Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12196

Summary:

The zip code 12196 contains a single public elementary school, West Sand Lake Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and has a total enrollment of 376 students. The school is located within the Averill Park Central School District.

West Sand Lake Elementary School has a predominantly white student population, with 92.55% of students identifying as white. The school's academic performance on the New York State Assessments is mixed, with some grade levels and subjects outperforming the district and state averages, while others underperform. For example, the school's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate is 58.82%, compared to 50.54% for the district and 48.79% for the state, but its 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate is 32.73%, compared to 35.48% for the district and 45.09% for the state.

The school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (18.35%), suggesting a relatively affluent community. The school's spending per student is $14,778, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 16.8 to 1, indicating a focus on providing quality educational resources and small class sizes. However, the lack of racial diversity in the student population may be an area for the school to consider addressing.

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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
West Sand Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Meeler Rd	West Sand Lake	12196	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 674-7175	376	22	16.8	18.4%	348 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	57.3	970^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.3%		50.8	1141^st of 2439 public elementary schools	53.2%	171	40.4	56.3	44.3	45.3	81.2	52.2	33.8	98.5	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.0	99.0	98.5	$14,778	$615	$14,163

Cities Near Zip Code 12196

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Sand Lake	1.51 mi	1	430^th
East Greenbush	2.98 mi	3	44^th
Averill Park	3.24 mi	3	266^th
Troy	3.77 mi	18	518^th
Castleton	4.36 mi	4	154^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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