Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12023

Summary:

The 12023 zip code is home to two schools, Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School and Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District. The elementary school stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking in the top 400 elementary schools in New York and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The district as a whole is ranked 262 out of 866 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School boasts impressive student performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math compared to the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1 is relatively low, which may contribute to its academic success. In contrast, Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School has a higher student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1 but still maintains a strong graduation rate of 88.6% and a low dropout rate of 7.5%. The high school's performance on Regents exams is also noteworthy, with several subjects having proficiency rates well above the state average.

Overall, the data suggests that the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District is providing a quality education to its students, with the elementary school being a standout in the region. The district's focus on maintaining low student-teacher ratios and investing in its schools may be contributing to the positive outcomes observed across both the elementary and junior-senior high school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Regents Algebra I (2023)	Regents Chemistry (2023)	Regents Algebra II (2023)	Regents English (2023)	Regents Geometry (2023)	Regents Earth Science (2023)	Regents Global History and Geography (2023)	Regents Living Environment (2023)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2023)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2023)						NY State Assessments Math (2023)						NY State Assessments Science (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	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Algebra II End of Course	Regents English End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1738 Helderberg Trail	Berne	12023	Albany County	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 872-2030	371	39	9.5	33.7%	343 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.5%)	81.9	392^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	83.9%		69.9	669^th of 2434 public elementary schools	72.5%	277										67.4	61.9	52.5	67.3			79.1	81.0	65.5	76.9				99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.2	$15,656	$1,006	$14,649
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1738 Helderberg Trail	Berne	12023	Albany County	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 872-1482	320	38	8.5	32.5%	304 (95.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	65.4	414^th of 1228 public high schools	66.3%		64.9	413^th of 1190 public high schools	65.3%	1	75.8	85.0	90.9	85.7	77.8	72.7	72.1	76.8	83.1					48.9	62.8					46.9	32.4	66.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,308	$972	$22,336

Cities Near Zip Code 12023

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Berne	1.34 mi	2	219^th
Altamont	8.8 mi	1	298^th
Schoharie	9.29 mi	2	618^th
Voorheesville	9.43 mi	3	89^th
Middleburgh	9.53 mi	2	517^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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