Pleasant Valley School
1097 Forest Rd
Schenectady NY, 12303, Schenectady County
Phone: 518-881-3640
Ranking: (3,274 out of 3,424, bottom 4%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Schenectady 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: | 34 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 513 | 506 | 496 | 458 | 452 | 426 | 449 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 75 | 14.6% | 72 | 14.2% | 83 | 16.7% | 71 | 15.5% | 66 | 14.6% | 80 | 18.8% | 82 | 18.3% |
Grade 1: | 87 | 17.0% | 92 | 18.2% | 72 | 14.5% | 83 | 18.1% | 92 | 20.4% | 81 | 19.0% | 92 | 20.5% |
Grade 2: | 77 | 15.0% | 74 | 14.6% | 83 | 16.7% | 81 | 17.7% | 91 | 20.1% | 80 | 18.8% | 66 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 13.6% | 69 | 13.6% | 59 | 11.9% | 85 | 18.6% | 73 | 16.2% | 62 | 14.6% | 63 | 14.0% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 13.5% | 61 | 12.1% | 81 | 16.3% | 66 | 14.4% | 69 | 15.3% | 55 | 12.9% | 69 | 15.4% |
Grade 5: | 68 | 13.3% | 62 | 12.3% | 61 | 12.3% | 72 | 15.7% | 61 | 13.5% | 68 | 16.0% | 77 | 17.1% |
Grade 6: | 66 | 12.9% | 76 | 15.0% | 57 | 11.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 272 | 53.0% | 251 | 49.6% | 256 | 51.6% | 232 | 50.7% | 230 | 50.9% | 211 | 49.5% | 232 | 51.7% |
Female: | 241 | 47.0% | 255 | 50.4% | 240 | 48.4% | 226 | 49.3% | 214 | 47.3% | 207 | 48.6% | 213 | 47.4% |
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: | 143 | 27.9% | 120 | 23.7% | 122 | 24.6% | 118 | 25.8% | 117 | 25.9% | 99 | 23.2% | 92 | 20.5% |
Hispanic: | 103 | 20.1% | 96 | 19.0% | 90 | 18.1% | 94 | 20.5% | 74 | 16.4% | 86 | 20.2% | 98 | 21.8% |
Black: | 147 | 28.7% | 169 | 33.4% | 170 | 34.3% | 142 | 31.0% | 160 | 35.4% | 140 | 32.9% | 165 | 36.7% |
White: | 98 | 19.1% | 112 | 22.1% | 105 | 21.2% | 104 | 22.7% | 101 | 22.3% | 101 | 23.7% | 94 | 20.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 22 | 4.3% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 369 | 71.9% | 398 | 78.7% | 323 | 65.1% | 251 | 54.8% | 329 | 72.8% | 270 | 63.4% | 306 | 68.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.1% | 37 | 7.3% | 30 | 6.0% | 23 | 5.0% | 57 | 12.6% | 17 | 4.0% | 58 | 12.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.09 | 15.81 | 13.41 | 12.66 | 12.91 | 12.50 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 52% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 37% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 36% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.2% | 16.7% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 67% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 71% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 80% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 42% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.3% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 49% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 49% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 58% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 40% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 36% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 38% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 14.1% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 58% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 58% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 64% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 48% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 45% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 14.7% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 79% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 75% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 77% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 74% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 76% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 47% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 51% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 28% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 33% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 32% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 13.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 45% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 54% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 45% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 44% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 11.1% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 77% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 69% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 86% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 36% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 11.9% | 29.6% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 41% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.1% | 30.6% |
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* Pleasant Valley School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.