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Veeder Elementary School

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Veeder Elementary School ranks 868 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Veeder Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the South Colonie Central School District in Albany, New York. The school has 484 students and has been rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger in recent years.

Veeder Elementary has shown strong performance in math, with 3rd and 4th-grade math proficiency rates consistently exceeding the South Colonie Central School District and New York state averages. The school has also performed well for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 30% of New York elementary schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024. However, the school has struggled with lower rankings for Asian, African American, and special education students. Veeder Elementary's ranking has declined over the past decade, from a high of 703 out of 2,352 New York elementary schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 1,429 out of 2,413 in 2018-2019.

Compared to nearby schools, Veeder Elementary outperforms the lower-ranked Forest Park Elementary in the same district, but lags behind the higher-performing Saddlewood Elementary and the top-ranked schools in the Niskayuna Central School District, such as Hillside School and Rosendale School.

503

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,955

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Veeder Dr
Albany, NY 12205-3694

(518) 869-4661

District: South Colonie Central School District

Students who attend Veeder Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lisha Kill Middle School
High:	Colonie Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Asian:

12.7%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 41st percentile in 2019 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2025) from a 41st-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the New York median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg64%

New York avg57%

868^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the South Colonie Central School District

328^th of 874South 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	63.0	868 of 2445	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1232 of 2445	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	1100 of 2439	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	1018 of 2434	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	745 of 2201	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	1429 of 2413	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1365 of 2395	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.0	1180 of 2386	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.3	792 of 2366	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.5	703 of 2352	70.1%	★★★★☆
2014	66.7	713 of 2345	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.7	732 of 2325	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	832 of 2320	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	908 of 2286	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	928 of 2263	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.6	892 of 2257	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.6	493 of 2227	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	580 of 2219	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	74.3	546 of 2206	75.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	451 of 928	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	712 of 927	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	502 of 857	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	83.2	108 of 936	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	420 of 891	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	389 of 696	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	502 of 662	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	470 of 605	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	394 of 671	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.1	21 of 430	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	48.9	368 of 601	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	791 of 2409	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	1037 of 2413	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	1037 of 2403	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	741 of 2401	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	440 of 1955	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	1300 of 2357	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1306 of 2338	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	442 of 1531	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	416 of 1315	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	782 of 1392	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	861 of 2098	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.1	1565 of 2078	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1394 of 2041	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	795 of 2099	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	657 of 1678	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	1302 of 2032	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	1103 of 2045	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	902 of 2407	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	1148 of 2400	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	1198 of 2400	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	835 of 1961	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	1454 of 2358	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	1381 of 2340	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	56.1	113 of 289	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	75 of 143	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	78 of 202	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1577 of 2134	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1363 of 2110	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1206 of 2016	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1004 of 2031	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	626 of 1044	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	757 of 1859	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.9	1658 of 1941	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	716 of 1402	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	946 of 1392	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	878 of 1337	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	887 of 1399	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	539 of 1224	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.4	1068 of 1338	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1170 of 1408	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)71st percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)61st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+16 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
Veeder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25 Veeder Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-4661	503	34	14.9	37.8%	305 (60.6%)	44 (8.7%)	50 (9.9%)	64 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	63	868^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.5%		47.1	1232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.6%	364	59.0	49.0		69.3	81.3			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,955	$565	$20,389
Birchwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	897 Birchwood Ln	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 344-2910	376	34	11.0	15.4%	238 (63.3%)	10 (2.7%)	27 (7.2%)	72 (19.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	86	279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.6%		81.9	392^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.0%	113	73.8	71.4	81.7	85.7	80.7	82.2	65.8	98.2	98.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.7	98.9	99.5	$21,968	$320	$21,648
Saddlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Loralee Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 456-2608	351	23	15.0	36.8%	224 (63.8%)	27 (7.7%)	24 (6.8%)	53 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.3%)	75.3	544^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.8%		70.6	625^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%	81	67.9	66.2		78.6	72.3			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,633	$641	$21,993
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3311 Wells Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8280	502	36	14.1	81.3%	118 (23.5%)	77 (15.3%)	113 (22.5%)	143 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.8%)	10.9	2284^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.6%		18.9	2091^st of 2445 public elementary schools	14.5%	193	26.3	20.2	26.9	42.5	25.0	26.6	24.7	98.4	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	99.5	98.6	$28,498	$3,699	$24,799
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	3-5	901 Kings Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8430	591	49	12.0	44.3%	412 (69.7%)	34 (5.8%)	53 (9.0%)	20 (3.4%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	54 (9.1%)	45.3	1320^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.0%		52	1114^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.4%	206	48.9	45.2	53.4	62.2	58.0	49.4	46.2	99.5	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,068	$1,050	$21,018
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
Rosendale School	Public	K-5	2445 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 377-3123	376	36	10.5	17.6%	255 (67.8%)	16 (4.3%)	25 (6.6%)	55 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	84.9	304^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%		87.2	271^st of 2445 public elementary schools	88.9%	33	87.0	80.9	70.3	87.3	87.5	68.5	64.4	99.2	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	$24,695	$398	$24,297
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Forest Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 869-3006	311	29	10.7	44.7%	168 (54.0%)	30 (9.6%)	31 (10.0%)	51 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.0%)	53	1129^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.8%		51.3	1138^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.5%	9	55.1	53.3		57.1	67.4			98.1	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.6	99.3	98.5	$29,081	$1,441	$27,639
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
Hillside School	Public	K-5	1100 Cornelius Ave	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 377-1856	383	39	9.7	25.3%	247 (64.5%)	23 (6.0%)	30 (7.8%)	47 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	72.9	620^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.6%		78.9	452^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.5%	168	68.1	75.9	64.1	68.1	75.5	62.8	61.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,161	$553	$23,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Veeder Elementary School

Is Veeder Elementary School a good school?

Veeder Elementary School ranks 868^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Veeder Elementary School in?

South Colonie Central School District

What schools do graduates of Veeder Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lisha Kill Middle School
High : Colonie Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Veeder Elementary School?

Students at Veeder Elementary School are 61% White, 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Veeder Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Veeder Elementary School.

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