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Elsmere Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Elsmere Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Delmar, New York, serving 230 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bethlehem Central School District, which is ranked 125 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elsmere Elementary School consistently outperforms the Bethlehem Central School District and the state of New York in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, Elsmere's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 5th grade ELA, Elsmere had an 86.11% proficiency rate compared to 71.86% for the district and 56.61% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top elementary schools in New York state, reaching as high as 42nd out of 2,201 schools in the 2020-2021 school year, and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Elsmere Elementary School outperforms the other Bethlehem Central School District elementary schools (Slingerlands, Glenmont, and Eagle) in academic assessments, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math across grade levels. Additionally, the school has relatively low rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 10.39% to 12.5% over the past few years, suggesting it serves a more affluent student population compared to the surrounding area.

236

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,228

Per pupil spending ?

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

247 Delaware Ave
Delmar, NY 12054-1404

(518) 439-4996

District: Bethlehem Central School District

Students who attend Elsmere Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bethlehem Central Middle School
High:	Bethlehem Central Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Two or more races:

6.4%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bethlehem Central School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg73%

New York avg55%

222^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Bethlehem Central School District

125^th of 874Bethlehem Central 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	88.6	222 of 2445	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	189 of 2445	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	131 of 2439	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	96 of 2434	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	42 of 2201	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	177 of 2413	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	288 of 2395	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	345 of 2386	85.5%	★★★★☆
2016	90.9	120 of 2366	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.9	200 of 2352	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	89.4	155 of 2345	93.4%	★★★★★
2013	85.9	243 of 2325	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	88.1	139 of 2320	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	86.9	166 of 2286	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	87.0	131 of 2263	94.2%	★★★★★
2009	81.7	195 of 2257	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	74.5	555 of 2227	75.1%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	317 of 2219	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.3	390 of 2206	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	150 of 2409	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	108 of 2413	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	96 of 2403	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	108 of 2401	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	65 of 1955	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	234 of 2357	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	284 of 2338	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	572 of 2098	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	203 of 2078	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.8	381 of 2041	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	153 of 2099	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	105 of 2032	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	285 of 2045	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	333 of 2407	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	341 of 2411	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	181 of 2400	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	101 of 2400	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	22 of 1961	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	135 of 2358	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	308 of 2340	86.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	256 of 2134	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	176 of 2031	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	90 of 1859	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	135 of 1941	93.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	123 of 1402	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	185 of 1392	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	72 of 1337	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	33 of 1399	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	55 of 1224	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	175 of 1338	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	391 of 1408	72.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+27 vs state

Math81%+24 vs state

Science77%+32 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
Elsmere Elementary School	Public	K-5	247 Delaware Ave	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 439-4996	236	21	11.1	15.7%	200 (84.7%)	8 (3.4%)	7 (3.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	88.6	222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.9%		90.5	189^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.3%	33		85.4	75.6	86.1				78.1	79.6	86.5				77.1	98.9	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.6	99.2	$26,228	$162	$26,066
Hamagrael Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 McGuffey Ln	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 439-4905	319	28	11.3	12.9%	263 (82.4%)	7 (2.2%)	15 (4.7%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	71	663^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.9%		72.6	585^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.1%	78		79.6	69.4	57.9				67.4	74.6	66.7				52.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$26,328	$163	$26,165
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
Slingerlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Union Ave	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 439-7681	422	32	13.3	14.5%	334 (79.1%)	14 (3.3%)	21 (5.0%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	81.3	383^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.3%		81.6	397^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.8%	14		77.3	79.2	74.6				66.7	77.0	73.8				70.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	$24,234	$184	$24,051
Glenmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	328 Rte 9w	Glenmont	12077	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 463-1154	382	32	11.9	17.8%	293 (76.7%)	12 (3.1%)	18 (4.7%)	35 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	78.6	467^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.9%		82.2	383^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.3%	84		65.4	77.8	75.8				65.4	77.8	79.0				67.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,808	$166	$23,642
Eagle Elementary School	Public	K-5	27 Van Dyke Rd	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 694-8825	446	38	11.8	17.9%	370 (83.0%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.3%)	24 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	84.1	330^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.5%		82.7	368^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.9%	38		80.7	69.9	71.3				87.1	71.3	82.5				77.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.5	99.8	99.5	$23,202	$164	$23,038
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elsmere Elementary School

What district is Elsmere Elementary School in?

Bethlehem Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Elsmere Elementary School?

Students at Elsmere Elementary School are 85% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Elsmere Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elsmere Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bethlehem Central Middle School
High : Bethlehem Central Senior High School

How many students attend Elsmere Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Elsmere Elementary School.

Is Elsmere Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Elsmere Elementary School ranks in the top 9.1% of New York elementary schools.

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