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Van Rensselaer Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

25 Van Rensselaer Dr

Rensselaer NY, 12144, Rensselaer County

Phone: 518-436-4618

Ranking:

(2,525 out of 3,424, bottom 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Rensselaer City School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	47		49		46		56		45		43		44
Total Students:	668		705		649		648		565		524		503
Prekindergarten:	53	7.9%	73	10.4%	54	8.3%	80	12.3%	80	14.2%	67	12.8%	59	11.7%
Kindergarten:	98	14.7%	107	15.2%	103	15.9%	106	16.4%	89	15.8%	90	17.2%	65	12.9%
Grade 1:	96	14.4%	106	15.0%	105	16.2%	88	13.6%	89	15.8%	54	10.3%	84	16.7%
Grade 2:	103	15.4%	97	13.8%	84	12.9%	86	13.3%	60	10.6%	91	17.4%	84	16.7%
Grade 3:	94	14.1%	79	11.2%	93	14.3%	55	8.5%	89	15.8%	80	15.3%	82	16.3%
Grade 4:	74	11.1%	98	13.9%	56	8.6%	85	13.1%	77	13.6%	90	17.2%	59	11.7%
Grade 5:	93	13.9%	59	8.4%	80	12.3%	69	10.6%	81	14.3%	52	9.9%	70	13.9%
Grade 6:	57	8.5%	86	12.2%	74	11.4%	79	12.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	352	52.7%	374	53.0%	335	51.6%	327	50.5%	256	45.3%	255	48.7%	241	47.9%
Female:	316	47.3%	331	47.0%	314	48.4%	321	49.5%	258	45.7%	231	44.1%	224	44.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	93	13.9%	87	12.3%	92	14.2%	63	9.7%	55	9.7%	47	9.0%	40	8.0%
Hispanic:	40	6.0%	14	2.0%	45	6.9%	37	5.7%	23	4.1%	21	4.0%	13	2.6%
Black:	64	9.6%	76	10.8%	62	9.6%	82	12.7%	69	12.2%	73	13.9%	60	11.9%
White:	435	65.1%	509	72.2%	407	62.7%	430	66.4%	375	66.4%	353	67.4%	356	70.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	36	5.4%	19	2.7%	43	6.6%	36	5.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	319	47.8%	447	63.4%	381	58.7%	270	41.7%	294	52.0%	279	53.2%	244	48.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	64	9.6%	80	11.3%	80	12.3%	80	12.3%	69	12.2%	60	11.5%	61	12.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.37		14.39		14.11		11.55		12.56		12.20		11.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	66%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	55%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	66%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	75%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	43%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	55%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	48%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	26%	26%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	84%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	76%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	85%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	91%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	43%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	36%	36%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	57%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	36.4%	36.4%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	71%	70%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	72%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	60%	59%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	59%	58%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	42%	42%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	15.6%	15.6%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	52%	51%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61%	59%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	12.5%	12.5%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73%	72%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	63%	62%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	37%	37%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	36%	36%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	6.9%	6.9%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77%	76%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82%	79%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	39%	39%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	41%	40%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	12%	12%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	86%	83%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	86%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	39%	39%	55%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	22.1%	22.1%	29.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	63%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44%	42%	66%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	17.4%	17.4%	30.6%

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* Van Rensselaer Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.