📍 24 Meeler Rd, West Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, 12196
West Sand Lake Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Sand Lake, Rensselaer County. The school has 376 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 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Sand Lake Elementary School enrolls 376 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 348 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
69 of the school's 376 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 65 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.
West Sand Lake 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.
West Sand Lake 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 376 students, West Sand Lake 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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