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Craig Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2566 Balltown Rd, Schenectady, Schenectady County, 12309

392
Pupils
12.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Craig Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Schenectady, Schenectady County. The school has 392 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Niskayuna Central School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Niskayuna Central School District

Enrollment & staffing

Craig Elementary School enrolls 392 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

Male students
200 (51%)
Female students
192 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.7
Student-teacher ratio
12.3:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 21% Asian and 8.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22257%
Asian8321%
Two or more races328.2%
Hispanic or Latino297.4%
Black or African American266.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

82 of the school's 392 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 76 qualify for free lunch and 6 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, FringeGrades Kโ€“5

Craig 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 49, state house district 110.

School district: NISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Craig Elementary School is one of 8 schools in NISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in SCHENECTADY, New York. The district serves 4,350 students district-wide and employs 350 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 392 students, Craig Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 544 students per school.

4,350
District students
8
Schools
350
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
5%
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 - Fringe

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