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Chango Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Chango Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ballston Lake, New York, serving 490 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Shenendehowa Central School District, which is ranked 118 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chango Elementary School consistently performs exceptionally well on New York State Assessments, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 85.23% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district average of 74.72% and the state average of 56.61%. Similarly, 87.5% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the district average of 77.4% and the state average of 54.16%. Chango Elementary School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New York, with a ranking of 213 out of 2,445 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Francis L. Stevens Elementary School in the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District also performs exceptionally well, Chango Elementary School stands out for its consistently high academic performance, strong rankings, and commitment to serving students from diverse backgrounds. The school's success can be attributed to factors such as effective teaching, a supportive district, and a focus on providing a well-rounded educational experience for its students.

510

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,699

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Chango Dr
Ballston Lake, NY 12019-9010

(518) 881-0520

District: Shenendehowa Central School District

Students who attend Chango Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gowana Middle School
High:	Shenendehowa High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Asian:

7.3%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Shenendehowa Central School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg75%

New York avg55%

213^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District

118^th of 874Shenendehowa 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	89.1	213 of 2445	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	211 of 2445	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	189 of 2439	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	99 of 2434	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	117 of 2201	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	138 of 2413	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	115 of 2395	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	161 of 2386	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	87.8	189 of 2366	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	90.4	137 of 2352	94.2%	★★★★★
2014	89.5	154 of 2345	93.4%	★★★★★
2013	83.2	304 of 2325	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	439 of 2320	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	465 of 2286	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	82.1	284 of 2263	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	753 of 2257	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.1	812 of 2227	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.4	614 of 2219	72.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	602 of 2206	72.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	75 of 696	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	336 of 662	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.0	172 of 605	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	118 of 671	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	64 of 548	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	219 of 2409	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	202 of 2413	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	184 of 2403	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	123 of 2401	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	102 of 1955	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	169 of 2357	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	69 of 2338	97.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	83.3	176 of 1531	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	489 of 2098	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	712 of 2078	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.2	193 of 2041	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	72.4	402 of 2099	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	356 of 1678	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	145 of 2032	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	142 of 2045	93.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	227 of 2407	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	236 of 2411	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	194 of 2400	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	82 of 2400	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	131 of 1961	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	112 of 2358	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	170 of 2340	92.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	622 of 2134	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	678 of 2110	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	330 of 2016	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	270 of 1044	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	254 of 1859	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	159 of 1941	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	259 of 1402	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	215 of 1392	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	184 of 1337	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	78 of 1399	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	121 of 1224	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	145 of 1338	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	147 of 1408	89.6%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)89th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math83%+26 vs state

English Language Arts81%+26 vs state

Science74%+29 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
Chango Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Chango Dr	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0520	510	36	14.1	16.5%	392 (76.9%)	11 (2.2%)	34 (6.7%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.1%)	89.1	213^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.6	211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.4%	2	77.2	78.4	85.2	79.8	82.4	87.5	73.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.6	$19,699	$807	$18,892
Francis L Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Lakehill Rd	Ballston Lake	12019	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	468	41	11.4	19.0%	415 (88.7%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.5%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	85.8	288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.2%		89.1	224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.8%	64	86.6	77.9	76.7	93.8	75.6	71.9	64.4	98.7	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.1	99.6	$22,318	$351	$21,967
Karigon Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0530	479	34	13.8	11.7%	364 (76.0%)	12 (2.5%)	23 (4.8%)	54 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	85.1	301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.7	366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.0%	65	75.7	69.1	75.0	84.4	84.5	84.0	65.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,685	$807	$18,879
Orenda Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0550	548	39	14.0	20.1%	408 (74.5%)	16 (2.9%)	61 (11.1%)	29 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	69.6	702^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.3%		66.5	739^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.8%	37	80.5	72.5	56.8	93.3	88.8	50.6	38.9	99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,913	$816	$19,096
Skano Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0560	524	37	14.1	18.7%	331 (63.2%)	8 (1.5%)	38 (7.3%)	118 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	87.9	240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.2%		88.8	232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%	8	76.0	70.1	79.6	93.4	85.1	85.4	67.3	99.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	$19,919	$816	$19,103
Tesago Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0570	361	26	13.7	14.7%	217 (60.1%)	9 (2.5%)	14 (3.9%)	94 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	91.6	165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%		92.3	163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%	2	83.6	71.0	85.1	97.1	90.5	88.1	75.4	99.0	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	99.5	99.7	$19,808	$811	$18,997
Malta Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 Malta Ave	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 884-7250	345	28	12.3	31.0%	258 (74.8%)	9 (2.6%)	35 (10.1%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.5%)	69.9	696^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.5%		73.4	563^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.0%	133	66.7	56.9	61.2	71.9	62.8	74.6	64.6	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	$26,556	$1,190	$25,366
Shatekon Elementary School	Public	K-5	35 Maxwell Rd	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0580	560	42	13.1	32.5%	371 (66.3%)	29 (5.2%)	57 (10.2%)	54 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	71.3	651^st of 2445 public elementary schools	73.4%		63.3	818^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%	167	62.0	59.8	71.4	70.7	66.3	75.0	61.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,384	$794	$18,590
Arongen Elementary School	Public	K-5	489 Clifton Pk Ctr Rd	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0510	589	48	12.2	27.5%	369 (62.6%)	38 (6.5%)	54 (9.2%)	80 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	75.3	540^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.9%		75	536^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.1%	4	61.4	67.0	73.7	75.0	74.5	77.9	54.7	98.2	99.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.8	99.8	98.2	$19,883	$815	$19,069
Gordon Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Wood Rd	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 884-7270	451	37	12.0	24.6%	382 (84.7%)	12 (2.7%)	28 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	62.3	885^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.8%		65.5	769^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.5%	116	54.6	50.0	61.5	62.7	65.3	72.7	61.7	99.2	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.2	$26,467	$825	$25,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Chango Elementary School

What district is Chango Elementary School in?

Shenendehowa Central School District

What schools do graduates of Chango Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Gowana Middle School
High : Shenendehowa High School

Is Chango Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Chango Elementary School ranks in the top 8.7% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chango Elementary School?

Students at Chango Elementary School are 77% White, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Chango Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Chango Elementary School.

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