Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12009

Summary:

The 12009 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Altamont Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Guilderland Central School District and appears to serve a predominantly white and relatively affluent student population.

Altamont Elementary School's academic performance is mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas exceeding district and state averages, while others fall short. The school's 4th-grade math proficiency rate of 84.21% is significantly higher than both the district and state averages, but its 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate of 37.5% is lower than the district and state averages. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 and relatively high spending per student of $16,660 suggest a focus on providing a personalized and well-resourced educational experience for its students.

Without additional data on other schools in the Guilderland Central School District or the broader region, it is difficult to draw definitive conclusions about how Altamont Elementary School compares to its peers. However, the available information indicates that the school serves a unique community within the district, with a mix of academic strengths and areas for improvement. Further analysis would be needed to understand the school's performance in a broader context and identify any trends or patterns over time.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2023)			NY State Assessments Math (2023)			% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Altamont Elementary School	Public	K-5	117 Grand St	Altamont	12009	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 861-8528	310	31	9.8	25.2%	238 (76.8%)	10 (3.2%)	15 (4.8%)	32 (10.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	60.8	899^th of 2439 public elementary schools	63.1%		66	769^th of 2434 public elementary schools	68.4%	130	37.5	51.4	46.2	57.1	84.2	71.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,660	$1,047	$15,614

Cities Near Zip Code 12009

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Altamont	0.17 mi	1	298^th
Guilderland Center	3.05 mi	1	90^th
Schenectady	4.43 mi	32	573^rd
Voorheesville	4.99 mi	3	89^th
Guilderland	6.33 mi	2	187^th

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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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