Elementary school (grades K-5) · Altamont, NY

Altamont Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Altamont Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 361308001069
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👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Altamont Elementary School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of New York schools.

37
Resource Index · Typical
9.5:1
small classes for New York
22.6%
free-lunch eligible
295
students enrolled

Altamont Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 77% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

School address

Altamont, NY 12009
District: Guilderland Central School District · New York

NCES ID 361308001069 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-4 students YoY

Altamont Elementary School held near 306 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 31.5 → 32.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-4 students YoY 361308001069 · Altamont, NY Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

295 enr · 9.5:1 · 22.6% lunch · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Guilderland High School (1,476 students)

Altamont Elementary School held near 306 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount). Teacher FTE added 31.5 → 32.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Altamont Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Altamont Elementary School reports 295 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Altamont Elementary School compares

Altamont Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.5:1 ▼ 19% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 22.6% ▼ 60% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 295 top 76% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
295
Bigger than 32% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
22.6%
free-lunch eligible - 60% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 23% in New York - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,632
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 80.0%
Asian 9.2%
Hispanic or Latino 6.4%
Two or More 3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
African American 0.3%

Largest group: White at 80.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 34.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 34.6, Altamont Elementary School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Guilderland Central School District reports $21,632 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Altamont Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Guilderland High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Farnsworth Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Westmere Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Guilderland Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Pine Bush Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Altamont Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Guilderland Central School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~295 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Altamont Elementary School

How many students attend Altamont Elementary School?

Altamont Elementary School has 295 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Altamont, NY. CCD year-over-year: 310 (2022-23) → 306 (2023-24), nearly flat (-4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Altamont Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Altamont Elementary School is 9.5:1, which is 19% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 39% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Altamont Elementary School?

22.6% of students at Altamont Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Altamont Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Altamont Elementary School is White at 80.0% of enrollment, in Altamont, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Altamont Elementary School?

Altamont Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Guilderland Central School District?

Besides Altamont Elementary School, Guilderland Central School District also operates Guilderland High School (1,476 students), Farnsworth Middle School (1,186 students), and Westmere Elementary School (528 students). See the Guilderland Central School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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