Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12140

Summary:

The 12140 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Poestenkill Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and has a total enrollment of 346 students. The school's student population is predominantly white, with over 93% of students identifying as such, and a relatively low percentage (21.68%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent community.

Academically, Poestenkill Elementary School performs well, particularly in mathematics, where students outperform the district and state averages across all grade levels. However, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) performance is more mixed, with 3rd-grade students performing better than the district and state, but 4th and 5th-grade students performing below the district and state averages. The school's strong resource allocation, with a per-student spending of $13,594 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.2, may be contributing to its academic success, especially in mathematics.

While Poestenkill Elementary School is generally performing well, the lack of demographic diversity and the mixed ELA performance may be areas for the school to consider addressing. Parents in the 12140 zip code can be confident that their children will receive a quality education at Poestenkill Elementary School, but may also want to explore opportunities for their children to engage with a more diverse student population and potentially seek additional support in ELA if needed.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)			NY State Assessments Math (2024)			NY State Assessments Science (2024)	% 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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	NY State Assessments Science 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
Poestenkill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 School Rd	Poestenkill	12140	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 674-7125	346	26	13.2	21.7%	323 (93.4%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	60.3	898^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.3%		59.6	937^th of 2439 public elementary schools	61.6%	39	36.4	81.1	45.6	41.1	75.0	58.2	40.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	$13,594	$1,814	$11,779

Cities Near Zip Code 12140

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Poestenkill	0.59 mi	1	315^th
Averill Park	2.2 mi	3	266^th
Troy	3.89 mi	18	518^th
West Sand Lake	4.02 mi	1	430^th
Green Island	6.62 mi	1

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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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