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Delaware Community School
43 Bertha St
Albany NY, 12209, Albany County
Phone: 518-475-6750
Ranking:
(3,173 out of 3,424, bottom 7%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Albany City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 32 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 445 | 410 | 438 | 418 | 413 | 396 | 387 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 18 | 4.0% | 17 | 4.1% | 32 | 7.3% | 35 | 8.4% | 36 | 8.7% | 35 | 8.8% | 16 | 4.1% |
Kindergarten: | 74 | 16.6% | 67 | 16.3% | 69 | 15.8% | 68 | 16.3% | 61 | 14.8% | 56 | 14.1% | 63 | 16.3% |
Grade 1: | 80 | 18.0% | 70 | 17.1% | 71 | 16.2% | 56 | 13.4% | 61 | 14.8% | 67 | 16.9% | 55 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 69 | 15.5% | 66 | 16.1% | 56 | 12.8% | 66 | 15.8% | 55 | 13.3% | 47 | 11.9% | 62 | 16.0% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 15.7% | 52 | 12.7% | 73 | 16.7% | 55 | 13.2% | 68 | 16.5% | 63 | 15.9% | 64 | 16.5% |
Grade 4: | 60 | 13.5% | 78 | 19.0% | 66 | 15.1% | 74 | 17.7% | 67 | 16.2% | 68 | 17.2% | 73 | 18.9% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 16.6% | 60 | 14.6% | 71 | 16.2% | 64 | 15.3% | 65 | 15.7% | 60 | 15.2% | 54 | 14.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 209 | 47.0% | 196 | 47.8% | 224 | 51.1% | 227 | 54.3% | 221 | 53.5% | 211 | 53.3% | 211 | 54.5% |
Female: | 236 | 53.0% | 214 | 52.2% | 214 | 48.9% | 191 | 45.7% | 184 | 44.6% | 177 | 44.7% | 172 | 44.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 48 | 10.8% | 30 | 7.3% | 34 | 7.8% | 26 | 6.2% | 16 | 3.9% | 15 | 3.8% | 8 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 151 | 33.9% | 129 | 31.5% | 137 | 31.3% | 123 | 29.4% | 131 | 31.7% | 120 | 30.3% | 114 | 29.5% |
Black: | 163 | 36.6% | 169 | 41.2% | 186 | 42.5% | 185 | 44.3% | 193 | 46.7% | 197 | 49.7% | 213 | 55.0% |
White: | 70 | 15.7% | 74 | 18.0% | 71 | 16.2% | 84 | 20.1% | 71 | 17.2% | 61 | 15.4% | 51 | 13.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 295 | 66.3% | 293 | 71.5% | 305 | 69.6% | 234 | 56.0% | 233 | 56.4% | 259 | 65.4% | 228 | 58.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 5.2% | 33 | 8.0% | 29 | 6.6% | 42 | 10.0% | 36 | 8.7% | 45 | 11.4% | 38 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.90 | 12.81 | 14.60 | 12.22 | 12.91 | 12.80 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 51% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 50% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 60% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 61% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 46% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 44% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 37% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 21.9% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 64% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 64% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 48% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 41% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 19.7% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 50% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 51% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 67% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 35% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 36% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 42% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 23% | 14.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 55% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 63% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 74% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 45% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 50% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 16.4% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 46% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 70% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 38% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 40% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.1% | 17.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 52% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 58% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 70% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 39% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 40% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 13.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 67% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 74% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 75% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 86% |
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* Delaware Community School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.