Is Saddlewood Elementary School a good school?

Saddlewood Elementary School ranks 625 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Saddlewood Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 417 students attended Saddlewood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Saddlewood Elementary School?

Students at Saddlewood Elementary School are 64% White, 15% Asian, 8% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Saddlewood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Saddlewood Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lisha Kill Middle School High : Colonie Central High School

Saddlewood Elementary School

Summary:

Saddlewood Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the South Colonie Central School District in Albany, New York. The school has 417 students and is ranked 625 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saddlewood Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state in academic proficiency, with 45.31% of 3rd-graders and 68.75% of 4th-graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.44% and 48.66% for the district, and 42.6% and 47.05% for the state. In Math, 58.21% of 3rd-graders and 78.79% of 4th-graders were proficient or better, compared to 53.47% and 66.37% for the district, and 53.93% and 58.03% for the state. The school also has strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and African American students. However, the school's rankings for Asian and White students are relatively lower, indicating potential achievement gaps.

While Saddlewood Elementary generally outperforms other elementary schools in the South Colonie Central School District, such as Shaker Road, Veeder, Roessleville, and Forest Park, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Guilderland Elementary and Birchwood Elementary, have even stronger academic performance and higher rankings.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

100 Loralee Dr
Albany, NY 12205-2200

(518) 456-2608

District: South Colonie Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,303

Students who attend Saddlewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lisha Kill Middle School
High:	Colonie Central High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 417

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

Asian:

14.6%

African American:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Saddlewood Elementary School ranks better than 74.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the South Colonie Central School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.56. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64%), Asian (14.6%), African American (8.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Saddlewood Elementary School is 17.5, which is the 2^nd best among 5 elementary schools in the South Colonie Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Saddlewood Elementary School employs 23.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Saddlewood Elementary School is $14,303. 3 elementary schools in the South Colonie Central School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Saddlewood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Saddlewood Elementary School 625^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Saddlewood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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South Colonie Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks South Colonie Central School District 414^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Saddlewood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Saddlewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	80.77	300^th	2206	86.4%
2007	81.55	271^st	2219	87.8%
2008	80.54	293^rd	2227	86.8%
2009	72.34	622^nd	2257	72.4%
2010	71.04	658^th	2263	70.9%
2011	75.99	509^th	2286	77.7%
2012	77.80	461^st	2320	80.1%
2013	74.25	504^th	2325	78.3%
2014	79.35	394^th	2345	83.2%
2015	81.18	369^th	2352	84.3%
2016	60.24	901^st	2366	61.9%
2017	74.25	538^th	2386	77.5%
2018	66.49	766^th	2395	68.0%
2019	56.13	1012^th	2413	58.1%
2021	73.60	529^th	2201	76.0%
2022	59.15	944^th	2434	61.2%
2023	49.61	1168^th	2439	52.1%
2024	70.56	625^th	2445	74.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Saddlewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	48.50	73^rd	180	59.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Saddlewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	60.84	257^th	1027	75.0%
2023	41.17	540^th	1001	46.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Saddlewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.16	709^th	1941	63.5%
2019	51.86	638^th	1859	65.7%
2021	81.51	97^th	1044	90.7%
2022	51.31	753^rd	2031	62.9%
2023	43.96	949^th	2016	52.9%
2024	18.30	2025^th	2110	4.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.96	699^th	2045	65.8%
2019	50.39	858^th	2032	57.8%
2021	57.78	603^rd	1678	64.1%
2022	50.02	907^th	2099	56.8%
2023	39.75	1181^st	2041	42.1%
2024	56.83	728^th	2078	65.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Saddlewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.05	881^st	2338	62.3%
2019	50.80	1131^st	2357	52.0%
2021	69.26	528^th	1955	73.0%
2022	56.45	1001^st	2401	58.3%
2023	50.66	1140^th	2403	52.6%
2024	70.43	599^th	2413	75.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Saddlewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.10	648^th	2340	72.3%
2019	60.47	861^st	2358	63.5%
2021	73.25	463^rd	1961	76.4%
2022	60.76	872^nd	2400	63.7%
2023	48.33	1191^st	2400	50.4%
2024	67.16	697^th	2411	71.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Saddlewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.44	116^th	601	80.7%
2019	63.64	218^th	548	60.2%
2022	31.87	508^th	671	24.3%
2023	7.58	571^st	605	5.6%
2024	46.74	399^th	662	39.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Saddlewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	65.71	262^nd	936	72.0%
2023	51.52	366^th	857	57.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Saddlewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	87.19	131^st	1531	91.4%

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Rank History for White students at Saddlewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.33	676^th	1408	52.0%
2019	42.87	795^th	1338	40.6%
2021	61.19	488^th	1224	60.1%
2022	42.10	848^th	1399	39.4%
2023	44.91	774^th	1337	42.1%
2024	61.14	520^th	1392	62.6%

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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 Saddlewood Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1991	391	14	9	1	3	n/a	n/a	418
1992	405	14	9	1	3	n/a	n/a	432
1993	417	27	8	0	2	n/a	n/a	454
1994	420	20	9	0	2	n/a	n/a	451
1995	381	15	7	1	2	n/a	n/a	406
1996	381	15	7	1	2	n/a	n/a	406
1997	365	17	11	0	4	n/a	n/a	397
1998	349	15	12	2	4	n/a	n/a	382
1999	357	13	15	5	4	n/a	n/a	394
2000	359	13	14	4	5	n/a	n/a	395
2001	364	11	14	3	6	n/a	n/a	398
2002	360	12	8	3	8	n/a	n/a	391
2003	360	12	8	3	8	n/a	n/a	391
2004	363	15	9	9	4	n/a	n/a	400
2005	348	16	8	8	4	n/a	n/a	384
2006	305	22	14	8	0	n/a	n/a	349
2007	293	21	19	9	0	n/a	n/a	342
2008	337	25	18	8	0	n/a	n/a	388
2009	308	22	21	10	1	n/a	n/a	362
2010	330	30	26	19	0	n/a	n/a	405
2011	321	39	25	11	0	0	0	396
2012	300	27	28	17	0	0	21	393
2013	270	27	33	17	0	0	27	374
2014	253	26	38	25	3	0	29	374
2015	231	17	31	29	2	0	30	340
2016	277	19	30	38	0	0	26	390
2017	280	19	31	27	0	0	31	388
2018	273	24	35	26	0	0	32	390
2019	285	19	40	28	0	0	24	396
2020	296	20	47	27	2	0	27	419
2021	277	32	43	25	0	0	24	401
2022	273	34	53	23	0	0	27	410
2023	267	34	61	29	0	0	26	417

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 Saddlewood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	418	19.9	21.0	n/a
1992	432	19.9	21.7	n/a
1993	454	20.5	22.1	n/a
1994	451	23.7	19.0	5.8
1995	406	23.2	17.5	8.1
1996	406	23.2	17.5	8.1
1997	397	22.7	17.5	9.1
1998	382	21.2	18.0	6.3
1999	394	23.2	17.0	6.1
2000	395	24.2	16.3	8.9
2001	398	24.0	16.6	13.1
2002	391	25.2	15.5	10
2003	391	25.2	15.5	10
2004	400	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	384	25.2	15.2	10.2
2006	349	23.0	15.2	9.5
2007	342	24.0	14.3	12.6
2008	388	27.9	13.9	13.1
2009	362	26.9	13.5	14.9
2010	405	26.9	15.0	16
2011	396	25.0	15.8	13.1
2012	393	24.5	16.0	15
2013	374	22.5	16.6	16.8
2014	374	22.3	16.7	17.4
2015	340	21.0	16.1	18.2
2016	390	22.0	17.7	16.7
2017	388	22.0	17.6	13.7
2018	390	24.5	15.9	20.3
2019	396	25.0	15.8	22.5
2020	419	24.5	17.0	25.1
2021	401	25.1	15.9	26.7
2022	410	23.0	17.7	23.7
2023	417	23.7	17.5	33.1

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 Saddlewood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	418	19.9	21.0	n/a
1992	432	19.9	21.7	n/a
1993	454	20.5	22.1	n/a
1994	451	23.7	19.0	5.8
1995	406	23.2	17.5	8.1
1996	406	23.2	17.5	8.1
1997	397	22.7	17.5	9.1
1998	382	21.2	18.0	6.3
1999	394	23.2	17.0	6.1
2000	395	24.2	16.3	8.9
2001	398	24.0	16.6	13.1
2002	391	25.2	15.5	10
2003	391	25.2	15.5	10
2004	400	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	384	25.2	15.2	10.2
2006	349	23.0	15.2	9.5
2007	342	24.0	14.3	12.6
2008	388	27.9	13.9	13.1
2009	362	26.9	13.5	14.9
2010	405	26.9	15.0	16
2011	396	25.0	15.8	13.1
2012	393	24.5	16.0	15
2013	374	22.5	16.6	16.8
2014	374	22.3	16.7	17.4
2015	340	21.0	16.1	18.2
2016	390	22.0	17.7	16.7
2017	388	22.0	17.6	13.7
2018	390	24.5	15.9	20.3
2019	396	25.0	15.8	22.5
2020	419	24.5	17.0	25.1
2021	401	25.1	15.9	26.7
2022	410	23.0	17.7	23.7
2023	417	23.7	17.5	33.1

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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