
2024	54.73	694^th	2110	67.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.04	1179^th	2045	42.3%
2019	43.02	1084^th	2032	46.7%
2021	54.38	674^th	1678	59.8%
2022	52.97	835^th	2099	60.2%
2023	54.76	785^th	2041	61.5%
2024	56.21	743^rd	2078	64.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.74	555^th	2338	76.3%
2019	71.18	611^th	2357	74.1%
2021	69.65	519^th	1955	73.5%
2022	70.43	634^th	2401	73.6%
2023	73.32	569^th	2403	76.3%
2024	77.14	465^th	2413	80.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.43	1103^rd	2340	52.9%
2019	55.60	988^th	2358	58.1%
2021	65.70	624^th	1961	68.2%
2022	77.11	452^nd	2400	81.2%
2023	77.74	463^rd	2400	80.7%
2024	70.78	595^th	2411	75.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.97	294^th	601	51.1%
2019	56.61	279^th	548	49.1%
2021	65.76	150^th	430	65.1%
2022	46.26	413^th	671	38.5%
2023	54.98	306^th	605	49.4%
2024	48.84	378^th	662	42.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	73.00	208^th	936	77.8%
2023	60.38	289^th	857	66.3%
2024	83.27	105^th	927	88.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.33	1063^rd	1392	23.6%
2019	45.55	659^th	1315	49.9%
2021	62.20	255^th	818	68.8%
2022	65.48	413^th	1503	72.5%
2023	56.38	524^th	1429	63.3%
2024	65.84	394^th	1531	74.3%

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Rank History for White students at Arongen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.40	777^th	1408	44.8%
2019	48.67	689^th	1338	48.5%
2021	56.94	545^th	1224	55.5%
2022	65.49	463^rd	1399	66.9%
2023	66.68	444^th	1337	66.8%
2024	62.13	500^th	1392	64.1%

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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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Wonderful school amazing teachers they care a lot about the students my kids loved Arongen . We are sad that we have to move to another school next year Close Quote

Enrollment information for Arongen Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1013	15	17	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	1052
1990	1028	13	29	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	1083
1991	1056	20	19	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	1106
1992	1082	18	14	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1122
1993	895	9	13	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	924
1994	850	11	18	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	887
1995	673	12	18	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	706
1996	673	12	18	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	706
1997	714	13	33	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	768
1998	730	17	42	12	4	n/a	n/a	0	805
1999	752	17	36	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	825
2000	720	20	48	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	799
2001	647	17	42	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	714
2002	616	29	73	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	733
2003	616	29	73	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	733
2004	622	21	92	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	753
2005	652	31	67	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
2006	675	29	59	12	4	n/a	n/a	0	779
2007	659	27	63	12	4	n/a	n/a	21	786
2008	586	19	69	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	692
2009	568	20	70	14	2	n/a	n/a	9	683
2010	555	25	52	25	3	n/a	n/a	21	681
2011	538	23	50	38	3	0	22	0	674
2012	521	16	65	45	1	2	19	0	669
2013	484	14	80	55	0	2	24	0	659
2014	471	16	79	61	0	0	27	0	654
2015	450	15	85	58	1	0	32	0	641
2016	445	12	92	62	2	0	35	0	648
2017	442	16	99	61	2	1	32	0	653
2018	445	13	90	88	0	0	45	0	681
2019	430	9	95	81	0	0	43	0	658
2020	419	19	95	74	0	0	41	0	648
2021	381	25	82	71	0	0	54	0	613
2022	380	34	76	63	0	0	59	0	612
2023	380	31	81	58	0	0	51	0	601

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 Arongen Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1052	47.4	22.1	n/a
1990	1083	49.9	21.7	n/a
1991	1106	53.4	20.7	n/a
1992	1122	50.4	22.2	n/a
1993	924	38.7	23.9	n/a
1994	887	42.2	21.0	3.4
1995	706	37.2	19.0	5.4
1996	706	37.2	19.0	5.4
1997	768	40.7	18.9	6.3
1998	805	43.7	18.4	6.7
1999	825	45.7	18.1	7.4
2000	799	43.7	18.3	12.4
2001	714	44.5	16.0	12.2
2002	733	50.7	14.5	8.7
2003	733	50.7	14.5	8.7
2004	753	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	767	48.5	15.8	10.4
2006	779	48.0	16.2	11
2007	786	49.2	16.0	14.6
2008	692	50.0	13.8	11.4
2009	683	48.0	14.2	12.5
2010	681	47.0	14.4	12.7
2011	674	46.1	14.5	13.2
2012	669	41.5	16.1	16.4
2013	659	43.0	15.3	18.7
2014	654	40.5	16.1	14.4
2015	641	38.0	16.8	18.7
2016	648	42.0	15.4	18.7
2017	653	41.9	15.5	17.2
2018	681	44.0	15.4	23.5
2019	658	45.0	14.6	22.9
2020	648	60.9	10.6	19.4
2021	613	45.4	13.5	21.4
2022	612	50.4	12.1	19.3
2023	601	50.0	12.0	23.6

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 Arongen Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1052	47.4	22.1	n/a
1990	1083	49.9	21.7	n/a
1991	1106	53.4	20.7	n/a
1992	1122	50.4	22.2	n/a
1993	924	38.7	23.9	n/a
1994	887	42.2	21.0	3.4
1995	706	37.2	19.0	5.4
1996	706	37.2	19.0	5.4
1997	768	40.7	18.9	6.3
1998	805	43.7	18.4	6.7
1999	825	45.7	18.1	7.4
2000	799	43.7	18.3	12.4
2001	714	44.5	16.0	12.2
2002	733	50.7	14.5	8.7
2003	733	50.7	14.5	8.7
2004	753	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	767	48.5	15.8	10.4
2006	779	48.0	16.2	11
2007	786	49.2	16.0	14.6
2008	692	50.0	13.8	11.4
2009	683	48.0	14.2	12.5
2010	681	47.0	14.4	12.7
2011	674	46.1	14.5	13.2
2012	669	41.5	16.1	16.4
2013	659	43.0	15.3	18.7
2014	654	40.5	16.1	14.4
2015	641	38.0	16.8	18.7
2016	648	42.0	15.4	18.7
2017	653	41.9	15.5	17.2
2018	681	44.0	15.4	23.5
2019	658	45.0	14.6	22.9
2020	648	60.9	10.6	19.4
2021	613	45.4	13.5	21.4
2022	612	50.4	12.1	19.3
2023	601	50.0	12.0	23.6

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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