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Sheridan Preparatory Academy Primary School
400 Sheridan Ave
Albany NY, 12206, Albany County
Phone: 518-475-6850
Ranking:
(3,326 out of 3,424, bottom 3%)*

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: | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 360 | 394 | 395 | 423 | 348 | 350 | 353 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 8.9% | 36 | 8.5% | 17 | 4.9% | 17 | 4.9% | 16 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten: | 66 | 18.3% | 81 | 20.6% | 70 | 17.7% | 68 | 16.1% | 51 | 14.7% | 49 | 14.0% | 45 | 12.7% |
Grade 1: | 71 | 19.7% | 76 | 19.3% | 71 | 18.0% | 66 | 15.6% | 63 | 18.1% | 53 | 15.1% | 48 | 13.6% |
Grade 2: | 64 | 17.8% | 68 | 17.3% | 49 | 12.4% | 66 | 15.6% | 55 | 15.8% | 51 | 14.6% | 58 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 65 | 18.1% | 45 | 11.4% | 64 | 16.2% | 81 | 19.1% | 52 | 14.9% | 60 | 17.1% | 67 | 19.0% |
Grade 4: | 45 | 12.5% | 62 | 15.7% | 57 | 14.4% | 63 | 14.9% | 53 | 15.2% | 59 | 16.9% | 64 | 18.1% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 13.6% | 57 | 14.5% | 44 | 11.1% | 43 | 10.2% | 57 | 16.4% | 61 | 17.4% | 55 | 15.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 188 | 52.2% | 208 | 52.8% | 203 | 51.4% | 213 | 50.4% | 185 | 53.2% | 179 | 51.1% | 175 | 49.6% |
Female: | 172 | 47.8% | 186 | 47.2% | 192 | 48.6% | 210 | 49.6% | 155 | 44.5% | 162 | 46.3% | 174 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 8 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.5% | 15 | 3.8% | 12 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.6% | 11 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 76 | 21.1% | 79 | 20.1% | 63 | 15.9% | 55 | 13.0% | 38 | 10.9% | 29 | 8.3% | 32 | 9.1% |
Black: | 235 | 65.3% | 261 | 66.2% | 274 | 69.4% | 328 | 77.5% | 283 | 81.3% | 298 | 85.1% | 292 | 82.7% |
White: | 23 | 6.4% | 24 | 6.1% | 34 | 8.6% | 27 | 6.4% | 17 | 4.9% | 13 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.5% |
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: | 17 | 4.7% | 20 | 5.1% | 7 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 290 | 80.6% | 339 | 86.0% | 353 | 89.4% | 338 | 79.9% | 249 | 71.6% | 255 | 72.9% | 280 | 79.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.8% | 39 | 9.9% | 18 | 4.3% | 23 | 6.6% | 30 | 8.6% | 22 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.89 | 15.15 | 13.16 | 13.62 | 10.88 | 11.50 | 11.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 60% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 61% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 46% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 44% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 37% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 21.9% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 48% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 41% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 19.7% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 48% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 50% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 51% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 17% | 35% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 21% | 36% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 42% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 14.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 55% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 63% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 50% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 16.4% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 80% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 85% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 46% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 50% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 62% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 38% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 40% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 17.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 52% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 58% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 70% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 39% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17% | 40% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 41% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.8% | 13.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 67% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 74% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 84% | 86% |
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* Sheridan Preparatory Academy Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.