Elementary Schools in Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)

Summary:

The Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) has only one elementary school, Tamarac Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 1017 out of 2439 New York elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1374 out of 2445 in 2024-2025.

Tamarac Elementary School's academic performance on state assessments has been mixed, with some grades performing above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, while others fall below. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in ELA were below the state average for 3rd and 5th grades, but above the state average for 4th grade. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were below the state average for 3rd grade, but above the state average for 4th and 5th grades. The school's 5th-grade proficiency rate in Science was slightly above the state average in 2024-2025.

Tamarac Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending of $20,250 for the 2023-2024 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 28.22% for the 2023-2024 school year suggests a moderate socioeconomic status among its student population. While the higher spending may not be directly translating into improved academic outcomes, the school's mixed performance indicates that there may be opportunities for improvement in certain areas.

District Detail

3992 Ny Rt 2
Troy, NY 12180-9034

(518) 279-4600

SchoolDigger Rank:
552^nd of 874 New York districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,081

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Tamarac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3992 Ny Rt 2	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 279-4600	505	32	15.6	27.9%	458 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	43.6	1374^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.8%		52.7	1086^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.6%	288	45.1	64.6	50.7	40.0	55.3	58.4	47.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,266	$1,140	$21,126

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Averill Park Central School District	4.22 mi	5	312^th
Troy City School District	4.75 mi	8	674^th
Lansingburgh Central School District	5.37 mi	4	767^th
Wynantskill Union Free School District	6.12 mi	1	281^st
Cohoes City School District	6.15 mi	5	671^st

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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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