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Altamont Elementary School

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Altamont Elementary School ranks 495 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Altamont Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 306 students in grades K-5 in the Guilderland Central School District in Altamont, New York. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 495 out of 2,445 schools and a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Altamont Elementary excels academically, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on New York State Assessments. In 2024-2025, 78.72% of 3rd graders, 82.22% of 4th graders, and 61.11% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61% statewide. In math, 93.75% of 3rd graders, 86.96% of 4th graders, and 67.86% of 5th graders scored proficient or better, compared to 59.7%, 58.64%, and 54.16% statewide. The school has also been ranked in the top 5-10% of New York elementary schools for special education students over the past 3 years.

Compared to other Guilderland Central School District elementary schools, Altamont Elementary outperforms on most academic metrics, ranking higher statewide. However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past 10 years, suggesting its performance may be variable or declining compared to other New York elementary schools. Additionally, the school's female students consistently outperform male students, and the school's ranking for white students has declined from the top 20% to the top 30% over the past 3 years, indicating potential achievement gaps that the school should investigate.

295

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,762

Per pupil spending ?

22.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

117 Grand St
Altamont, NY 12009-0648

(518) 861-8528

District: Guilderland Central School District

Students who attend Altamont Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Farnsworth Middle School
High:	Guilderland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.0%

Asian:

9.2%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 60th percentile in 2021 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 80th (2025) from a 60th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Guilderland Central School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

495^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Guilderland Central School District

186^th of 874Guilderland 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	77.5	495 of 2445	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	355 of 2445	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	899 of 2439	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	769 of 2434	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	876 of 2201	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	933 of 2413	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	643 of 2395	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	594 of 2386	75.1%	★★★★☆
2016	77.8	451 of 2366	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.7	329 of 2352	86.0%	★★★★☆
2014	87.8	188 of 2345	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	84.7	267 of 2325	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.3	276 of 2320	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	83.9	260 of 2286	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	319 of 2263	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	85.4	46 of 2257	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.9	230 of 2227	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	315 of 2219	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	76.2	474 of 2206	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	286 of 2409	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	280 of 2413	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	741 of 2403	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	821 of 2401	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	872 of 1955	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	1282 of 2357	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.7	585 of 2338	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	551 of 2098	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	390 of 2078	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	744 of 2041	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	799 of 2099	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	957 of 1678	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1164 of 2032	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	592 of 2045	71.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	650 of 2407	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	424 of 2411	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	988 of 2400	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	725 of 2400	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	726 of 1961	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	485 of 2358	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	658 of 2340	71.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	343 of 2134	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	126 of 2110	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	100 of 2031	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	7 of 1044	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	62.9	449 of 1941	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	402 of 1402	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	268 of 1392	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	43.5	799 of 1337	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	510 of 1399	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	613 of 1224	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	696 of 1408	50.6%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math82%+24 vs state

English Language Arts73%+18 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

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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
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
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
Voorheesville Elementary School	Public	K-5	129 Maple Ave	Voorheesville	12186	Albany County	Voorheesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 765-2382	541	37	14.5	15.7%	469 (86.7%)	6 (1.1%)	23 (4.3%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	80.4	412^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.1%		83.8	344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.9%	68	65.4	70.5	73.6	74.1	79.3	73.3	73.6	99.1	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.3	99.7	$23,441	$606	$22,834
Guilderland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2225 Western Ave	Guilderland	12084	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-0293	470	45	10.4	25.1%	256 (54.5%)	22 (4.7%)	40 (8.5%)	125 (26.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	77.6	492^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	79.9%		79.1	448^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.7%	44	68.3	64.1	70.9	79.7	82.7	72.3	57.5	98.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.0	$24,185	$981	$23,204
Herman L Bradt Elementary School	Public	K-2	2719 Hamburg St	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8400	602	46	13.0	38.2%	465 (77.2%)	22 (3.7%)	49 (8.1%)	14 (2.3%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	38 (6.3%)								(n/a)								96.5	97.5	97.8	97.8	98.0	97.5	99.7	97.8	$22,261	$1,052	$21,209
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
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	3-5	901 Kings Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8430	591	49	12.0	44.3%	412 (69.7%)	34 (5.8%)	53 (9.0%)	20 (3.4%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	54 (9.1%)	45.3	1320^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.0%		52	1114^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.4%	206	48.9	45.2	53.4	62.2	58.0	49.4	46.2	99.5	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,068	$1,050	$21,018
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Altamont Elementary School

What district is Altamont Elementary School in?

Guilderland Central School District

Is Altamont Elementary School a good school?

Altamont Elementary School ranks 495^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Altamont Elementary School?

Students at Altamont Elementary School are 80% White, 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Altamont Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Altamont Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Altamont Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Farnsworth Middle School
High : Guilderland High School

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