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Mary E Dardess Elementary School
50 Woodbridge Ave Chatham NY, 12037, Columbia County Phone: 518-392-1530 Ranking:  (1,560 out of 3,424, top 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Chatham 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: | 36 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 481 | 478 | 402 | 405 | 413 | 421 | 411 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 90 | 18.7% | 68 | 14.2% | 84 | 20.9% | 74 | 18.3% | 76 | 18.4% | 81 | 19.2% | 77 | 18.7% |
| Grade 1: | 61 | 12.7% | 82 | 17.2% | 71 | 17.7% | 80 | 19.8% | 85 | 20.6% | 77 | 18.3% | 88 | 21.4% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 16.2% | 80 | 16.7% | 85 | 21.1% | 86 | 21.2% | 75 | 18.2% | 92 | 21.9% | 83 | 20.2% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 17.0% | 81 | 16.9% | 85 | 21.1% | 74 | 18.3% | 92 | 22.3% | 84 | 20.0% | 80 | 19.5% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 16.4% | 86 | 18.0% | 77 | 19.2% | 91 | 22.5% | 85 | 20.6% | 87 | 20.7% | 83 | 20.2% |
| Grade 5: | 87 | 18.1% | 79 | 16.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 249 | 51.8% | 246 | 51.5% | 207 | 51.5% | 189 | 46.7% | 182 | 44.1% | 185 | 43.9% | 181 | 44.0% |
| Female: | 232 | 48.2% | 232 | 48.5% | 195 | 48.5% | 216 | 53.3% | 223 | 54.0% | 219 | 52.0% | 215 | 52.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 6.4% | 29 | 6.1% | 24 | 6.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 18 | 4.4% | 10 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.7% | 16 | 3.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.7% |
| White: | 428 | 89.0% | 430 | 90.0% | 360 | 89.6% | 388 | 95.8% | 377 | 91.3% | 393 | 93.3% | 377 | 91.7% |
| 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: | 13 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 23.3% | 117 | 24.5% | 77 | 19.2% | 67 | 16.5% | 76 | 18.4% | 55 | 13.1% | 59 | 14.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.5% | 42 | 8.8% | 39 | 9.7% | 30 | 7.4% | 45 | 10.9% | 26 | 6.2% | 24 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.21 | 13.58 | 13.40 | 11.90 | 13.32 | 12.40 | 12.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 35.4% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 24.7% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 27.6% | 30.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 25.6% | 29.9% |
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* Mary E Dardess Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.