Gordon Creek Elementary School
50 Wood Rd
Ballston Spa NY, 12020, Saratoga County
Phone: 518-884-7270
Ranking: 
(1,916 out of 3,424, bottom 44%)*
(1,916 out of 3,424, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ballston Spa Central 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: | 37 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 33 | 44 | 72 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 487 | 485 | 525 | 521 | 488 | 508 | 913 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 15.6% | 70 | 14.4% | 82 | 15.6% | 76 | 14.6% | 78 | 16.0% | 91 | 17.9% | 273 | 29.9% |
| Grade 1: | 78 | 16.0% | 83 | 17.1% | 75 | 14.3% | 85 | 16.3% | 97 | 19.9% | 73 | 14.4% | 311 | 34.1% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 18.9% | 76 | 15.7% | 94 | 17.9% | 97 | 18.6% | 72 | 14.8% | 91 | 17.9% | 329 | 36.0% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 13.6% | 88 | 18.1% | 89 | 17.0% | 75 | 14.4% | 87 | 17.8% | 87 | 17.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 87 | 17.9% | 84 | 17.3% | 77 | 14.7% | 95 | 18.2% | 90 | 18.4% | 64 | 12.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 77 | 15.8% | 74 | 15.3% | 100 | 19.0% | 93 | 17.9% | 64 | 13.1% | 102 | 20.1% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 260 | 53.4% | 250 | 51.5% | 276 | 52.6% | 278 | 53.4% | 249 | 51.0% | 251 | 49.4% | 485 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 227 | 46.6% | 235 | 48.5% | 249 | 47.4% | 243 | 46.6% | 228 | 46.7% | 249 | 49.0% | 424 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 19 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.8% | 24 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 11 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.3% | 18 | 3.4% | 21 | 4.0% | 17 | 3.5% | 21 | 4.1% | 26 | 2.8% |
| White: | 458 | 94.0% | 460 | 94.8% | 494 | 94.1% | 461 | 88.5% | 443 | 90.8% | 467 | 91.9% | 852 | 93.3% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 105 | 21.6% | 108 | 22.3% | 103 | 19.6% | 85 | 16.3% | 95 | 19.5% | 87 | 17.1% | 120 | 13.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.3% | 27 | 5.6% | 27 | 5.1% | 31 | 6.0% | 22 | 4.5% | 25 | 4.9% | 52 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.17 | 13.11 | 13.81 | 12.84 | 14.78 | 11.50 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 54% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 31.8% | 31.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 33% | 34.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 49% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 28.5% | 30.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 36% | 36.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 89% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 46% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 37% | 30.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 35.8% | 29.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 86% |
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* Gordon Creek Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.