Forts Ferry School
95 Forts Ferry Rd
Latham NY, 12110, Albany County
Phone: 518-785-9203
Ranking: 
(1,132 out of 3,424, top 33%)*
(1,132 out of 3,424, top 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
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 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2007-2008 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | NA | NA | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Total Students: | 455 | 458 | NA | NA | 468 | 489 | ||||
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 12.3% | 55 | 12.0% | NA | NA | 57 | 12.2% | 57 | 11.7% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 11.9% | 65 | 14.2% | NA | NA | 61 | 13.0% | 67 | 13.7% |
| Grade 2: | 64 | 14.1% | 61 | 13.3% | NA | NA | 72 | 15.4% | 57 | 11.7% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 14.1% | 69 | 15.1% | NA | NA | 63 | 13.5% | 71 | 14.5% |
| Grade 4: | 73 | 16.0% | 69 | 15.1% | NA | NA | 62 | 13.2% | 80 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 73 | 16.0% | 77 | 16.8% | NA | NA | 76 | 16.2% | 77 | 15.7% |
| Grade 6: | 71 | 15.6% | 62 | 13.5% | NA | NA | 77 | 16.5% | 80 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 250 | 54.9% | 257 | 56.1% | NA | NA | 229 | 48.9% | 235 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 205 | 45.1% | 201 | 43.9% | NA | NA | 229 | 48.9% | 250 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 57 | 12.5% | 49 | 10.7% | NA | NA | 46 | 9.8% | 48 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 4.8% | 23 | 5.0% | NA | NA | 13 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 30 | 6.6% | 33 | 7.2% | NA | NA | 33 | 7.1% | 41 | 8.4% |
| White: | 322 | 70.8% | 332 | 72.5% | NA | NA | 373 | 79.7% | 389 | 79.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 5.3% | 21 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 11.2% | 56 | 12.2% | NA | NA | 43 | 9.2% | 40 | 8.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.3% | 19 | 4.1% | NA | NA | 11 | 2.4% | 19 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.68 | 15.78 | NA | NA | 17.99 | 18.80 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.9% | N/A | 31.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | N/A | 34.2% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | N/A | 30.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | N/A | 36.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | 89% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | N/A | 30.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | N/A | 29.9% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | N/A | 29.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | N/A | 30.6% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Forts Ferry School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.