📍 1 School Rd, Poestenkill, Rensselaer County, 12140
Poestenkill Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Poestenkill, Rensselaer County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Averill Park Central School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poestenkill Elementary School enrolls 346 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 323 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
75 of the school's 346 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Poestenkill Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 107.
Poestenkill Elementary School is one of 5 schools in AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in AVERILL PARK, New York. The district serves 2,583 students district-wide and employs 188 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 346 students, Poestenkill Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 517 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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