Is Tesago Elementary School a good school?

Tesago Elementary School ranks 286 th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tesago Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 385 students attended Tesago Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Tesago Elementary School?

Students at Tesago Elementary School are 63% White, 23% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Tesago Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tesago Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Acadia Middle School High : Shenendehowa High School

Tesago Elementary School

Summary:

Tesago Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Clifton Park, New York, serving 385 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Shenendehowa Central School District, which is ranked 139 out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tesago Elementary School consistently outperforms the Shenendehowa Central School District and the state of New York in academic assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school has a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 15% of New York elementary schools, and its performance is particularly strong among certain student subgroups, such as Asian students and female students. Tesago Elementary School also has a relatively high per-student spending of $16,764, which may contribute to its academic success.

While Tesago Elementary School has a more diverse student population compared to many of the surrounding schools, with a significant Asian student population, it consistently outperforms the nearby schools within the Shenendehowa Central School District, particularly in Math. However, the school's enrollment has decreased from 470 students in 2021-2022 to 385 students in 2022-2023, a decline of over 18%, which is an area that warrants further investigation and monitoring.

Detail:

Public K-5

970 Rt 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065-3684

(518) 881-0570

District: Shenendehowa Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,764

Students who attend Tesago Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Acadia Middle School
High:	Shenendehowa High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.7

Number of students: 385

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Asian:

23.1%

Hispanic:

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 13.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tesago Elementary School ranks better than 88.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.01. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Tesago Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Shenendehowa Central School District. Racial makeup is: White (62.6%), Asian (23.1%), Hispanic (6.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 13.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tesago Elementary School is 12.7, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Tesago Elementary School employs 30.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tesago Elementary School is $16,764, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Tesago Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tesago Elementary School 286^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Tesago Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Shenendehowa Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Shenendehowa Central School District 139^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tesago Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Tesago Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	72.79	612^th	2206	72.3%
2007	75.55	513^th	2219	76.9%
2008	83.56	163^rd	2227	92.7%
2009	83.53	106^th	2257	95.3%
2010	83.79	222^nd	2263	90.2%
2011	87.23	157^th	2286	93.1%
2012	87.30	157^th	2320	93.2%
2013	86.57	225^th	2325	90.3%
2014	91.17	121^st	2345	94.8%
2015	92.36	91^st	2352	96.1%
2016	88.94	160^th	2366	93.2%
2017	87.83	198^th	2386	91.7%
2018	88.94	176^th	2395	92.7%
2019	92.80	131^st	2413	94.6%
2021	81.61	332^nd	2201	84.9%
2022	89.80	199^th	2434	91.8%
2023	87.01	286^th	2439	88.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Tesago Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.99	757^th	1941	61.0%
2019	41.74	919^th	1859	50.6%
2021	45.71	494^th	1044	52.7%
2022	67.19	410^th	2031	79.8%
2023	52.53	704^th	2016	65.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	25.25	1390^th	1678	17.2%
2022	48.60	952^nd	2099	54.6%
2023	33.33	1365^th	2041	33.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Tesago Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.34	309^th	2338	86.8%
2019	92.46	113^th	2357	95.2%
2021	80.18	296^th	1955	84.9%
2022	89.30	173^rd	2401	92.8%
2023	89.20	213^th	2403	91.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Tesago Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.55	120^th	2340	94.9%
2019	91.32	147^th	2358	93.8%
2021	78.83	334^th	1961	83.0%
2022	85.83	254^th	2400	89.4%
2023	81.54	374^th	2400	84.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Tesago Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.65	58^th	601	90.3%
2019	88.39	24^th	548	95.6%
2021	70.66	130^th	430	69.8%
2022	86.24	35^th	671	94.8%
2023	75.87	132^nd	605	78.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tesago Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	69.16	330^th	1429	76.9%

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Rank History for White students at Tesago Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.25	402^nd	1408	71.4%
2019	78.48	259^th	1338	80.6%
2021	69.89	357^th	1224	70.8%
2022	74.32	313^th	1399	77.6%
2023	72.97	356^th	1337	73.4%

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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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by a parent
Saturday, September 10, 2011

I was a little intimidated by the size of the whole Shen campus, but my son started at Tesago in Kindergarten & now he is going into 1st & he couldn't be happier. His teacher was so great, you could just see the bond she had with all the children in the class & that she truly loved her job. There were always 2 or 3 aides in the class to assist the teacher, I never felt like any child was being left out of classroom activities. Our son's speech therapy teacher was excellent also, I saw drastic changes within the first 6 mo. This is just a great school! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Tesago Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	489	3	16	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
1990	534	7	21	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
1991	588	3	20	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	617
1992	590	6	21	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
1993	689	11	20	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
1994	699	7	22	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	733
1995	558	14	20	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1996	558	14	20	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1997	536	9	18	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
1998	543	13	10	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	570
1999	561	14	11	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
2000	579	18	14	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	614
2001	589	18	25	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	637
2002	643	17	31	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	694
2003	643	17	31	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	694
2004	677	27	16	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
2005	681	26	15	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	739
2006	690	30	19	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	760
2007	670	18	19	9	0	n/a	n/a	11	727
2008	477	13	26	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
2009	493	16	38	5	0	n/a	n/a	2	554
2010	469	16	52	4	0	n/a	n/a	7	548
2011	486	13	61	4	0	0	16	0	580
2012	431	12	65	14	0	0	8	0	530
2013	379	9	79	14	0	0	14	0	495
2014	335	7	88	17	0	0	14	0	461
2015	314	13	110	16	0	0	14	0	467
2016	279	10	106	21	0	0	15	0	431
2017	242	8	112	23	0	0	13	0	398
2018	230	9	114	17	0	0	15	0	385
2019	237	6	111	17	0	0	17	0	388
2020	241	8	99	19	0	0	19	0	386
2021	220	12	95	19	0	0	15	0	361
2022	217	12	93	19	0	0	16	0	357
2023	241	11	89	24	1	0	19	0	385

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 Tesago Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	510	30.9	16.5	n/a
1990	563	31.9	17.6	n/a
1991	617	34.9	17.6	n/a
1992	622	34.9	17.8	n/a
1993	724	33.3	21.7	n/a
1994	733	36.3	20.2	11.6
1995	596	33.9	17.6	7.6
1996	596	33.9	17.6	7.6
1997	566	32.9	17.2	6.9
1998	570	32.3	17.6	7.9
1999	588	34.3	17.1	7.3
2000	614	36.5	16.8	15.6
2001	637	39.3	16.2	11.8
2002	694	42.2	16.4	10.8
2003	694	42.2	16.4	10.8
2004	724	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	739	43.2	17.1	9.7
2006	760	41.0	18.5	9.3
2007	727	43.0	16.9	10.3
2008	521	33.0	15.8	3.5
2009	554	32.0	17.3	3.1
2010	548	32.0	17.1	4.3
2011	580	30.8	18.7	3.1
2012	530	29.0	18.2	3.4
2013	495	29.0	17.0	0
2014	461	26.0	17.7	5
2015	467	27.0	17.2	6.2
2016	431	26.0	16.5	7.4
2017	398	28.5	13.9	7.3
2018	385	29.0	13.2	9.1
2019	388	27.0	14.3	9
2020	386	36.8	10.4	8.8
2021	361	26.1	13.8	9.7
2022	357	26.6	13.4	9.5
2023	385	30.1	12.7	13.2

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 Tesago Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	510	30.9	16.5	n/a
1990	563	31.9	17.6	n/a
1991	617	34.9	17.6	n/a
1992	622	34.9	17.8	n/a
1993	724	33.3	21.7	n/a
1994	733	36.3	20.2	11.6
1995	596	33.9	17.6	7.6
1996	596	33.9	17.6	7.6
1997	566	32.9	17.2	6.9
1998	570	32.3	17.6	7.9
1999	588	34.3	17.1	7.3
2000	614	36.5	16.8	15.6
2001	637	39.3	16.2	11.8
2002	694	42.2	16.4	10.8
2003	694	42.2	16.4	10.8
2004	724	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	739	43.2	17.1	9.7
2006	760	41.0	18.5	9.3
2007	727	43.0	16.9	10.3
2008	521	33.0	15.8	3.5
2009	554	32.0	17.3	3.1
2010	548	32.0	17.1	4.3
2011	580	30.8	18.7	3.1
2012	530	29.0	18.2	3.4
2013	495	29.0	17.0	0
2014	461	26.0	17.7	5
2015	467	27.0	17.2	6.2
2016	431	26.0	16.5	7.4
2017	398	28.5	13.9	7.3
2018	385	29.0	13.2	9.1
2019	388	27.0	14.3	9
2020	386	36.8	10.4	8.8
2021	361	26.1	13.8	9.7
2022	357	26.6	13.4	9.5
2023	385	30.1	12.7	13.2

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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