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Francis L Stevens Elementary School

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Francis L Stevens Elementary School ranks 288 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Francis L Stevens Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Ballston Lake, New York, serving 485 students in grades K-5 as part of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District.

The school consistently excels on New York State Assessments, with a 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 86.59% and a 3rd grade Math proficiency rate of 93.83% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. Francis L Stevens Elementary has maintained a statewide ranking between 191 and 351 out of over 2,400 schools over the past 10 years, earning a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is consistent across different student subgroups, including female, male, white, and special education students.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, Francis L Stevens Elementary outperforms its peers, Pashley Elementary School and Charlton Heights Elementary School, on state assessments. The school also has a higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its academic success. Overall, Francis L Stevens Elementary is a standout educational institution in the Ballston Lake area, consistently delivering exceptional academic performance.

468

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,318

Per pupil spending ?

19%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Lakehill Rd
Ballston Lake, NY 12019-2414

(518) 399-9141

District: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District

Students who attend Francis L Stevens Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.7%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (78% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg74%

New York avg55%

288^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	85.8	288 of 2445	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	224 of 2445	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	351 of 2439	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	308 of 2434	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	305 of 2201	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	298 of 2413	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	217 of 2395	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	86.9	226 of 2386	90.5%	★★★★★
2016	84.5	270 of 2366	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	88.2	191 of 2352	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	86.7	216 of 2345	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	85.4	247 of 2325	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	615 of 2320	73.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	399 of 2286	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	373 of 2263	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	66.3	871 of 2257	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.5	664 of 2227	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	75.7	502 of 2219	77.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.1	599 of 2206	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	299 of 2409	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	194 of 2413	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	350 of 2403	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	228 of 2401	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	277 of 1955	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	415 of 2357	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	143 of 2338	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	270 of 2098	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	405 of 2078	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	423 of 2041	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	349 of 2099	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	471 of 1678	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	827 of 2032	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	408 of 2045	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	292 of 2407	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	279 of 2411	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	371 of 2400	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	443 of 2400	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	340 of 1961	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	245 of 2358	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	295 of 2340	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	276 of 2134	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	466 of 2110	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	760 of 2016	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	562 of 2031	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	35.9	668 of 1044	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	351 of 1859	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	460 of 1941	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	275 of 1402	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	225 of 1392	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	327 of 1337	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	284 of 1399	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	241 of 1224	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	369 of 1338	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	190 of 1408	86.5%	★★★★☆

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)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+25 vs state

Math80%+23 vs state

Science64%+19 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
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
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
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
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
Chango Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Chango Dr	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0520	510	36	14.1	16.5%	392 (76.9%)	11 (2.2%)	34 (6.7%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.1%)	89.1	213^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.6	211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.4%	2	77.2	78.4	85.2	79.8	82.4	87.5	73.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.6	$19,699	$807	$18,892
Karigon Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0530	479	34	13.8	11.7%	364 (76.0%)	12 (2.5%)	23 (4.8%)	54 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	85.1	301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.7	366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.0%	65	75.7	69.1	75.0	84.4	84.5	84.0	65.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,685	$807	$18,879
Orenda Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0550	548	39	14.0	20.1%	408 (74.5%)	16 (2.9%)	61 (11.1%)	29 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	69.6	702^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.3%		66.5	739^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.8%	37	80.5	72.5	56.8	93.3	88.8	50.6	38.9	99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,913	$816	$19,096
Skano Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0560	524	37	14.1	18.7%	331 (63.2%)	8 (1.5%)	38 (7.3%)	118 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	87.9	240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.2%		88.8	232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%	8	76.0	70.1	79.6	93.4	85.1	85.4	67.3	99.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	$19,919	$816	$19,103
Tesago Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0570	361	26	13.7	14.7%	217 (60.1%)	9 (2.5%)	14 (3.9%)	94 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	91.6	165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%		92.3	163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%	2	83.6	71.0	85.1	97.1	90.5	88.1	75.4	99.0	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	99.5	99.7	$19,808	$811	$18,997
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis L Stevens Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Francis L Stevens Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Francis L Stevens Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Francis L Stevens Elementary School?

Students at Francis L Stevens Elementary School are 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Francis L Stevens Elementary School in?

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District

How many students attend Francis L Stevens Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Francis L Stevens Elementary School.

Is Francis L Stevens Elementary School a good school?

Francis L Stevens Elementary School ranks 288^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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