📍 19 Wards Ln, Menands, Albany County, 12204
Menands School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Menands, Albany County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Menands Union Free School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Menands School enrolls 278 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 26% White and 24% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 114 | 41% |
| White | 72 | 26% |
| Asian | 67 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 278 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Menands School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 110.
Menands School is one of 1 schools in MENANDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MENANDS, New York. The district serves 276 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 278 students, Menands School is close to the district average of about 276 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large