Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12140

Summary:

The 12140 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Poestenkill Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 with an enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the Averill Park Central School District, which is ranked 312 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Poestenkill Elementary School's performance on New York State Assessments varies across grade levels and subject areas. The school's 5th-grade students performed well in ELA (74.55% proficient or better) and Science (70.37% proficient or better), exceeding the district and state averages. However, the school's 3rd-grade ELA and Math proficiency rates (43.64% and 48.21%, respectively) were lower than the district and state averages, indicating a potential area for improvement. The school's spending per student for the 2023-2024 school year was $21,878, which is notably higher than the state average, and the school had a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.8.

Overall, Poestenkill Elementary School demonstrates some strengths, particularly in the performance of its 5th-grade students, but also has room for improvement in the early grades. The school's higher spending per student and manageable student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its performance, and further investigation into how these resources are being utilized could provide valuable insights for the school and district.

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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
Poestenkill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 School Rd	Poestenkill	12140	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 674-7125	334	21	15.5	24.9%	316 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	60.5	923^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	62.2%		60.3	898^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.3%	25	43.6	63.5	74.6	48.2	63.5	62.3	70.4	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	$22,846	$1,572	$21,274

Cities Near Zip Code 12140

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Poestenkill	0.59 mi	1	297^th
Averill Park	2.2 mi	3	280^th
Troy	3.89 mi	18	583^rd
West Sand Lake	4.02 mi	1	134^th
Green Island	6.62 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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