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Red Mill School

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Red Mill School ranks 404 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Red Mill School is an elementary school located in Rensselaer, NY, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 467 students. It is part of the East Greenbush Central School District, which is ranked 145 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Red Mill School consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math that are significantly higher than the state averages. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 69.14% is also well above the state average of 45.02%. Red Mill School performs particularly well for Asian and Multi-racial students, ranking in the top 25% and top 15% of New York elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups. The school also maintains strong performance for African American and White students, ranking in the top 40% and top 30% of New York elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Citizen Edmond Genet School, another elementary school in the East Greenbush Central School District, performs similarly to Red Mill School in terms of academic proficiency and overall state ranking. However, schools in the neighboring Albany City School District, such as Sheridan Preparatory Academy and Giffen Memorial Elementary School, have significantly lower academic performance and state rankings compared to Red Mill School.

473

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,694

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 McCullough Pl
Rensselaer, NY 12144-3718

(518) 207-2660

District: East Greenbush Central School District

Students who attend Red Mill School usually attend:

Middle:	Howard L Goff School
High:	Columbia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Asian:

11.6%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 76th percentile in 2021 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (74% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 83rd (2025) from a 76th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg71%

New York avg55%

404^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

145^th of 874East Greenbush 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	80.7	404 of 2445	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	436 of 2445	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	496 of 2439	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	543 of 2434	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	530 of 2201	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	171 of 2413	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	166 of 2395	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	90.2	150 of 2386	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	90.1	135 of 2366	94.3%	★★★★★
2015	87.5	212 of 2352	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	85.5	245 of 2345	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	405 of 2325	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	85.8	198 of 2320	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	91.8	46 of 2286	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	88.5	84 of 2263	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.5	109 of 2257	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	85.5	84 of 2227	96.2%	★★★★★
2007	82.9	215 of 2219	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	84.3	157 of 2206	92.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	388 of 928	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	155 of 927	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	241 of 857	71.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	153 of 696	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	90 of 662	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	225 of 605	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	364 of 671	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.4	78 of 548	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	32 of 601	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	342 of 2409	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	507 of 2413	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	462 of 2403	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	425 of 2401	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	566 of 1955	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	135 of 2357	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	122 of 2338	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	591 of 1569	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	362 of 1392	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	436 of 2098	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	381 of 2078	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	428 of 2041	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	359 of 2099	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	398 of 1678	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	241 of 2032	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	316 of 2045	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	469 of 2407	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	379 of 2411	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	539 of 2400	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	674 of 2400	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	452 of 1961	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	244 of 2358	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	272 of 2340	88.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	68 of 287	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	32 of 279	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	34.7	88 of 143	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	75.9	309 of 2110	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	575 of 2031	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	323 of 1402	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	513 of 1392	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	493 of 1337	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	497 of 1399	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	462 of 1224	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	210 of 1338	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	162 of 1408	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)85th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-21 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math81%+24 vs state

Science69%+24 vs state

English Language Arts69%+14 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
Red Mill School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 McCullough Pl	Rensselaer	12144	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2660	473	43	10.9	27.5%	310 (65.5%)	32 (6.8%)	40 (8.5%)	55 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.4%)	80.7	404^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.5%		79.6	436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.2%	32		64.4	68.4	72.0				66.7	84.2	89.0				69.1	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	$22,694	$567	$22,126
Citizen Edmond Genet School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Englewood Ave	East Greenbush	12061	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2680	493	41	11.8	21.3%	324 (65.7%)	28 (5.7%)	45 (9.1%)	72 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	77.1	504^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.4%		85.5	303^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%	201		65.9	63.2	76.3				76.1	68.8	77.2				65.1	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	$22,097	$627	$21,470
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
Van Rensselaer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Van Rensselaer Dr	Rensselaer	12144	Rensselaer County	Rensselaer City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 436-4618	487	32	15.1	67.1%	205 (42.1%)	55 (11.3%)	79 (16.2%)	64 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (17.0%)	17	2150^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%		21.4	2025^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.2%	125		37.1	39.1	32.3				44.3	32.9	26.7				22.4	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,277	$5,814	$24,463
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
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
Arbor Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Arbor Dr	Albany	12207	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6625	301	28	10.7	86.0%	18 (6.0%)	183 (60.8%)	59 (19.6%)	22 (7.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	9.7	2302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.8%		13.1	2268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%	34		16.7	19.5	32.6				29.7	16.3	36.2				20.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,947	$5,262	$31,685
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Mill School

What district is Red Mill School in?

East Greenbush Central School District

What schools do graduates of Red Mill School attend?

Students who attend Red Mill School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Howard L Goff School
High : Columbia High School

Is Red Mill School a good school?

Red Mill School ranks 404^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Red Mill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Red Mill School.

What is the racial makeup of Red Mill School?

Students at Red Mill School are 66% White, 12% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American.

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