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Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School
1738 Helderberg Trail
Berne NY, 12023, Albany County
Phone: 518-872-2030
Ranking: 
(2,449 out of 3,534, bottom 31%)*
(2,449 out of 3,534, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 30 | 30 | |||
| Total Students: | 491 | 441 | 452 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 26 | 5.3% | 25 | 5.7% | 24 | 5.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 12.4% | 64 | 14.5% | 71 | 15.7% |
| Grade 1: | 61 | 12.4% | 68 | 15.4% | 60 | 13.3% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 14.1% | 64 | 14.5% | 81 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 13.6% | 77 | 17.5% | 67 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 73 | 14.9% | 72 | 16.3% | 68 | 15.0% |
| Grade 5: | 65 | 13.2% | 71 | 16.1% | 81 | 17.9% |
| Grade 6: | 67 | 13.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 252 | 51.3% | 224 | 50.8% | 237 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 227 | 46.2% | 206 | 46.7% | 211 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
| White: | 482 | 98.2% | 432 | 98.0% | 447 | 98.9% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 134 | 27.3% | 90 | 20.4% | 88 | 19.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 18.7% | 41 | 9.3% | 39 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.93 | 14.80 | 15.10 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 47% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 32% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43.1% | N/A |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 47% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.7% | N/A |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 88% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 45% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 34.4% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | N/A |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 86% |
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* Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.