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Van Rensselaer Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Van Rensselaer Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Rensselaer, NY, part of the Rensselaer City School District. With 475 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Van Rensselaer Elementary School underperforms the state and district averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 37.14% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 54.15% statewide, and only 26.67% of 5th graders were proficient in Math compared to 54.16% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for White, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to nearby schools like Bell Top School and Red Mill School in the East Greenbush Central School District, Van Rensselaer Elementary School stands out as a clear underperformer across all academic measures. Additionally, the school's relatively low per-student spending, combined with its high poverty rate, raises concerns about the efficient and equitable allocation of resources to support student learning.

487

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,277

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Van Rensselaer Dr
Rensselaer, NY 12144-2694

(518) 436-4618

District: Rensselaer City School District

Students who attend Van Rensselaer Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.1%

Two or more races:

17.0%

Hispanic:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg33%

New York avg55%

2,150^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

790^th of 874Rensselaer City 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	17.0	2150 of 2445	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	2025 of 2445	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2125 of 2439	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1958 of 2434	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1942 of 2201	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2097 of 2413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	2167 of 2395	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	2121 of 2386	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.3	1909 of 2366	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.0	1734 of 2352	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.3	1678 of 2345	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	1714 of 2325	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.7	1868 of 2320	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.5	1621 of 2286	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.1	1726 of 2263	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.2	1630 of 2257	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.4	1652 of 2227	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.1	1535 of 2219	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	1335 of 2206	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	438 of 928	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	676 of 927	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	614 of 857	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	744 of 936	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	351 of 427	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	763 of 891	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	780 of 948	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	587 of 696	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	507 of 662	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	493 of 605	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	590 of 671	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	409 of 430	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	506 of 548	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	549 of 601	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	966 of 1117	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	747 of 1066	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	308 of 1001	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	436 of 1027	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	266 of 454	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	469 of 938	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	2134 of 2409	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1941 of 2413	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2064 of 2403	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1808 of 2401	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1574 of 1955	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	2017 of 2357	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	2106 of 2338	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1300 of 1569	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	941 of 1531	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1169 of 1429	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1152 of 1503	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	435 of 818	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	807 of 1315	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1085 of 1392	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1905 of 2098	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1807 of 2078	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1869 of 2041	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1814 of 2099	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1513 of 1678	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1856 of 2032	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1867 of 2045	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	2040 of 2407	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1988 of 2411	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2117 of 2400	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	2026 of 2400	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1853 of 1961	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	2091 of 2358	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	2114 of 2340	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	278 of 287	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	250 of 279	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	163 of 289	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	80 of 143	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	151 of 180	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	177 of 202	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1966 of 2134	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1849 of 2110	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1701 of 2016	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1463 of 2031	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	946 of 1044	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1623 of 1859	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1720 of 1941	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1291 of 1402	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1317 of 1392	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1279 of 1337	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1312 of 1399	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1194 of 1224	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1297 of 1338	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1371 of 1408	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)53rd percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-19 vs state

Math35%-23 vs state

Science22%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
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
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
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
KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	321 Northern Blvd	Albany	12210	Albany County	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-9494	840	44	19.0	85.8%	16 (1.9%)	619 (73.7%)	131 (15.6%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (6.7%)	27.6	1843^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.6%		20.3	2054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%	211	25.0			45.5	40.0	50.6	56.0	44.8	41.6	38.8	39.1	23.5	31.9	43.5	58.7	26.3										$18,799	$600	$18,199
Bell Top School	Public	K-5	39 Reynolds Rd	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2600	304	28	10.7	18.4%	237 (78.0%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (5.9%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	79.1	451^st of 2445 public elementary schools	81.6%		89.7	209^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.5%	242				63.5	86.8	74.5				75.0	96.0	58.8				60.8		97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	$24,393	$583	$23,810
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
Menands School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 Wards Ln	Menands	12204	Albany County	Menands Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 465-4561	282	34	8.4	32.6%	74 (26.2%)	95 (33.7%)	22 (7.8%)	83 (29.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	68.1	738^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.8%		62.6	836^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.8%	98		100.0	79.0	75.0	62.5	65.7	65.4	50.0	64.0	61.3	80.0	52.9	55.6	60.9		57.6	42.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.4	$33,073	$1,620	$31,453
Sheridan Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Sheridan Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6850	284	18	15.8	85.2%	20 (7.0%)	145 (51.1%)	83 (29.2%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	20.3	2068^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.9	2004^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%	64				30.2	35.0	40.4				32.7	43.2	42.3				29.4		98.2	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.5	99.1	98.8	$32,828	$4,727	$28,101
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Rensselaer Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Van Rensselaer Elementary School?

Students at Van Rensselaer Elementary School are 42% White, 17% Two or more races, 16% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% African American.

Is Van Rensselaer Elementary School a good school?

Van Rensselaer Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Van Rensselaer Elementary School in?

Rensselaer City School District

What schools do graduates of Van Rensselaer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Van Rensselaer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Van Rensselaer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Van Rensselaer Elementary School.

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