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Mary e Dardess Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 50 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham, Columbia County, 12037

360
Pupils
9.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mary e Dardess Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chatham, Columbia County. The school has 360 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham Central School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Chatham Central School District

Enrollment & staffing

Mary e Dardess Elementary School enrolls 360 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.

Male students
182 (51%)
Female students
178 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
36.5
Student-teacher ratio
9.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32991%
Hispanic or Latino185%
Two or more races71.9%
Black or African American41.1%
Asian1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

161 of the school's 360 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 146 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Mary e Dardess Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 43, state house district 106.

School district: CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Mary e Dardess Elementary School is one of 3 schools in CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in CHATHAM, New York. The district serves 925 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 360 students, Mary e Dardess Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 308 students per school.

925
District students
3
Schools
102
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
13%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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