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Saddlewood Elementary School

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Saddlewood Elementary School ranks 544 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Saddlewood Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the South Colonie Central School District in Albany, New York. With 376 students, the school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saddlewood Elementary's strong performance is evident across key metrics. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and Math, significantly exceeding the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 67.86% of 3rd graders and 66.15% of 4th graders at Saddlewood were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 57.83% and 56.68% for the district, and 54.15% and 54.07% for the state. Similarly, in Math, 78.57% of 3rd graders and 72.31% of 4th graders at Saddlewood were proficient or better, compared to 68.36% and 72.06% for the district, and 59.7% and 58.64% for the state. The school's performance across various student subgroups is also strong, ranking in the top 400-700 in New York for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and white students.

Saddlewood Elementary's success may be attributed to its higher per-student spending compared to the state average, ranging from $13,123 to $21,160 per student over the past few years. This level of funding likely contributes to the school's ability to provide effective instructional practices and targeted support for its students. When compared to other elementary schools in the region, Saddlewood generally outperforms its peers, making it a standout institution in the South Colonie Central School District.

351

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,633

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Loralee Dr
Albany, NY 12205-2200

(518) 456-2608

District: South Colonie Central School District

Students who attend Saddlewood Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

Asian:

15.1%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 52nd percentile in 2023 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 78th (2025) from a 52nd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg64%

New York avg57%

544^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	75.3	544 of 2445	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	625 of 2445	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	1168 of 2439	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	944 of 2434	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	529 of 2201	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	1012 of 2413	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	766 of 2395	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.2	538 of 2386	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	60.2	901 of 2366	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	81.2	369 of 2352	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	79.3	394 of 2345	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	74.2	504 of 2325	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	461 of 2320	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	509 of 2286	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	658 of 2263	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	622 of 2257	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.5	293 of 2227	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.5	271 of 2219	87.8%	★★★★☆
2006	80.8	300 of 2206	86.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	51.5	366 of 857	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	262 of 936	72.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	547 of 696	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	399 of 662	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	7.6	571 of 605	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	508 of 671	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.6	218 of 548	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	116 of 601	80.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	41.2	540 of 1001	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.8	257 of 1027	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	644 of 2409	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	599 of 2413	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	1140 of 2403	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	1001 of 2401	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	528 of 1955	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	1131 of 2357	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	881 of 2338	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	87.2	131 of 1531	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	601 of 2098	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.8	728 of 2078	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	1181 of 2041	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	907 of 2099	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	603 of 1678	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	858 of 2032	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	699 of 2045	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	441 of 2407	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	697 of 2411	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	1191 of 2400	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	872 of 2400	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	463 of 1961	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	861 of 2358	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	648 of 2340	72.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	48.5	73 of 180	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	2025 of 2110	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	949 of 2016	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	753 of 2031	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.5	97 of 1044	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	51.9	638 of 1859	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	709 of 1941	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	379 of 1402	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	520 of 1392	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	774 of 1337	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	848 of 1399	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.2	488 of 1224	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	795 of 1338	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	676 of 1408	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)59th percentile~ school

African American (2023)57th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)46th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-56 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+16 vs state

English Language Arts67%+13 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
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
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
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
Roessleville School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 California Ave	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-2157	368	26	14.0	50.3%	165 (44.8%)	53 (14.4%)	64 (17.4%)	59 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.3%)	48	1245^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.1%		28.5	1790^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.8%	545	46.0	48.5		64.6	62.3			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,619	$1,098	$22,522
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
Shaker Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	512 Albany Shaker Rd	Albany	12211	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 458-1440	354	25	13.9	34.2%	218 (61.6%)	23 (6.5%)	36 (10.2%)	48 (13.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	72.3	631^st of 2445 public elementary schools	74.2%		57.5	963^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	60.6%	332	61.9	70.3		71.4	73.0			99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	$24,679	$689	$23,990
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
Westmere Elementary School	Public	K-5	6270 Johnston Rd	Albany	12203	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 456-3771	528	48	11.0	31.6%	298 (56.4%)	46 (8.7%)	71 (13.4%)	83 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.1%)	60.2	933^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.8%		69.4	660^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.0%	273	57.8	61.8	67.0	57.0	68.5	52.8	53.3	97.9	98.3	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.5	98.5	$21,623	$1,043	$20,579
Guilderland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2225 Western Ave	Guilderland	12084	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-0293	470	45	10.4	25.1%	256 (54.5%)	22 (4.7%)	40 (8.5%)	125 (26.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	77.6	492^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	79.9%		79.1	448^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.7%	44	68.3	64.1	70.9	79.7	82.7	72.3	57.5	98.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.0	$24,185	$981	$23,204
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Saddlewood Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Saddlewood Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Saddlewood Elementary School a good school?

Saddlewood Elementary School ranks 544^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Saddlewood Elementary School?

Students at Saddlewood Elementary School are 64% White, 15% Asian, 8% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Saddlewood Elementary School?

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

What district is Saddlewood Elementary School in?

South Colonie Central School District

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