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Delaware Community School

Q: Is Delaware Community School a good school?

Delaware Community School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Delaware Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Delaware Community School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Delaware Community School?

Students at Delaware Community School are 35% Hispanic, 30% African American, 17% Asian, 10% White, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Delaware Community School attend?

Students who attend Delaware Community School usually go on to attend: Middle : Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School High : Albany High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Delaware Community School is an elementary school in Albany, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 311 students. The school is part of the Albany City School District, which is ranked 757 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Delaware Community School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 2,083 and 2,413 out of around 2,400 schools.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with consistently lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.5% of 3rd graders, 27.66% of 4th graders, and 16.22% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.54%, 41.52%, and 45.53% for the district, and 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for multiple subgroups.

When comparing Delaware Community School to other elementary schools in the Albany City School District, it is clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Albany School of Humanities and New Scotland Elementary School have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and overall SchoolDigger rankings, despite serving similar student populations. While Delaware Community School faces significant challenges, the recent improvements in student-teacher ratio suggest that the school may have the potential to make positive changes and better support its students with targeted interventions and additional resources.

276

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,547

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 Bertha St
Albany, NY 12209-2102

(518) 475-6750

District: Albany City School District

Students who attend Delaware Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School
High:	Albany High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.1%

African American:

30.4%

Asian:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (24% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg40%

New York avg55%

2,311^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Albany City School District

757^th of 874Albany City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	2311 of 2445	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2181 of 2445	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	2413 of 2439	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	2402 of 2434	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	2112 of 2201	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	2228 of 2413	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	2271 of 2395	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	2255 of 2386	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	2272 of 2366	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	2083 of 2352	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	2212 of 2345	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	1922 of 2325	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	2081 of 2320	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	2082 of 2286	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	1923 of 2263	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.5	2175 of 2257	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	2131 of 2227	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	2075 of 2219	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.1	1853 of 2206	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	840 of 928	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	763 of 927	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	847 of 857	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	903 of 936	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	323 of 427	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	780 of 891	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	868 of 948	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	658 of 696	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	646 of 662	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	604 of 605	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	585 of 601	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	1011 of 1117	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	730 of 1066	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	974 of 1001	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	984 of 1027	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	424 of 454	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	830 of 860	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	741 of 938	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	2307 of 2409	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2028 of 2413	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	2343 of 2403	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	2322 of 2401	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1760 of 1955	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	2062 of 2357	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	2219 of 2338	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1249 of 1569	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	935 of 1531	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1365 of 1429	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1468 of 1503	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	777 of 818	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1041 of 1315	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1248 of 1392	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	6.2	727 of 730	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1929 of 2098	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1800 of 2078	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	2025 of 2041	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	2080 of 2099	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1630 of 1678	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1890 of 2032	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1961 of 2045	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	2215 of 2407	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2213 of 2411	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	2388 of 2400	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	2365 of 2400	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1915 of 1961	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	2225 of 2358	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	2214 of 2340	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	19.6	1868 of 1941	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	1397 of 1402	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1272 of 1399	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1177 of 1224	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1323 of 1338	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1384 of 1408	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2018)<1st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math29%-28 vs state

English Language Arts24%-31 vs state

Science6%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	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	Regents Living Environment 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 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
Delaware Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Bertha St	Albany	12209	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6750	276	20	13.7	81.5%	27 (9.8%)	84 (30.4%)	97 (35.1%)	47 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.9%)	9.3	2311^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%		16.1	2181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%	130		27.5	27.7	16.2				43.9	31.3	10.5				5.6	94.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.9	100.0	100.0	$30,547	$2,986	$27,561
Albany School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	108 Whitehall Rd	Albany	12209	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6575	378	29	13.1	55.0%	74 (19.6%)	148 (39.2%)	77 (20.4%)	37 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	74.7	562^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.0%		75.3	530^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.3%	32		71.4	62.1	77.4				78.1	67.8	76.2				50.0	99.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$32,093	$2,251	$29,842
Thomas S O'Brien Academy Of Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	94 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6875	262	21	12.5	69.8%	38 (14.5%)	89 (34.0%)	44 (16.8%)	67 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	34.4	1637^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.0%		30.8	1720^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%	83		43.2	48.8	52.5				44.4	47.6	38.1				44.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,905	$2,717	$33,189
KIPP Albany Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 Krank St	Albany	12202	Albany County	KIPP Albany Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 433-1500	688	32	21.5	88.1%	12 (1.7%)	487 (70.8%)	153 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.7%)	11.2	2277^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.9%		9.4	2343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.2%	66	25.6	34.3	37.0	27.5	35.9	27.8	21.9	24.2	18.1	21.3	11.3	17.1	9.2	18.8									$19,002	$630	$18,372
Giffen Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	274 S Pearl St	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6650	387	31	12.4	82.2%	23 (5.9%)	208 (53.7%)	98 (25.3%)	31 (8.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	3.9	2423^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.7	2390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.2%	33		21.9	15.9	24.4				24.6	3.9	5.4				13.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,791	$4,699	$29,092
New Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 New Scotland Ave	Albany	12208	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6775	451	30	15.2	46.1%	165 (36.6%)	114 (25.3%)	70 (15.5%)	51 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.4%)	54	1085^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.6%		50.3	1162^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%	77		58.6	58.8	57.9				58.1	66.2	48.7				48.0	98.4	99.8	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.8	99.4	99.4	$29,415	$1,967	$27,448
Sheridan Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Sheridan Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6850	284	18	15.8	85.2%	20 (7.0%)	145 (51.1%)	83 (29.2%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	20.3	2068^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.9	2004^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%	64		30.2	35.0	40.4				32.7	43.2	42.3				29.4	98.2	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.5	99.1	98.8	$32,828	$4,727	$28,101
Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Public, Charter	K-5	250 Central Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-4100	316	28	11.3	81.0%	22 (7.0%)	182 (57.6%)	48 (15.2%)	33 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.2%)	60.4	926^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.1%		51.2	1139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.4%	213		78.6	68.1	67.9				88.1	57.5	36.2				41.1									$15,521	$1,801	$13,720
Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Public, Charter	K-5	116 N Lake Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-8200	240	22	10.9	90.8%	23 (9.6%)	134 (55.8%)	47 (19.6%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	53.4	1111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.6%		51.8	1120^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%	9		58.8	52.6	65.0				82.4	68.4	40.0				32.5									$17,381	$1,998	$15,383
Dual Language Program At Albany International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Lark St	Albany	12210	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 475-6600	213	41	5.1	54.5%	23 (10.8%)	20 (9.4%)	154 (72.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	31.1							(n/a)		35.3	56.5	31.8				47.4	45.8	50.0				40.0									$39,978	$2,052	$37,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Delaware Community School

What district is Delaware Community School in?

Albany City School District

What schools do graduates of Delaware Community School attend?

Students who attend Delaware Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School
High : Albany High School

Is Delaware Community School a good school?

Delaware Community School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Delaware Community School?

Students at Delaware Community School are 35% Hispanic, 30% African American, 17% Asian, 10% White, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Delaware Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Delaware Community School.

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