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Latham Ridge School

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Latham Ridge School ranks 1005 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1005^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Latham Ridge School is an elementary school in Latham, New York, serving 451 students in grades K-5. It is part of the North Colonie Central School District, which is ranked 213 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Latham Ridge School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 1005 out of 2445 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, with some notable exceptions. In 2024-2025, Latham Ridge School's 5th-grade math proficiency rate (69.51%) exceeded the district (69.93%) and state (54.16%) averages, and in 2020-2021, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate (76%) was significantly higher than the district (78.66%) and state (52.94%) averages.

Latham Ridge School's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing better than male students and Asian and African American students performing better than White students. However, English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform significantly below the state average, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools in these subgroups. The school's increased per-student spending in recent years may be a contributing factor to its relatively strong academic performance, but factors beyond just funding, such as instructional practices and student support, may also play a significant role in student outcomes.

433

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,258

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 Mercer Ave
Latham, NY 12110-3304

(518) 785-3211

District: North Colonie Central School District

Students who attend Latham Ridge School usually attend:

Middle:	Shaker Middle School
High:	Shaker High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Asian:

21.2%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!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 school59%

District avg67%

New York avg55%

1,005^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	57.3	1005 of 2445	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	930 of 2445	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	795 of 2439	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	706 of 2434	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	470 of 2201	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	548 of 2413	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	567 of 2395	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	76.1	494 of 2386	79.3%	★★★★☆
2016	66.5	734 of 2366	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.0	504 of 2352	78.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.2	566 of 2345	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	60.8	834 of 2325	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	676 of 2320	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	64.7	857 of 2286	62.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	387 of 928	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	407 of 927	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	448 of 696	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	295 of 662	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	305 of 605	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	327 of 671	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	220 of 430	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	241 of 548	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	207 of 601	65.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	865 of 1117	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	411 of 1001	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	207 of 1027	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	92 of 454	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	169 of 860	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	837 of 2409	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	946 of 2413	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	581 of 2403	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	554 of 2401	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	384 of 1955	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	608 of 2357	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	550 of 2338	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1696 of 2098	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1656 of 2078	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1523 of 2041	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1276 of 2099	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	683 of 1678	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	840 of 2032	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	785 of 2045	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	1151 of 2407	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	945 of 2411	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	950 of 2400	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	852 of 2400	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.3	518 of 1961	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	494 of 2358	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	638 of 2340	72.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	188 of 287	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	81.5	58 of 289	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	25 of 180	86.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	937 of 2134	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	1158 of 2110	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1088 of 2016	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1649 of 2031	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.7	270 of 1859	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	673 of 1941	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	775 of 1402	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	840 of 1392	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	688 of 1337	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	773 of 1399	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	493 of 1224	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	616 of 1338	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	654 of 1408	53.6%	★★★☆☆

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)65th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math65%+7 vs state

Science54%+9 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Van Schaick Island School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Continental Ave	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-2828	124	15	8.0	78.2%	77 (62.1%)	16 (12.9%)	11 (8.9%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.5%)	58.1	989^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%		40.4	1437^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.2%	448	66.7	61.9	47.1	66.7	66.7	47.1	52.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$41,760	$3,994	$37,766
Ps 2	Public	PK, KG-5	470 10th St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5601	249	33	7.5	90.8%	47 (18.9%)	107 (43.0%)	60 (24.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.9%)	7.8	2344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.1%		18	2122^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	13.2%	222	25.6	10.0	34.2	40.0	20.0	10.5	13.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$33,820	$3,306	$30,514

Frequently Asked Questions about Latham Ridge School

How many students attend Latham Ridge School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Latham Ridge School.

What is the racial makeup of Latham Ridge School?

Students at Latham Ridge School are 59% White, 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Latham Ridge School in?

North Colonie Central School District

Is Latham Ridge School a good school?

Latham Ridge School ranks 1005^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Latham Ridge School attend?

Students who attend Latham Ridge School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shaker Middle School
High : Shaker High School

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