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Duanesburg Elementary School

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Duanesburg Elementary School ranks 788 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Duanesburg Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Duanesburg Central School District, located in Delanson, NY. With 363 students, the school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels.

Duanesburg Elementary School's academic performance is a standout, with 5th grade ELA proficiency at 69.57% compared to the state average of 56.61%, and 6th grade Math proficiency at 65.71% compared to the state average of 51.2%. The school also ranks in the top 26% of New York elementary schools for its special education student performance, and has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years. Additionally, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.1 may contribute to its ability to provide personalized attention and support to its students.

When compared to nearby schools, Duanesburg Elementary School outperforms many in academic proficiency. For example, its 5th grade ELA proficiency of 69.57% is significantly higher than the Schenectady City School District average of 35.71%. However, some nearby schools, such as Altamont Elementary and Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with proficiency rates exceeding 70% in several grade levels.

356

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,167

Per pupil spending ?

30.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

165 Chadwick Rd
Delanson, NY 12053-0129

(518) 895-2580

District: Duanesburg Central School District

Students who attend Duanesburg Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Duanesburg High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.7%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the New York median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

New York avg54%

788^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

322^nd of 874Duanesburg 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	66.2	788 of 2445	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	851 of 2445	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	1021 of 2439	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	744 of 2434	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	811 of 2201	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	655 of 2413	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	917 of 2395	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.3	1313 of 2386	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	1478 of 2366	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.6	878 of 2352	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.7	1004 of 2345	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	909 of 2325	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.7	694 of 2320	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	60.4	1005 of 2286	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.7	798 of 2263	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.7	523 of 2257	76.8%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	556 of 2227	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	632 of 2219	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	73.3	591 of 2206	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	903 of 2409	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	899 of 2413	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	1145 of 2403	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	767 of 2401	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	716 of 1955	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	609 of 2357	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	934 of 2338	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	674 of 2098	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	986 of 2078	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	1416 of 2041	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	926 of 2099	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	1009 of 1678	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1165 of 2032	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	971 of 2045	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	722 of 2407	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	816 of 2411	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	916 of 2400	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	720 of 2400	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	801 of 1961	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	740 of 2358	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	901 of 2340	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	555 of 2134	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	544 of 2110	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	660 of 2016	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	721 of 2031	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	893 of 1859	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	1227 of 1941	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	55.6	585 of 1338	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	675 of 1408	52.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)56th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math64%+8 vs state

English Language Arts63%+9 vs state

Science56%+11 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 English Language Arts 6th 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 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
Duanesburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	165 Chadwick Rd	Delanson	12053	Schenectady County	Duanesburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 895-2580	356	25	14.0	30.3%	330 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	66.2	788^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.8%		62.1	851^st of 2445 public elementary schools	65.2%	63	53.3	66.7	69.6	60.0	62.2	63.3	64.4	65.7	56.3	98.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.7	99.1	$22,167	$1,229	$20,938
Altamont Elementary School	Public	K-5	117 Grand St	Altamont	12009	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 861-8528	295	30	9.7	22.4%	236 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	27 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	77.5	495^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.8%		83.3	355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.5%	140	78.7	82.2	61.1		93.8	87.0	67.9		46.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,762	$1,374	$23,388
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1738 Helderberg Trail	Berne	12023	Albany County	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 872-2030	365	34	10.7	37.3%	346 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	84.5	317^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.0%		91.2	175^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.8%	142	69.2	71.4	84.2	73.3	76.5	75.5	83.8	71.1	87.2	99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.2	$28,117	$915	$27,202
Schoharie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Academy Dr	Schoharie	12157	Schoharie County	Schoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 295-6651	349	37	9.4	50.4%	319 (91.4%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	23	1992^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.5%		24.5	1924^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.3%	68	41.3	33.9	50.9		41.3	31.0	34.6		33.3	99.2	99.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	100.0	$30,991	$1,635	$29,356
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Princetown Rd	Schenectady	12306	Schenectady County	Schalmont Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 355-1342	671	52	13.0	29.5%	533 (79.4%)	14 (2.1%)	43 (6.4%)	16 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (8.5%)	39.9	1474^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.7%		44.5	1304^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.7%	170	42.1	57.6			47.6	55.5				99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.8	99.8	$28,883	$730	$28,153
Van Corlaer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2310 Guilderland Ave	Schenectady	12306	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3740	311	34	9.1	83.9%	54 (17.4%)	61 (19.6%)	81 (26.0%)	75 (24.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.3%)	17.5	2141^st of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%		11.8	2302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.8%	161	30.3	23.1	39.6		30.3	41.0	47.2		24.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,259	$4,592	$28,667
Lynnwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	8 Regina Dr	Schenectady	12303	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 355-7930	405	38	10.6	18.5%	298 (73.6%)	11 (2.7%)	29 (7.2%)	46 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	79.3	442^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.9%		75.5	524^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.6%	82	69.6	69.6	75.8		79.7	82.9	64.5		60.3	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	$21,876	$765	$21,111
Pine Bush Elementary School	Public	K-5	3437 Carman Rd	Schenectady	12303	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 357-2770	462	41	11.1	21.2%	318 (68.8%)	14 (3.0%)	39 (8.4%)	63 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	79.5	436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.2%		80.7	415^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.0%	21	74.7	70.5	76.0		82.9	70.5	69.3		59.7	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$22,972	$772	$22,200
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
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1091 Webster St	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 836-0995	440	41	10.8	85.0%	59 (13.4%)	111 (25.2%)	138 (31.4%)	76 (17.3%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.2%)	4.7	2408^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.5	2428^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.7%	20	14.7	19.7	25.9		11.8	19.7	13.6		18.5	99.3	99.5	99.3	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	$29,885	$4,647	$25,238

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