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Watervliet Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Watervliet Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Watervliet City School District, with 662 students. Despite its high per-student spending of $28,262, the school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Watervliet Elementary significantly underperforms the state average in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.55% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 54.15%, and only 26.67% were proficient in math compared to 59.7% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 74.62% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Interestingly, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.3 in 2023-2024 suggests that factors other than staffing levels may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

When comparing Watervliet Elementary to nearby schools, such as Ps 18 in the Troy City School District, it becomes clear that Watervliet Elementary is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with the nearby school outperforming it across all grade levels and subjects. Despite the school's high spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio, Watervliet Elementary has not shown any meaningful improvement in its state rankings or academic proficiency over the past 10 years, suggesting the need for more comprehensive, evidence-based strategies to address its challenges.

670

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,700

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2557 10th Ave
Watervliet, NY 12189-1798

(518) 629-3400

District: Watervliet City School District

Students who attend Watervliet Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Watervliet Junior-Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.3%

Hispanic:

23.4%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

New York avg55%

2,171^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

817^th of 874Watervliet 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	15.8	2171 of 2445	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	2063 of 2445	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2085 of 2439	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1924 of 2434	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	1629 of 2201	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1593 of 2413	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1677 of 2395	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	1483 of 2386	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	1573 of 2366	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.1	1570 of 2352	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.1	1507 of 2345	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	1389 of 2325	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.6	1623 of 2320	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.2	1476 of 2286	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.6	1325 of 2263	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	1445 of 2257	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.4	1507 of 2227	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.1	1533 of 2219	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.4	1625 of 2206	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	745 of 928	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	725 of 927	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	660 of 857	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	702 of 936	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	272 of 427	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	515 of 891	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	635 of 948	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	648 of 696	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	605 of 662	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	564 of 605	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	596 of 671	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	337 of 430	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	465 of 548	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	535 of 601	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	517 of 1117	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	484 of 1066	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	408 of 1001	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	527 of 1027	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	193 of 454	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	143 of 860	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	225 of 938	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	2012 of 2409	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2021 of 2413	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	2006 of 2403	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1832 of 2401	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	1456 of 1955	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1651 of 2357	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1668 of 2338	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1395 of 1569	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1291 of 1531	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1197 of 1429	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1065 of 1503	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	544 of 818	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	893 of 1315	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1010 of 1392	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	565 of 792	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.4	193 of 730	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1889 of 2098	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1808 of 2078	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1810 of 2041	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1713 of 2099	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	1116 of 1678	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1283 of 2032	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1455 of 2045	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	2212 of 2407	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2041 of 2411	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2085 of 2400	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1948 of 2400	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1511 of 1961	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1450 of 2358	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1603 of 2340	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	232 of 287	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	206 of 279	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	165 of 223	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	219 of 289	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	102 of 143	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	125 of 180	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	120 of 202	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1872 of 2134	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1749 of 2110	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1568 of 2016	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1651 of 2031	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	697 of 1044	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1281 of 1859	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1234 of 1941	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1287 of 1402	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1244 of 1392	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1222 of 1337	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1221 of 1399	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1015 of 1224	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1004 of 1338	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1116 of 1408	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+43 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math33%-24 vs state

English Language Arts33%-22 vs state

Science28%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Unqualified teachers, awful PTA and seriously lacking good, quality leadership. If your child goes to this school, it's probably because you are unable to leave the district. Anyone who cares about their childs education, leaves. Close Quote

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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
Watervliet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2557 10th Ave	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 629-3400	670	46	14.5	72.1%	277 (41.3%)	99 (14.8%)	157 (23.4%)	64 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (10.7%)	15.8	2171^st of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%		19.9	2063^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%	108	24.6	36.3	38.5	26.7	39.0	33.9	28.2	97.7	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.9	99.3	$27,700	$3,901	$23,800
Ps 2	Public	PK, KG-5	470 10th St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5601	249	33	7.5	90.8%	47 (18.9%)	107 (43.0%)	60 (24.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.9%)	7.8	2344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.1%		18	2122^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	13.2%	222	25.6	10.0	34.2	40.0	20.0	10.5	13.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$33,820	$3,306	$30,514
Latham Ridge School	Public	K-5	6 Mercer Ave	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-3211	433	34	12.8	29.8%	254 (58.7%)	28 (6.5%)	31 (7.2%)	92 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	57.3	1005^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.9%		58.9	930^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%	75	48.2	57.5	56.6	58.5	66.2	69.5	54.0	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.1	$23,258	$1,407	$21,851
Blue Creek School	Public	K-5	100 Clinton Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-7451	450	38	11.7	38.7%	234 (52.0%)	39 (8.7%)	42 (9.3%)	105 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	61.6	904^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.0%		52	1112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.5%	208	69.0	60.9	47.4	74.3	72.3	57.0	49.4	99.3	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	$23,242	$1,394	$21,848
Abram Lansing School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 James St	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-5044	305	32	9.6	83.9%	162 (53.1%)	51 (16.7%)	54 (17.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	36.4	1571^st of 2445 public elementary schools	35.7%		24	1943^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	20.5%	372	47.3	34.0	57.1	54.6	34.7	47.6	50.0	99.2	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	100.0	99.5	$26,318	$2,945	$23,373
Ps 14	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Tibbits Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5801	460	46	9.9	75.2%	144 (31.3%)	128 (27.8%)	111 (24.1%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (14.3%)	35.3	1609^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.2	1644^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.8%	35	42.3	61.2	35.1	52.0	60.3	36.7	28.8	95.7	97.1	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.1	97.9	96.5	$28,018	$2,772	$25,247
Carroll Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Delaware Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5701	325	47	6.9	84.0%	107 (32.9%)	77 (23.7%)	74 (22.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (19.7%)	24.1	1957^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%		22.6	1985^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.8%	28	56.4	30.6	33.3	57.1	45.8	23.1	21.5	99.2	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.5	99.2	$33,263	$3,284	$29,979
Van Schaick Island School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Continental Ave	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-2828	124	15	8.0	78.2%	77 (62.1%)	16 (12.9%)	11 (8.9%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.5%)	58.1	989^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%		40.4	1437^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.2%	448	66.7	61.9	47.1	66.7	66.7	47.1	52.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$41,760	$3,994	$37,766
Ps 18	Public	K-5	412 Hoosick St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 328-5501	313	36	8.7	49.2%	181 (57.8%)	47 (15.0%)	52 (16.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)	56.1	1035^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.7%		45	1287^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.4%	252	72.2	48.8	63.4	73.2	44.4	50.0	46.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,561	$3,125	$26,437
Harmony Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	Madelon K Hickey Way	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-1900	384	31	12.3	59.9%	236 (61.5%)	34 (8.9%)	58 (15.1%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.9%)	30.1	1767^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.7%		25	1903^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%	136	40.5	40.0	48.5	41.6	42.3	47.8	40.3	99.4	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	99.4	$24,230	$3,137	$21,093

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What district is Watervliet Elementary School in?

Watervliet City School District

What is the racial makeup of Watervliet Elementary School?

Students at Watervliet Elementary School are 41% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian.

How many students attend Watervliet Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Watervliet Elementary School.

Is Watervliet Elementary School a good school?

Watervliet Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.2% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Watervliet Elementary School attend?

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

High : Watervliet Junior-Senior High School

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