State/Public Elementary Open

Delaware Community School

๐Ÿ“ 43 Bertha St, Albany, Albany County, 12209

290
Pupils
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Delaware Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Albany, Albany County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albany City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Albany City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Delaware Community School enrolls 290 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.

Male students
157 (54%)
Female students
133 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
17.3
Student-teacher ratio
16.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 15% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino11239%
Black or African American8931%
Asian4415%
White258.6%
Two or more races196.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

234 of the school's 290 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Delaware Community School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 108.

School district: ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Delaware Community School is one of 16 schools in ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in ALBANY, New York. The district serves 8,761 students district-wide and employs 668 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 290 students, Delaware Community School is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.

8,761
District students
16
Schools
668
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

22%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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