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Blue Creek School

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Blue Creek School ranks 904 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

904^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Blue Creek School is an elementary school located in Latham, New York, serving 439 students in grades K-5 as part of the North Colonie Central School District. The school has consistently performed above the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates for grades 3-5 over the past few years, with its 5th-grade Science proficiency rate also exceeding the district and state averages.

While Blue Creek School's overall academic performance is strong, the school has shown varying results across different student subgroups. For example, the school's female students ranked higher than its male students compared to other New York elementary schools. Additionally, Asian and multi-racial students at Blue Creek School performed below the state averages, suggesting the need for targeted strategies to address the specific needs of these underperforming subgroups. The school's growing population of students from low-income backgrounds may also require additional resources and support to ensure their academic success.

When compared to other elementary schools in the North Colonie Central School District, Blue Creek School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic proficiency rates and school rankings. However, some nearby schools, such as Southgate School and Forts Ferry School, have consistently outperformed Blue Creek School in recent years, suggesting opportunities for the school to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing institutions.

450

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,242

Per pupil spending ?

38.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Clinton Rd
Latham, NY 12110-4290

(518) 785-7451

District: North Colonie Central School District

Students who attend Blue Creek School usually attend:

Middle:	Shaker Middle School
High:	Shaker High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Asian:

23.3%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 54th percentile in 2022 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 63rd (2025) from a 54th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the New York median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of North Colonie Central School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg67%

New York avg55%

904^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the North Colonie Central School District

213^th of 874North Colonie 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	61.6	904 of 2445	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	1112 of 2445	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	651 of 2439	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	1127 of 2434	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	827 of 2201	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	935 of 2413	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	814 of 2395	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.5	553 of 2386	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	61.0	882 of 2366	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.5	616 of 2352	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	67.5	694 of 2345	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	581 of 2325	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.1	677 of 2320	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	57.4	1077 of 2286	52.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	336 of 928	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	437 of 927	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	530 of 891	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	292 of 948	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	505 of 696	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	534 of 662	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	436 of 605	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	488 of 671	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	262 of 430	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	338 of 548	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	376 of 601	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	208 of 1117	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	435 of 1066	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	205 of 1001	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	40 of 454	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	46.8	357 of 860	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	339 of 938	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	774 of 2409	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	874 of 2413	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	542 of 2403	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	1058 of 2401	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	819 of 1955	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	933 of 2357	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	778 of 2338	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	579 of 1569	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	928 of 1531	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	506 of 1429	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	511 of 1503	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	1016 of 2098	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	1100 of 2078	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	752 of 2041	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	975 of 2099	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	921 of 1678	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	759 of 2032	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	820 of 2045	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	964 of 2407	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	1263 of 2411	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.0	780 of 2400	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	1210 of 2400	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.7	715 of 1961	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	948 of 2358	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	831 of 2340	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	153 of 287	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.1	59 of 223	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	81 of 289	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	35 of 180	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	799 of 2134	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	1320 of 2110	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	511 of 2016	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	229 of 2031	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	231 of 1044	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	39.1	994 of 1859	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	767 of 1941	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	710 of 1402	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	800 of 1392	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	539 of 1337	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	850 of 1399	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	666 of 1224	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	821 of 1338	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	690 of 1408	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math67%+10 vs state

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Science49%+4 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
Blue Creek School	Public	K-5	100 Clinton Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-7451	450	38	11.7	38.7%	234 (52.0%)	39 (8.7%)	42 (9.3%)	105 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	61.6	904^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.0%		52	1112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.5%	208	69.0	60.9	47.4	74.3	72.3	57.0	49.4	99.3	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	$23,242	$1,394	$21,848
Latham Ridge School	Public	K-5	6 Mercer Ave	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-3211	433	34	12.8	29.8%	254 (58.7%)	28 (6.5%)	31 (7.2%)	92 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	57.3	1005^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.9%		58.9	930^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%	75	48.2	57.5	56.6	58.5	66.2	69.5	54.0	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.1	$23,258	$1,407	$21,851
Southgate School	Public	K-5	30 Southgate Rd	Loudonville	12211	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-6607	369	31	11.7	25.5%	210 (56.9%)	30 (8.1%)	29 (7.9%)	73 (19.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	81.1	392^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.0%		85.1	313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%	79	68.7	82.4	74.4	79.4	81.4	71.8	57.1	99.0	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	99.6	$22,728	$971	$21,756
Watervliet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2557 10th Ave	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 629-3400	670	46	14.5	72.1%	277 (41.3%)	99 (14.8%)	157 (23.4%)	64 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (10.7%)	15.8	2171^st of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%		19.9	2063^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%	108	24.6	36.3	38.5	26.7	39.0	33.9	28.2	97.7	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.9	99.3	$27,700	$3,901	$23,800
Forts Ferry School	Public	K-5	95 Forts Ferry Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-9203	423	38	11.1	38.1%	229 (54.1%)	32 (7.6%)	37 (8.7%)	96 (22.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	71.4	646^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.6%		60.6	894^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.4%	248	60.3	69.1	74.6	69.6	75.0	62.9	53.2	98.9	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.2	99.2	$23,517	$1,619	$21,897
Loudonville School	Public	K-5	349 Osborne Rd	Loudonville	12211	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 434-1960	270	24	11.3	17.8%	182 (67.4%)	4 (1.5%)	32 (11.9%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	79.8	433^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.3%		79.1	449^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.6%	16	68.8	65.3	75.6	72.9	82.0	71.4	73.8	98.8	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.1	$22,440	$735	$21,705
Boght Hills School	Public	K-5	38 Dunsbach Ferry Rd	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-0222	576	46	12.4	23.3%	278 (48.3%)	36 (6.3%)	30 (5.2%)	203 (35.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	76.8	508^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.2%		84.2	331^st of 2445 public elementary schools	86.5%	177	48.9	66.0	81.9	76.0	77.8	83.3	65.6	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$22,831	$1,056	$21,775
Shaker Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	512 Albany Shaker Rd	Albany	12211	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 458-1440	354	25	13.9	34.2%	218 (61.6%)	23 (6.5%)	36 (10.2%)	48 (13.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	72.3	631^st of 2445 public elementary schools	74.2%		57.5	963^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	60.6%	332	61.9	70.3		71.4	73.0			99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	$24,679	$689	$23,990
Harmony Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	Madelon K Hickey Way	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-1900	384	31	12.3	59.9%	236 (61.5%)	34 (8.9%)	58 (15.1%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.9%)	30.1	1767^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.7%		25	1903^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%	136	40.5	40.0	48.5	41.6	42.3	47.8	40.3	99.4	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	99.4	$24,230	$3,137	$21,093
Abram Lansing School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 James St	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-5044	305	32	9.6	83.9%	162 (53.1%)	51 (16.7%)	54 (17.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	36.4	1571^st of 2445 public elementary schools	35.7%		24	1943^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	20.5%	372	47.3	34.0	57.1	54.6	34.7	47.6	50.0	99.2	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	100.0	99.5	$26,318	$2,945	$23,373

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Creek School

What district is Blue Creek School in?

North Colonie Central School District

How many students attend Blue Creek School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Blue Creek School.

Is Blue Creek School a good school?

Blue Creek School ranks 904^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Blue Creek School?

Students at Blue Creek School are 52% White, 23% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Blue Creek School attend?

Students who attend Blue Creek School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shaker Middle School
High : Shaker High School

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