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Tesago Elementary School

Summary:

Tesago Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Clifton Park, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 385 students. The school 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.

Tesago Elementary School consistently outperforms the Shenendehowa Central School District and the state of New York in academic assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, Tesago's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math for grades 3-5 were significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 10% of New York elementary schools. Tesago also performs well across different student subgroups, with its female and male students, as well as its Asian and White student populations, ranking in the top 10-15% of New York elementary schools in recent years.

While Tesago's overall academic performance is exceptional, the school's rankings for special education students and those from low-income backgrounds are not as strong compared to its performance for other student subgroups. This suggests that the school may need to further address the needs of these populations to ensure more equitable educational outcomes. Tesago Elementary School is located in close proximity to several other high-performing elementary schools within the Shenendehowa Central School District, such as Chango Elementary, Skano Elementary, and Karigon Elementary.


Detail:

Public K-5

 970 Rt 146
       Clifton Park, NY  12065-3684

(518) 881-0570

District: Shenendehowa Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
163rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,764 Help


Students who attend Tesago Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Acadia Middle School
High:    Shenendehowa High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  385

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.6%
Asian:
23.1%
Hispanic:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.2% Help


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Compare Details Tesago Elementary School ranks better than 93.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.32. (See more...)
Student Body
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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...)
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Compare Details 13.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tesago Elementary School is 12.7, which is the 2nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District. (See more...)
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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 2024 Rankings:

Tesago Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tesago Elementary School 163rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Tesago Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Shenendehowa Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Shenendehowa Central School District 130th of 865 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2006 72.79 612th 2206 72.3%
2007 75.55 513th 2219 76.9%
2008 83.56 163rd 2227 92.7%
2009 83.53 106th 2257 95.3%
2010 83.79 222nd 2263 90.2%
2011 87.23 157th 2286 93.1%
2012 87.30 157th 2320 93.2%
2013 86.57 225th 2325 90.3%
2014 91.17 121st 2345 94.8%
2015 92.36 91st 2352 96.1%
2016 88.94 160th 2366 93.2%
2017 87.83 198th 2386 91.7%
2018 88.94 176th 2395 92.7%
2019 92.80 131st 2413 94.6%
2021 81.61 332nd 2201 84.9%
2022 89.80 199th 2434 91.8%
2023 87.01 286th 2439 88.3%
2024 92.32 163rd 2445 93.3%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.99 757th 1941 61.0%
2019 41.74 919th 1859 50.6%
2021 45.71 494th 1044 52.7%
2022 67.19 410th 2031 79.8%
2023 52.53 704th 2016 65.1%
2024 86.12 162nd 2110 92.3%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.25 1390th 1678 17.2%
2022 48.60 952nd 2099 54.6%
2023 33.33 1365th 2041 33.1%
2024 64.72 555th 2078 73.3%
See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Tesago Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.34 309th 2338 86.8%
2019 92.46 113th 2357 95.2%
2021 80.18 296th 1955 84.9%
2022 89.30 173rd 2401 92.8%
2023 89.20 213th 2403 91.1%
2024 90.84 166th 2413 93.1%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.55 120th 2340 94.9%
2019 91.32 147th 2358 93.8%
2021 78.83 334th 1961 83.0%
2022 85.83 254th 2400 89.4%
2023 81.54 374th 2400 84.4%
2024 90.53 167th 2411 93.1%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.65 58th 601 90.3%
2019 88.39 24th 548 95.6%
2021 70.66 130th 430 69.8%
2022 86.24 35th 671 94.8%
2023 75.87 132nd 605 78.2%
2024 79.63 110th 662 83.4%
See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

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 330th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.25 402nd 1408 71.4%
2019 78.48 259th 1338 80.6%
2021 69.89 357th 1224 70.8%
2022 74.32 313th 1399 77.6%
2023 72.97 356th 1337 73.4%
2024 79.23 241st 1392 82.7%
See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for White Students!

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.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Open Quote 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.

Immunization Rates

Tesago Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.0%0.4%0.6%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%
201498.5%0.4%0.9%98.7%98.5%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.7%
201598.9%0.0%0.7%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%98.9%
201699.1%0.0%0.9%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%
201799.3%0.0%0.8%100.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.3%100.0%99.8%
201899.2%0.0%0.8%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%
201999.5%0.0%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%100.0%99.7%
202099.0%0.0%99.2%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.2%99.5%99.7%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Tesago Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $243 (1.8%) $13,579 (98.2%) $13,822
2020 $61 (0.4%) $14,309 (99.6%) $14,370
2021 $536 (3.3%) $15,583 (96.7%) $16,119
2022 $390 (2.2%) $17,048 (97.8%) $17,437
2023 $607 (3.6%) $16,157 (96.4%) $16,764

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Tesago Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 131st of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 286th of 2439 Elementary schools
 6.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tesago Elementary School)7663.1
 12.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Shenendehowa Central School District)7459.5
 14.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Tesago Elementary School)7690.5
 14.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Shenendehowa Central School District)7580.4
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tesago Elementary School)8669.9
 16.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Shenendehowa Central School District)6361.9
 1.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Tesago Elementary School)9579.2
 15.8%
   4th Grade Math (Shenendehowa Central School District)7575.4
 0.4%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Tesago Elementary School)7063
 7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Shenendehowa Central School District)4854.1
 6.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Tesago Elementary School)8480.7
 3.3%
   5th Grade Math (Shenendehowa Central School District)6672.6
 6.6%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students388385
 0.8%
African American611
 83.3%
American Indian01
Asian11189
 19.8%
Hispanic1724
 41.2%
Pacific Islander00
White237241
 1.7%
Two or More Races1719
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients9%13.2%
 4.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tesago Elementary School

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

Students who attend Tesago Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Acadia Middle School
High : Shenendehowa High School

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

Yes. Tesago Elementary School ranks in the top 6.7% of New York elementary schools.


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