Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12211

Summary:

The 12211 zip code area in New York is home to three elementary schools: Southgate School, Shaker Road Elementary School, and Loudonville School. These schools serve students from the North Colonie Central School District and the South Colonie Central School District.

Among the three schools, Southgate School and Loudonville School stand out as high-performing institutions. Southgate School is ranked among the top 392 elementary schools in New York state and has consistently high test scores, with 68-82% of students proficient or better in ELA and 71-81% proficient or better in Math across grades 3-5. Loudonville School is ranked among the top 433 elementary schools in the state and also boasts strong test scores, with 65-76% of students proficient or better in ELA and 72-82% proficient or better in Math. Additionally, Loudonville School's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 73.81% is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

The schools in the 12211 zip code area also differ in their resource allocation and student demographics. Southgate School and Loudonville School have lower percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients at 23.21% and 18.18%, respectively, compared to Shaker Road Elementary School at 35.26%. Additionally, Southgate School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.5, while Shaker Road Elementary School has the highest ratio at 17.1. These differences in resource allocation and student demographics may contribute to the observed academic performance differences among the schools.

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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
Loudonville School	Public	K-5	349 Osborne Rd	Loudonville	12211	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 434-1960	270	24	11.3	17.8%	182 (67.4%)	4 (1.5%)	32 (11.9%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	79.8	433^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.3%		79.1	449^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.6%	16	68.8	65.3	75.6	72.9	82.0	71.4	73.8	98.8	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.1	$22,440	$735	$21,705
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 12211

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Albany	0.6 mi	41	612^th
Loudonville	0.79 mi	2	84^th
Latham	2.26 mi	5	204^th
Menands	2.46 mi	1	231^st
Watervliet	3.29 mi	2	741^st

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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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