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Charlton Heights Elementary School

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Charlton Heights Elementary School ranks 350 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Charlton Heights Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school located in Ballston Lake, New York, serving 476 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, which is ranked 117 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Charlton Heights consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in New York, with strong academic performance on state assessments. Over 80% of students are proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math, significantly outperforming the state average. The school is particularly successful in serving male students and special education students, ranking in the top 15% of New York elementary schools for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is more mixed, with a ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools.

Charlton Heights is well-resourced, spending significantly more per student ($20,996 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, and maintaining a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.9. The school's strong performance is notable when compared to nearby schools, such as Francis L. Stevens Elementary and Pashley Elementary, which also rank highly in the state. However, Charlton Heights outperforms some schools in the Schenectady City School District, which struggle with lower proficiency rates and higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

498

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,417

Per pupil spending ?

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Stage Rd
Ballston Lake, NY 12019-2607

(518) 399-9141

District: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District

Students who attend Charlton Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richard H O'Rourke Middle School
High:	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.0%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg74%

New York avg55%

350^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District

117^th of 874Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 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	83.0	350 of 2445	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	404 of 2445	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	463 of 2439	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	477 of 2434	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	347 of 2201	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	311 of 2413	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	275 of 2395	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	455 of 2386	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	70.7	635 of 2366	73.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	452 of 2352	80.8%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	385 of 2345	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.0	550 of 2325	76.3%	★★★★☆
2012	86.1	190 of 2320	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	86.5	184 of 2286	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	82.1	285 of 2263	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	83.4	112 of 2257	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.1	271 of 2227	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	173 of 2219	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	83.8	172 of 2206	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	433 of 2409	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	437 of 2413	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	508 of 2403	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	688 of 2401	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	364 of 1955	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	474 of 2357	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	388 of 2338	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	464 of 2098	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	796 of 2078	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	1028 of 2041	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1437 of 2099	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.9	253 of 1678	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	630 of 2032	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.4	276 of 2045	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	315 of 2407	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	378 of 2411	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	442 of 2400	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	335 of 2400	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	313 of 1961	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	235 of 2358	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	241 of 2340	89.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	304 of 2134	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	146 of 2110	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	73.8	313 of 2016	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	416 of 2031	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	335 of 1044	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.0	118 of 1859	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	171 of 1941	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	352 of 1402	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	385 of 1392	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	495 of 1399	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	339 of 1338	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	309 of 1408	78.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+25 vs state

Math72%+15 vs state

Science66%+21 vs state

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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
Charlton Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	170 Stage Rd	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 399-9141	498	38	12.9	15.7%	458 (92.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	83	350^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.7%		81.4	404^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.5%	54	81.0	79.4	80.0	78.8	72.7	65.9	66.3	98.9	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	99.1	99.1	$21,417	$335	$21,082
Pashley Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Pashley Rd	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	470	43	10.8	20.6%	408 (86.8%)	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	76.2	519^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.8%		72.4	587^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.0%	68	71.8	71.3	77.3	75.3	65.1	72.3	56.1	98.4	99.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.1	98.9	99.3	$23,309	$381	$22,928
Glendaal School	Public	K-5	774 Sacandaga Rd	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1202	224	19	11.7	25.4%	195 (87.1%)	9 (4.0%)	17 (7.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76	524^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.6%		74.5	548^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.6%	24	70.0	67.9	67.6	72.5	64.3	78.4	64.9	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	100.0	$25,131	$690	$24,441
Francis L Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Lakehill Rd	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	468	41	11.4	19.0%	415 (88.7%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.5%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	85.8	288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.2%		89.1	224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.8%	64	86.6	77.9	76.7	93.8	75.6	71.9	64.4	98.7	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.1	99.6	$22,318	$351	$21,967
Glencliff School	Public	K-5	961 Riverview Rd	Rexford	12148	Saratoga County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-2323	368	32	11.4	21.7%	231 (62.8%)	28 (7.6%)	29 (7.9%)	50 (13.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	65.4	814^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.7%		68.2	700^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.4%	114	56.9	68.3	53.6	64.2	81.7	61.4	58.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,208	$656	$21,552
Glen-Worden Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Worden Rd	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 346-0469	196	24	8.3	35.2%	161 (82.1%)	11 (5.6%)	18 (9.2%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53.7	1101^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.0%		52.2	1105^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.8%	4	58.6	47.2	68.8	69.0	55.6	47.1	55.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	$31,460	$913	$30,547
Lincoln School	Public	K-5	40 Albion St	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 382-1296	185	21	8.8	42.2%	150 (81.1%)	6 (3.2%)	23 (12.4%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74.5	569^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.7%		72.3	590^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.9%	21	70.0	62.5	65.8	62.5	70.8	81.1	72.2	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	$32,411	$2,161	$30,251
Sacandaga School	Public	K-5	300 Wren St	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 382-1282	319	27	11.8	37.0%	260 (81.5%)	19 (6.0%)	33 (10.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49.5	1210^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.5%		44.9	1292^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	47.2%	82	49.2	59.1	70.5	52.7	61.0	53.3	34.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,843	$1,520	$25,322
Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Salina St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 382-2686	327	28	11.8	83.2%	59 (18.0%)	83 (25.4%)	104 (31.8%)	47 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	20.5	2060^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%		22.8	1978^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.1%	82	39.0	36.0	40.0	50.0	41.2	30.0	21.6	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$33,375	$4,489	$28,886
Craig Elementary School	Public	K-5	2566 Balltown Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-0156	377	34	11.1	17.2%	225 (59.7%)	24 (6.4%)	16 (4.2%)	74 (19.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.5%)	72.5	629^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.3%		61.4	869^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.5%	240	70.7	57.8	64.9	79.3	70.3	65.8	63.9	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	$21,774	$531	$21,243

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlton Heights Elementary School

Is Charlton Heights Elementary School a good school?

Charlton Heights Elementary School ranks 350^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Charlton Heights Elementary School?

Students at Charlton Heights Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Charlton Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Charlton Heights Elementary School.

What district is Charlton Heights Elementary School in?

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District

What schools do graduates of Charlton Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Charlton Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richard H O'Rourke Middle School
High : Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Senior High School

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