Watervliet Elementary School

Summary:

Watervliet Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Watervliet City School District, with a student population of 661. The school's racial makeup is 43.57% White, 14.22% African American, 21.33% Hispanic, 9.53% Asian, and 11.2% two or more races.

Watervliet Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on the New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math. In 2022-2023, only 15.93% of 3rd graders, 35.09% of 4th graders, and 20.95% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.89%, 48.79%, and 45.09%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates were also significantly lower than the state averages. As a result, Watervliet Elementary School has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2022-2023.

The school's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, suggesting significant achievement gaps. For example, in 2022-2023, Asian students ranked 564 out of 605 elementary schools in ELA, while White students ranked 1222 out of 1337 schools. Additionally, Watervliet Elementary School's high poverty rate, with 72.01% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, coupled with its relatively low per-student spending (compared to nearby schools like Ps 16 in the Troy City School District), may be contributing factors to the school's academic challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2557 10th Ave
       Watervliet, NY  12189-1798


(518) 629-3400

District: Watervliet City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2085th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,242 Help


Students who attend Watervliet Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Watervliet Junior-Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  661

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.6%
Hispanic:
21.3%
African American:
14.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72% Help


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Compare Details Watervliet Elementary School ranks worse than 85.5% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Watervliet Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.6%), Hispanic (21.3%), African American (14.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Watervliet Elementary School is 14. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Watervliet Elementary School is $8,242.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Watervliet Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Watervliet Elementary School 2085th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Watervliet Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Watervliet City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Watervliet City School District 804th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Watervliet Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 36.35 1625th 2206 26.3%
2007 41.11 1533rd 2219 30.9%
2008 43.37 1507th 2227 32.3%
2009 48.19 1445th 2257 36.0%
2010 48.61 1325th 2263 41.4%
2011 42.18 1476th 2286 35.4%
2012 36.62 1623rd 2320 30.0%
2013 40.61 1389th 2325 40.3%
2014 38.13 1507th 2345 35.7%
2015 35.11 1570th 2352 33.2%
2016 35.67 1573rd 2366 33.5%
2017 38.20 1483rd 2386 37.8%
2018 32.54 1677th 2395 30.0%
2019 34.44 1593rd 2413 34.0%
2021 29.34 1629th 2201 26.0%
2022 24.37 1924th 2434 21.0%
2023 18.52 2085th 2439 14.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.25 120th 202 40.6%
2019 27.05 125th 180 30.6%
2021 28.68 102nd 143 28.7%
2022 25.29 219th 289 24.2%
2023 23.51 165th 223 26.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.80 225th 938 76.0%
2019 65.74 143rd 860 83.4%
2021 49.61 193rd 454 57.5%
2022 41.73 527th 1027 48.7%
2023 48.35 408th 1001 59.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.30 1234th 1941 36.4%
2019 31.59 1281st 1859 31.1%
2021 34.68 697th 1044 33.2%
2022 27.57 1651st 2031 18.7%
2023 27.26 1568th 2016 22.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.93 1455th 2045 28.9%
2019 36.92 1283rd 2032 36.9%
2021 36.42 1116th 1678 33.5%
2022 25.20 1713th 2099 18.4%
2023 19.07 1810th 2041 11.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.39 193rd 730 73.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.85 1668th 2338 28.7%
2019 32.23 1651st 2357 30.0%
2021 30.01 1456th 1955 25.5%
2022 27.57 1832nd 2401 23.7%
2023 21.21 2006th 2403 16.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.70 1603rd 2340 31.5%
2019 38.27 1450th 2358 38.5%
2021 27.26 1511th 1961 22.9%
2022 23.56 1948th 2400 18.8%
2023 18.23 2085th 2400 13.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.21 535th 601 11.0%
2019 23.84 465th 548 15.1%
2021 33.16 337th 430 21.6%
2022 16.00 596th 671 11.2%
2023 8.71 564th 605 6.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.71 635th 948 33.0%
2019 39.14 515th 891 42.2%
2021 36.09 272nd 427 36.3%
2022 28.09 702nd 936 25.0%
2023 25.37 660th 857 23.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.22 1010th 1392 27.4%
2019 33.16 893rd 1315 32.1%
2021 35.39 544th 818 33.5%
2022 33.33 1065th 1503 29.1%
2023 22.42 1197th 1429 16.2%
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Rank History for White students at Watervliet Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.79 1116th 1408 20.7%
2019 30.12 1004th 1338 25.0%
2021 23.34 1015th 1224 17.1%
2022 18.31 1221st 1399 12.7%
2023 13.21 1222nd 1337 8.6%
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.

Watervliet Elementary School Test Scores
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by a parent
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Open Quote Unqualified teachers, awful PTA and seriously lacking good, quality leadership. If your child goes to this school, it's probably because you are unable to leave the district. Anyone who cares about their childs education, leaves. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Watervliet Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 641 19 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 668
1990 665 16 4 12 0 n/a n/a 0 697
1991 707 29 8 8 0 n/a n/a 0 752
1992 728 31 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 775
1993 762 24 1 13 2 n/a n/a 0 802
1994 799 48 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 860
1995 768 40 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 823
1996 768 40 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 823
1997 758 54 7 16 0 n/a n/a 0 835
1998 745 66 8 21 1 n/a n/a 0 841
1999 756 67 9 21 3 n/a n/a 0 856
2000 717 74 10 24 0 n/a n/a 0 825
2001 695 90 11 22 0 n/a n/a 0 818
2002 618 119 14 26 0 n/a n/a 0 777
2003 618 119 14 26 0 n/a n/a 0 777
2004 562 125 6 30 1 n/a n/a 0 724
2005 563 129 10 27 5 n/a n/a 0 734
2006 523 143 12 41 2 n/a n/a 0 721
2007 519 112 20 38 3 n/a n/a 55 747
2008 534 150 17 50 6 n/a n/a 0 757
2009 525 145 19 48 10 n/a n/a 0 747
2010 511 167 22 70 11 n/a n/a 0 781
2011 482 152 25 78 5 0 9 0 751
2012 466 130 32 84 3 0 31 0 746
2013 439 128 35 103 0 0 42 0 747
2014 382 125 36 99 0 0 53 0 695
2015 378 116 47 97 0 0 68 0 706
2016 354 104 47 88 0 0 87 0 680
2017 324 98 47 94 0 0 96 0 659
2018 332 92 48 101 0 0 107 0 680
2019 320 99 51 132 0 0 102 0 704
2020 340 111 60 134 0 0 97 0 742
2021 343 119 68 129 1 1 94 0 755
2022 271 90 68 135 1 1 81 0 647
2023 288 94 63 141 0 1 74 0 661

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 Watervliet Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 668 41.9 15.9 n/a
1990 697 46.2 15.0 n/a
1991 752 45.7 16.4 n/a
1992 775 51.2 15.1 n/a
1993 802 46.4 17.3 n/a
1994 860 45.6 18.9 46.5
1995 823 45.1 18.2 48.7
1996 823 45.1 18.2 48.7
1997 835 45.0 18.6 55.3
1998 841 45.2 18.6 55.2
1999 856 45.5 18.8 53.7
2000 825 49.2 16.8 63.9
2001 818 51.0 16.0 61
2002 777 49.1 15.8 67.6
2003 777 49.1 15.8 67.6
2004 724 n/a n/a n/a
2005 734 52.7 13.9 65.5
2006 721 55.0 13.1 62.8
2007 747 54.0 13.8 70.5
2008 757 54.1 14.0 63.8
2009 747 54.2 13.8 63.2
2010 781 56.0 13.9 65.3
2011 751 61.2 12.2 66.3
2012 746 52.0 14.3 67.6
2013 747 51.0 14.6 67.6
2014 695 51.0 13.6 70.8
2015 706 49.0 14.4 70.4
2016 680 50.0 13.6 73.5
2017 659 50.2 13.1 73.6
2018 680 55.6 12.2 64.4
2019 704 53.0 13.2 65.5
2020 742 52.0 14.2 65.8
2021 755 48.8 15.4 60.7
2022 647 47.0 13.7 71.9
2023 661 47.0 14.0 72

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 Watervliet Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 668 41.9 15.9 n/a
1990 697 46.2 15.0 n/a
1991 752 45.7 16.4 n/a
1992 775 51.2 15.1 n/a
1993 802 46.4 17.3 n/a
1994 860 45.6 18.9 46.5
1995 823 45.1 18.2 48.7
1996 823 45.1 18.2 48.7
1997 835 45.0 18.6 55.3
1998 841 45.2 18.6 55.2
1999 856 45.5 18.8 53.7
2000 825 49.2 16.8 63.9
2001 818 51.0 16.0 61
2002 777 49.1 15.8 67.6
2003 777 49.1 15.8 67.6
2004 724 n/a n/a n/a
2005 734 52.7 13.9 65.5
2006 721 55.0 13.1 62.8
2007 747 54.0 13.8 70.5
2008 757 54.1 14.0 63.8
2009 747 54.2 13.8 63.2
2010 781 56.0 13.9 65.3
2011 751 61.2 12.2 66.3
2012 746 52.0 14.3 67.6
2013 747 51.0 14.6 67.6
2014 695 51.0 13.6 70.8
2015 706 49.0 14.4 70.4
2016 680 50.0 13.6 73.5
2017 659 50.2 13.1 73.6
2018 680 55.6 12.2 64.4
2019 704 53.0 13.2 65.5
2020 742 52.0 14.2 65.8
2021 755 48.8 15.4 60.7
2022 647 47.0 13.7 71.9
2023 661 47.0 14.0 72

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

Watervliet Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
2013100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201499.1%0.3%0.0%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.3%99.1%99.3%
201598.0%0.4%0.0%98.9%99.4%99.4%99.4%98.6%98.9%98.7%
201697.6%0.4%0.0%98.5%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.4%98.2%98.1%
201795.9%0.5%0.0%98.3%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.5%98.8%98.6%
201896.9%0.4%0.0%98.8%99.1%99.1%99.4%98.3%99.1%98.8%
201998.0%0.0%0.0%99.2%99.6%99.6%99.4%99.3%99.6%99.3%
202097.7%0.0%99.2%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.1%99.9%99.3%

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

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $6,971 (100.0%) $6,971
2020 $00 (0.0%) $6,698 (100.0%) $6,698
2021 $00 (0.0%) $7,092 (100.0%) $7,092
2022 $00 (0.0%) $9,006 (100.0%) $9,006
2023 $00 (0.0%) $8,242 (100.0%) $8,242

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Watervliet Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1593rd of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 2085th of 2439 Elementary schools
 19.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Watervliet Elementary School)4815.9
 32.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Watervliet City School District)4715.7
 31.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Watervliet Elementary School)5528.1
 26.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Watervliet City School District)5327.6
 25.4%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Watervliet Elementary School)4035.1
 4.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Watervliet City School District)3934.5
 4.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Watervliet Elementary School)3434.8
 0.8%
   4th Grade Math (Watervliet City School District)3434.2
 0.2%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Watervliet Elementary School)3721
 16.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Watervliet City School District)3621.7
 14.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Watervliet Elementary School)2535.6
 10.6%
   5th Grade Math (Watervliet City School District)2536.2
 11.2%
   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 Students704661
 6.1%
African American9994
 5.1%
American Indian00
Asian5163
 23.5%
Hispanic132141
 6.8%
Pacific Islander01
White320288
 10%
Two or More Races10274
 27.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.5%72%
 6.5%


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Students at Watervliet Elementary School are 44% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian.

Watervliet Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of New York elementary schools.

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

High : Watervliet Junior-Senior High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 661 students attended Watervliet Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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