📍 25 van Rensselaer Dr, Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, 12144
Van Rensselaer Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County. The school has 493 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rensselaer City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Rensselaer Elementary School enrolls 493 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 17% Two or more races and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 47% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 14% |
| Asian | 65 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 9.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
346 of the school's 493 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 345 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Van Rensselaer Elementary 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 108.
Van Rensselaer Elementary School is one of 2 schools in RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in RENSSELAER, New York. The district serves 1,013 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 493 students, Van Rensselaer Elementary School is close to the district average of about 507 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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