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Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Schenectady City School District in Schenectady, New York. With 369 students, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 22.5% of 3rd graders, 22.95% of 4th graders, and 23.94% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district scores of 26.9%, 30.15%, and 35.71%, respectively. The math proficiency rates are also low, with only 36.59% of 3rd graders, 34.43% of 4th graders, and 19.72% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district's scores. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $29,775 in the 2023-2024 school year, these academic outcomes have not improved.

When comparing Pleasant Valley Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Schenectady City School District, such as Howe Elementary, Paige Elementary, and Jessie T. Zoller Elementary, it becomes clear that Pleasant Valley Elementary School is among the lowest-performing in the district. The school's struggles to serve its diverse student population and the lack of improvement over time suggest the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement.

351

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,465

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1097 Forest Rd
Schenectady, NY 12303-1171

(518) 377-0201

District: Schenectady City School District

Students who attend Pleasant Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mont Pleasant Middle School
High:	Schenectady High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

27.6%

Hispanic:

26.8%

African American:

23.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (24% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg29%

New York avg55%

2,332^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Schenectady City School District

841^st of 874Schenectady 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	8.3	2332 of 2445	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	2377 of 2445	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2309 of 2439	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	2353 of 2434	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	2033 of 2201	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	2293 of 2413	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	2366 of 2395	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	2322 of 2386	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	2275 of 2366	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	2230 of 2352	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	2264 of 2345	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	2155 of 2325	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	2194 of 2320	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	2111 of 2286	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	1952 of 2263	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	1981 of 2257	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	2132 of 2227	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.7	2145 of 2219	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.1	2128 of 2206	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	849 of 928	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	892 of 927	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	767 of 857	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	882 of 936	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	872 of 891	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	915 of 948	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	669 of 696	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	644 of 662	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	585 of 605	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	640 of 671	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	499 of 548	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	592 of 601	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	885 of 1117	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1054 of 1066	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	619 of 1001	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	982 of 1027	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	554 of 860	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.8	915 of 938	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	2284 of 2409	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	2375 of 2413	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2320 of 2403	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2305 of 2401	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	1357 of 1955	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	2148 of 2357	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	2302 of 2338	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1506 of 1569	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1462 of 1531	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1305 of 1429	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1429 of 1503	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1241 of 1315	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1313 of 1392	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	786 of 792	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	633 of 637	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	709 of 730	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1974 of 2098	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	2017 of 2078	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1889 of 2041	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	2013 of 2099	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1941 of 2032	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	2007 of 2045	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	2270 of 2407	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	2254 of 2411	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	2158 of 2400	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2303 of 2400	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1826 of 1961	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	2307 of 2358	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	2320 of 2340	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	19.7	183 of 223	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	265 of 289	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	149 of 202	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2043 of 2134	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1874 of 2110	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1927 of 1941	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	7.1	1280 of 1337	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	1391 of 1399	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1393 of 1408	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)18th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2023)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math29%-29 vs state

English Language Arts23%-32 vs state

Science15%-30 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
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1097 Forest Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-0201	351	37	9.5	86.0%	37 (10.5%)	82 (23.4%)	94 (26.8%)	97 (27.6%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (8.8%)	8.3	2332^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.6%		7.4	2377^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%	45	22.5	23.0	23.9	36.6	34.4	19.7	15.1	98.6	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.3	99.1	$32,465	$5,015	$27,450
Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Stanley St	Schenectady	12307	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3680	424	38	11.2	84.9%	28 (6.6%)	109 (25.7%)	103 (24.3%)	122 (28.8%)	9 (2.1%)	11 (2.6%)	42 (9.9%)	14.5	2206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.8%		12.7	2273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%	67	31.2	37.9	48.1	27.4	29.3	21.2	19.2	98.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.3	$32,114	$4,865	$27,249
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
William C Keane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1252 Albany Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 388-3818	279	32	8.8	79.6%	21 (7.5%)	52 (18.6%)	63 (22.6%)	100 (35.8%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	33 (11.8%)	9.3	2310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%		8.3	2360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.5%	50	27.5	20.6	25.0	25.6	26.5	12.5	31.3	98.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	98.7	$36,464	$5,604	$30,860
Destine Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	530 Franklin St-3rd Fl	Schenectady	12305	Schenectady County	Destine Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 394-1643	213	12	17.7	70.4%	6 (2.8%)	167 (78.4%)	25 (11.7%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)	37.2			52.4												$16,763	$1,672	$15,091
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Robinson St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3780	306	29	10.5	83.7%	32 (10.5%)	74 (24.2%)	77 (25.2%)	74 (24.2%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	41 (13.4%)	6	2381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	2.6%		7.4	2376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%	5	16.7	32.6	21.6	16.7	25.6	13.5	15.8	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.4	$35,086	$5,192	$29,894
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
Howe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1065 Baker Ave	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8295	390	34	11.5	79.0%	85 (21.8%)	83 (21.3%)	86 (22.1%)	65 (16.7%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (15.9%)	16.2	2165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.2	2143^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%	22	28.3	38.8	41.2	31.7	37.5	31.4	25.0	99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.5	100.0	$32,213	$3,882	$28,331
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
Paige Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Elliott Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3520	468	39	11.9	74.4%	87 (18.6%)	80 (17.1%)	97 (20.7%)	138 (29.5%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	58 (12.4%)	16.8	2155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%		18.9	2096^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%	59	26.0	50.0	41.1	29.7	36.1	16.2	28.4	98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	100.0	98.9	$30,250	$4,099	$26,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Valley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Valley Elementary School?

Students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School are 28% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 23% African American, 11% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Pleasant Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Pleasant Valley Elementary School.

Is Pleasant Valley Elementary School a good school?

Pleasant Valley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Pleasant Valley Elementary School in?

Schenectady City School District

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mont Pleasant Middle School
High : Schenectady High School

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